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Florida Sex Offender Registry
Search Sex Offenders and Sexual Predators who have registered as living in Florida. Information is reported directly to FDLE by Florida Sheriffs’, the Florida Department of Corrections, and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
Unsolved Florida Cases
The Unsolved Cases in Florida website features unsolved homicide cases that have been submitted by local law enforcement agencies for placement on this website. By empowering citizens to provide tips, our goal is to arrest the criminals who committed these crimes.
Firearm Purchase Program
FDLE’s Firearm Purchase Program performs background checks before the transfer of a firearm from a licensed dealer to a private citizen. The program operates 363 days a year from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., EST. Check the status of your firearm transfer or review our frequently asked questions.
Law Enforcement Training
A variety of law enforcement training programs are housed within FDLE including officer mandatory retraining, Florida’s Analyst Academy and Florida’s Criminal Justice Executive Institute.
Florida Crime Information Center
Search wanted persons, missing persons and stolen property on the Public Access System.
Criminal Justice Data Transparency
The Florida Legislature created Section 900.05, F.S. and Section 943.6871, F.S. establishing a framework for expanded criminal justice data collection and data sharing.
FDLE Arrests Fruitland Park Man for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
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May 21, 2026
FRUITLAND PARK, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested Edmund Chester, 41, of Fruitland Park, on 10 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. The arrest is part of FDLE’s statewide initiative to identify and apprehend offenders who target children and share files depicting child sexual abuse.
In Jul. 2025, FDLE agents initiated an online undercover operation to identify people using peer-to-peer software to share child sexual abuse material. During this operation, an IP address was identified and traced as Chester’s residence in Fruitland Park.
On May 19, 2026, FDLE Cybercrime Task Force...
Florida Department of Law Enforcement Priorities
FDLE is composed of five areas: Executive Direction and Business Support, Criminal Investigations and Forensic Science, Criminal Justice Information, Criminal Justice Professionalism and Florida Capitol Police. FDLE’s duties, responsibilities and procedures are mandated through Chapter 943, FS, and Chapter 11, FAC. To learn more about these areas, read our Statement of Agency Organization and Operation or visit our Open Government page.
