FDLE News


FDLE arrests Marianna man for possession of child sexual abuse material | 5/26/2023
Anyone with information about Thomas B. Richards III that may help investigators is urged to contact FDLE Pensacola at (800) 226-8574.
 

FCJEI graduates 34 from the Senior Leadership Program | 5/26/2023
Thirty-four graduatate from the Senior Leadership Program, Class 25.

FDLE arrests Clay County man for human trafficking | 5/25/2023
Investigators believe that there may be additional victims, and anyone with information is urged to call FDLE’s Human Trafficking Hotline at 855-FLA-SAFE (855-352-7233)

Today is National Missing Children’s Day | 5/25/2023
FDLE reminds citizens to opt in to receiving life-saving Wireless Emergency Alerts

FDLE arrests Washington state man for threats to family | 5/19/2023
FDLE agents arrested Christopher Tyler Cox, 25, for 36 counts of written or electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or act of terrorism.  Pasco County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the arrest. 
 

FDLE: Sexual Assault Kit tracking now available statewide | 5/11/2023
Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Commissioner Mark Glass announced that FL Track-Kit, a sexual assault kit tracking database, is now available to survivors throughout Florida, more than two months ahead of the July 1, 2023 deadline.

FDLE arrests Washington County man for possession of child sexual abuse material | 5/11/2023
Jerry Raphael Pitts Jr., 18, of Chipley, faces 10 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material.

FDLE arrests Brevard sexual predator for election fraud | 5/10/2023
Inspectors with FDLE’s Election Crime Unit arrested Louis Palmieri, 77, of Melbourne for false affirmation in connection with an election and voting by an unqualified elector, both third-degree felonies.
 

FDLE invites public to submit comments to CALEA | 5/9/2023
In July 1990, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) was the first state law enforcement agency in the nation to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), and FDLE has voluntarily participated and maintained accreditation ever since.
 

FDLE arrests two on election fraud charges | 5/9/2023
FDLE arrests two in Palm Beach County on election fraud charges.

FDLE arrests Osceola man in ghost candidate scheme | 5/8/2023
Inspectors with FDLE’s Election Crime Unit arrested Carlos Irizarry Sr., 67, of Buena Ventura Lakes, on eight counts of willful certification of false or incomplete campaign treasures reports and six counts of deliberate failure to report campaign expenditures as required. 

 

The MSD Public Safety Commission hosts virtual meeting Thursday | 5/3/2023
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission will meet virtually Thursday through Microsoft Teams from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.   

FDLE arrests Kissimmee felon for driver license counterfeiting scheme | 5/1/2023
Following an FDLE investigation, Yonathan Rosario, 30, of Kissimmee, was arrested.  

Law enforcement supervisors graduate from Florida Leadership Academy | 4/28/2023
Forty-two first-line supervisors from the Florida Leadership Academy, Class 53

FDLE arrests 70-year-old Largo man for soliciting minor for sex | 4/25/2023
Joseph Moore Walter faces 10 felony counts.

ICYMI: Attorney General Ashley Moody, FDLE and Lakeland PD encourage Floridians to take part in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day | 4/21/2023

AG Ashley Moody, FDLE Special Agent in Charge Mark Brutnell and Lakeland Chief of Police Sammy Taylor, Jr. are encouraging Floridians to help fight the opioid crisis by participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22.



FDLE joins Brevard law enforcement agencies to fight fentanyl | 4/20/2023
Operation Unified Front nets 477 arrests and 17 pounds of fentanyl.

FDLE identifies human remains found in Old Town | 4/11/2023
Following a Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Dixie County Sheriff’s Office investigation and FDLE crime lab analysis, the body of Nicole Darling, 35, was identified.

ICYMI: FDLE joins Attorney General Moody’s xylazine public safety event | 4/6/2023
 Similar to fentanyl, xylazine is commonly mixed with other drugs and sold to unsuspecting users.

FDLE arrests former bank employee for grand theft, fraud | 4/5/2023
Johnathan Toriana Coleman Jr., 28, of Delray Beach, faces felony charges for role in $357K fraud scheme.

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