Tag: Crime Publicsafety

10-year-old Florida girl runs away from possible abduction attempt Surveillance video shared by authorities in Fort Lauderdale show a young girl running away after a man attempted to abduct here, authorities said. Detectives believe the suspect briefly follows the girl before turning away (located in upper right corner of video). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Police in Florida are searching for a man who reportedly tried to kidnap a child on two occasions last week in Fort Lauderdale. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department released surveillance video online showing the victim – a 10-year-old girl – running away from the possible abductor […]

St. Pete standoff involving child ends in father’s arrest Elizabeth Fry reports ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – St. Petersburg police said a man is in custody after arming himself with a weapon, taking a 3-year-old child from a home, crashing a pickup truck, and barricading himself inside for hours. Before 5 a.m., they said the man – identified as 32-year-old Matthew Perkins – was in custody and the child is safe. The SWAT situation stemmed from a domestic situation at a home in the 1900 block of Norfolk Street North in St. Pete. It started at 11:30 p.m. Monday. A view […]

Daytona Beach investigators give update on 31-year-old cold case murder The man authorities have indicted in the 1991 murder of Linda Little reportedly confessed to the crime, according to Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young. VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man who is serving a life sentence for a 2008 murder of a Titusville woman, was indicted by a grand jury after he reportedly confessed to killing another woman in Daytona Beach, authorities said during a news conference Tuesday.  Michael Townson, 53, of Orlando is accused of killing Linda Lois Little, more than 31 years ago. Little was reported missing […]

article Courtesy: Volusia County Sheriff’s Office DELAND, Fla. – A Florida Dollar General employee has been arrested for allegedly pouring bleach into his co-worker’s drink after an argument.  Jerome Ellis, a DeLand Dollar General employee was arrested on charges of poisoning food or water and tampering with evidence after video surveillance showed Ellis pouring bleach into his co-worker’s can of Pepsi on Monday, an arrest affidavit states. Ellis and the victim reportedly got into an argument the day before, and the victim told police he believed Ellis was holding a grudge against him, deputies said.  The man told deputies he […]

Florida deputy crashes into tree head-on during high-speed chase Four Orlando men were arrested after a high-speed chase resulting in a trooper crashing head-on into a tree ORLANDO, Fla. – New video released by the Florida Highway Patrol shows a high-speed chase that ended with four people arrested, and a FHP trooper losing control of their vehicle and crashing into a tree. The trooper was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and has since been released,  Police said the four suspects were possibly street racing, which has become a major issue in Central Florida over the years. The dashcam […]