To combat it, the Department of Children and Families is rolling out two new assessment tools to check whether kids are at ...

Nearly 100 Florida police forces and sheriff’s offices have been approved to participate in a program shuttered by the Obama ...

Jorge Milla-Valdes was serving a robbery sentence when he escaped prison in 1987, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s ...

A Florida sheriff worked with federal immigration authorities to arrest an illegal migrant from Guatemala at a traffic stop.

Florida is gearing up for spring break crowds with Gov. Ron DeSantis announcing extra law enforcement across the state ...

The panel offered an opportunity for Sarasota attorneys to question law enforcement about how they handle domestic violence ...

A Marion County woman is advocating for a statewide animal abuser registry, inspired by her adopted dog, Molly, and the success of a local registry.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has issued a missing child alert for a 14-year-old girl who is considered to be "endangered." ...

FDLE officials say they arrested three illegal immigrants around Gainesville who failed to comply with sex offender reporting ...

Concern about BTM scams have mounted in recent years.

Two state agencies are working to identify kids vulnerable to sex trafficking before they’re victimized. The Florida Department of Children and Families and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement ...