Law enforcement agencies in Florida are warning locals to be aware of a rise in fraudulent activity, where scammers are said to be impersonating officers.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office says a former deputy resigned after he crashed his patrol car while watching pornography on his phone.

A sheriff’s deputy who crashed on body camera lied by omission by initially hiding the fact that he was looking at porn at the time, says the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. “Gosh darn it,” he said on footage after the crash. “Yeah, that f—ing really sucked.”

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs investigation found that former Deputy Tristan Macomber was looking at something “not safe for work” before the crash happened. The deputy crashed in early November 2024 while driving south on County Road 435.

A Lake County Sheriff's Deputy turned in his badge after body cam footage showed the deputy crashing into a car while watching pornographic material.

Blayne Caruso has been found after being reported missing January 4, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

A Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputy resigned from his position after slamming into a stopped vehicle while looking at pornographic photos on his phone.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday evening that a missing woman has been located. Earlier Wednesday, the sheriff's office said it was searching for missing endangered adult Roseanna Shiwcharran, who was last seen on Tuesday in the Lake Worth area.

Police have confirmed the identity of the body found floating in Lake Clinch to be 26-year-old Daniel Angeles-Dimas, who had been missing since Jan. 2.

John Henry Mallouk’s home near Indiantown was destroyed in the Jan. 10 fire, “raising new questions” about his fate, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said in a Jan. 13 news release. Indiantown is about a 105-mile drive northwest from Miami.