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Collier and Lee arrests and mug shots

Pugh had been staying in the Golden Gate Laundry Center for two days, attempting to collect money from patrons, according to an arrest report. Just before 4 p.m., another man entered the business and started

A veteran Lee County sheriff’s deputy has resigned and another was suspended as part of separate internal affairs investigations released Tuesday. Harry Balke, a crime scene manager and forensic chemist with

Roland told investigators she was helping Roberson, her neighbor, transport “close family friends” to Immokalee and was using the trip “to get away” from issues at home, the affidavit said. While Roberson to

A federal judge has dismissed all but one count of a lawsuit filed against Collier County sheriff's officials by three men who were falsely accused in 2008 of attacking two other men and attempting to rob them at knife-point.

Fire officials say there were no smoke alarms in the Pensacola rental home where two young girls died.

Deputies in Tampa say a man was critically burned when he tried to set his estranged wife on fire.

A Florida Coast Guard petty officer is being honored for his actions in rescuing singer Sean Kingston following a personal watercraft accident last year.

Beachgoers in northern Florida have noticed dozens of dead sea birds on the sand recently, but wildlife officials say there's nothing to worry about.

Attorneys for a man set to be executed next week will appear before the Florida Supreme Court to argue for a reversal.