OUR MISSION
To promote public safety by enforcing the criminal laws of the State of Florida; to uphold, protect and defend the Constitution and the Bill of Rights; to hold those who violate our laws accountable for their actions; to ensure that victims of crime have a voice in the criminal justice system; and to be good stewards of taxpayer resources.
Latest News

HERNANDO COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR MOLESTING MULTIPLE CHILDREN
(Hernando County, FL) On December 18, 2025, 50-year-old Kevin Christopher Hanrahan was sentenced to Life in the Florida Department of Corrections. Hanrahan was found guilty after trial, back in October, of Lewd and Lascivious Conduct and four counts of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation of a Child Under 12. Back in

FLEEING & ELUDING DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO TWO DECADES IN PRISON
(Marion County, FL) After a one-day jury trial, 42-year-old James Marion Brady has been found guilty on all charges related to a pursuit by law enforcement back in 2024. Brady was convicted of Burglary of an Authorized Emergency Vehicle, Fleeing or Attempting to Elude, and Grand Theft of a Motor

26-YEAR-OLD LOPEZ SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR THE MURDER OF RAIED SHIHADEH
(Lake County, FL) Today, December 17, 2025, jurors delivered their verdict in the 2024 murder case of 51-year-old Raied Shihadeh. After nearly three hours of deliberation, jurors found 26-year-old Alex Lopez guilty of First-Degree Murder and Robbery with a Firearm. Judge Brian Welke sentenced Lopez to Life in prison without