By Kyle Coppola
FBI Presents Awards to Lady Lake Police Department
Lady Lake, FL, – Representatives of FBI Jacksonville and FBI St. Louis offices presented several awards to representatives of the Lady Lake Police Department and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office for their swift actions leading to the identification and arrest of FBI Most Wanted Fugitive Donald Fields II in January 2025. Fields had been wanted since May 2023 for sex trafficking of at least one minor, and faced charges of statutory rape, statutory sodomy, child molestation, and witness tampering in Franklin County Circuit Court in Missouri.
“It’s not every day that a department our size receives this kind of recognition, and I’d be lying if I said it doesn’t feel a little surreal,” said Chief Steve Hunt. “I stand here humbled and proud—not for myself, but for the incredible men and women I work alongside every single day… To the members of the Lady Lake Police Department: you are the heart of this town. You work long hours. You make sacrifices. And you do it with professionalism and integrity. This recognition belongs to all of you. And finally, to the people of Lady Lake: this is your win, too. Your trust, your cooperation, and your resilience are what drive us forward. We serve because you allow us to, and we never take that privilege for granted.”
Photo left to right: LLPD Chief Steve Hunt, LLPD Sgt. Michelle Bilbrey, LSCO Dispatcher Brooke Scott, LLPD Cpl. Andru Eckerdt, and Greg Federico, Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge of FBI Jacksonville.
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
