A Kansas man was charged in federal court on Wednesday, with sexually exploiting a 15-year-old victim, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. Loren Olson, 68, Marquette, Kan., is charged with one count of producing child pornography and one count of the sex trafficking of a minor.…
Read More Kansas Man Charged in Child Porn Production, 15-Year-Old Victim From Facebook
WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. – UPDATE – This man has been located and is safe. The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance from our media partners and the community in locating a MISSING ENDANGERED ADULT. Thomas Othouse was last seen at his residence in Weeki…
Read More Hernando County Silver Alert Cancelled – Missing Endangered Man Found Safe
On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission and 48 state attorneys general launched twin lawsuits against Facebook for alleged antitrust violations. New York Attorney General Letitia James, who leads the coalition of states suing Facebook, released a statement: “Facebook has used its monopoly power to crush…
Read More US Federal Government and 48-States File Antitrust Lawsuits Against Facebook
SPRING HILL, Fla. – A 40-year-old Hudson woman was killed in a DUI crash on Wednesday around 1:50 p.m., according to Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the Hudson woman, driving a motorcycle, was traveling westbound on County Line Road approaching Spring Time Street in Spring…
Read More 40-Year-Old Hudson Woman Killed, Motorcycle DUI Crash in Spring Hill
The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed over the past week in Southwest Florida at background to low concentrations in 26 samples and at bloom concentrations (> 100,000 cells/liter) in four samples. These observations suggest that a small, patchy bloom of K. brevis is present along and just offshore…
Read More Florida Red Tide – Small Samples Found, No Fish Kills Expected
TAMPA, Fla. – On November 16, 2020, between 3:43 a.m. and 3:52 a.m., unknown suspects utilized a Ford F250 pickup truck to steal a 2019 FRDM enclosed trailer bearing FL tag #LHZG98 from the parking lot at Hillsborough Avenue West & Sawyer Road in Tampa. …
Read More Hillsborough County Detectives Search for Stolen Food Trucks Possibly Taken to Miami, REWARD Offered
OCALA< Fla. – Miller Wilson, Jr., 50, Sparr, his daughter, Myoshi Wilson,26, Citra, and his ex-wife, Erica Wilson, 43, Ocala, were sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge James D. Whittemore for their roles in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Veterans…
Read More 3-Family Members Sentenced in Florida, Defrauding Veterans Health Care In The Villages
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office detectives are encouraging the public to be on alert to a recent phone scam occurring in Pinellas County. According to detectives, the suspect identifies himself as an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee working with the Pinellas Sheriff’s…
Read More SCAMMER ALERT: IRS Scammer Claims To Work With The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
At around 1:30 am on November 18th, deputies were dispatched to a call at Mike’s Mini Mart located at 57th Ave and 15th St E. in Bradenton Florida. When the first deputy arrived, he was informed by a resident there was a person yelling for…
Read More WATCH: Florida Deputies Rescue Homeless Man Stuck in a Creek for 2-Days
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. – Hernando County deputies and numerous apparatus from Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services were on scene at the Hernando County Detention Center to address a small fire in the laundry area. At approximately 1:24 p.m., the fire alarm was activated at…
Read More Hernando Fire and Deputies Respond to Fire at the County Detention Center