LUTZ, Fla – On November 19, 1985, the body of Sharon J. Hopper was discovered in the wooded area on the southeast corner of Whirley Road and Van Dyke Road in Lutz, FL. Investigators say the cause of death was multiple stab wounds. Hopper had…
Read More Cold Case: Sharon Joan Hopper, Lutz 1985
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Orange County Deputy Cameron Turk, 32, has been charged with burglary and petit theft. A woman dialed 911 after seeing a man, she didn’t know, trying to get into her minivan, which was parked in her driveway at her home.…
Read More Florida Deputy Is Arrested After Breaking Into Woman’s Minivan
We’ve all heard the lament that at times it seems as though we are taking one step back for every two steps forward. It’s a common situation when pursuing a goal, whether it be lofty or practical. Roadblocks pop up and we get frustrated. As…
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Jamar Long, 25, and Reddell Smith, 35, both of Syracuse, were sentenced today to serve 210 months (Long), and 78 months (Smith), respectively, in federal prison for violating the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), announced Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon, Thomas F.…
Read More 110 New York Gang Members Sentenced to Decades in Federal Prison
An Augusta man is facing a maximum life imprisonment after pleading guilty to coercion and enticement of two Columbus minors today, said Charlie Peeler, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Todd Matthew Jones, 27, of Augusta, Georgia pleaded guilty to two counts…
Read More Augusta Man Pleads Guilty In Columbus Child Sexual Abuse Case, Snapchat
United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announced the filing of a criminal complaint charging Howard D. Farley, Jr., 72, Weirsdale with passport fraud. Farley was arrested on December 2, 2020. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. According to…
Read More Nebraska Drug Kingpin Arrested in Florida After 35-Years, Using Another Person’s Identity
President Trump’s Twitter account has seen over 223,000 followers drop off. According to Factba.se, a site that uses automation software to measure President Trump’s Twitter activity and follower count, the president hit an all high of 88,964,791 followers on Nov. 17th, 2020. Since November 18th,…
Read More Trump Loses Over 223,000 Twitter Followers, Biden Picks up 1,580,000
LAND O’ LAKES, Fla.- On September 14, 2007, at approximately 3:00 PM, a customer found Lee Johns, lying deceased in the scrap yard that he owned. Johns had been shot, and several personal items had been removed from his body. The scrapyard was located at…
Read More Cold Case: The Murder of Lee Johns in Land O’ Lakes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first diagnostic test for at home collection of patient samples to detect both COVID-19 and influenza A and B (flu). The FDA authorized Quest Diagnostics RC COVID-19 +Flu RT-PCR Test for prescription use with the Quest Diagnostics…
Read More FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 and Flu Combo Test, Home-Collected Samples
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Highway Patrol is looking for a Jeep that fled the scene after hitting a pedestrian in Orlando and killing the man. FHP says a red Jeep Wrangler was traveling westbound on Sand Lake Road near Golden Skye Lane around 6:30 a.m. on…
Read More Pedestrian Killed in Orlando Hit and Run, FHP Seeking Red Jeep