Clearwater Hit And Run

Clearwater Police Seeking 32-Year-Old Man Who Hit And Killed Largo Skateboarder

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Clearwater Police officers are seeking the public’s help to locate Sergio Mendoza-Mesquite, 32, who was the driver of the van that fled the scene, after hitting and killing 26-year-old Tyler Deremo of Largo. Just before 2 a.m., on Thursday, Police say a…

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“It Was F****ng awesome!” Clearwater Teacher Arrested In Polk County For DUI

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – On Friday, June 11, 2021, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 50-year-old Lee Anne Huff of Clearwater for DUI. At around 2:30 a.m., deputies responded to the entrance of the Hamptons Golf and Country Club in Auburndale and found a red…

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Federal Jury Convicts Tampa Man For Offenses In 2019 Shooting Near Ybor City

TAMPA, Fla. – A federal jury has found Sergio Antonio Hood, 36, Tampa, guilty of possession of ammunition as a convicted felon, obstruction of justice, and attempted witness tampering. Hood faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison for the ammunition and obstruction…

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Citrus County 5th Grader Is Awarded “AAA School Safety Patroller Of The Year” In Florida

CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – A Crystal River fifth-grader is receiving top honors from AAA – The Auto Club Group. Hunter Eichhorn was named “AAA School Safety Patroller of the Year” for the 2020-21 school year in Florida. Eichhorn attended Crystal River Primary School in Citrus…

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Orlando Man Sentenced To 17 Years In Federal Prison For Online Child Sexual Exploitation

ORLANDO, Fla. – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Brandon Planas (39, Orlando) to 17 years in federal prison for enticing an 11-year-old child to produce sexually explicit videos of himself and send them over the internet. Planas was also ordered to serve…

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Florida Department Of Law Enforcement Arrested Dozens In ‘Operation Spring Cleaning’

A multi-agency law enforcement operation targeting drug traffickers in Brevard County has culminated in 64 arrests and the seizure of large amounts of methamphetamine, cocaine, cannabis, and illegal prescription drugs.     Operation Spring Cleaning began in March 2021 with the focus of getting drug dealers and deadly…

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Hillsborough COVID-19 State of Local Emergency Extended Through June 17

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Hillsborough County’s state of local emergency enacted in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is extended for another seven-day period. Hillsborough County Administrator Bonnie Wise today signed an extension of the declaration under authority authorized by the County’s Emergency Management Ordinance…

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