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PASCO COUNTY, FL. – Pasco Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a credit card thief. On Jan. 25, the male suspect stole credit cards from a car in a neighborhood area of Little Rd. and Mitchell Blvd., in Trinity. The suspect then…
Read More Pasco Deputies Seeking To Identify Suspect That Stole Credit Cards From A Car In Trinity
ST. PETERSBURG, FL. – CareFest in St. Pete returns for Spring 2022. The yearly celebration of volunteering and giving back to the community in St. Pete has returned for the month of March. Neighborhood and community-based groups, houses of worship, corporate teams, school clubs, businesses,…
Read More CareFest Returns For A Month Of Giving Back To The Community
TALLAHASSEE, FL. – Florida’s beleaguered citrus industry, now dealing with cold snaps, saw the forecast for this season’s orange crop drop another 2.25 percent on Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a report that projected the state’s citrus growers will produce enough oranges to…
Read More Orange Crop Takes Another Hit
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – Details for the celebration of life for Deputy Abigail Bieber have been released by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Bieber’s funeral will take place on Friday, February 11, 2022, at Countryside Christian Church located at 1850 N. McMullen Booth Road in…
Read More Celebration Of Life For Hillsborough County Deputy Abigail Bieber
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL. – The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office will brief the media on a major money-laundering operation, investigated by the HCSO Economic Crimes Unit. According to Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, two people were arrested in the operation on Wednesday. Sheriff Nienhuis is scheduled to…
Read More Hernando County Sheriff To Brief Media On Major Money Laundering Operation, Two Arrested
POLK COUNTY, FL. – On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, Sheriff Grady Judd was awarded the inaugural Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA) Sandra S. Hutchens Sheriff of the Year award. Sheriff Sandra Hutchens of Orange County, CA, served as the MCSA President during Sheriff Judd’s…
Read More Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd Named Major County Sheriff’s Of America ‘Sheriff Of The Year’
The Florida Senate is slated Thursday to take up a proposal that would expand the governor’s authority in making appointments to some top state jobs. The bill (SB 1658), sponsored by Sen. Aaron Bean, R-Fernandina Beach, is one of the numerous issues that will be…
Read More Florida Senate Could Expand Gov. DeSantis’ Appointment Power
The following cases are currently unsolved but police are continuing to investigate diligently as new leads come in. Please help bring the person(s) responsible for these crimes to justice. On Friday, December 6th, 2013 at approximately 2:55 pm, Patrol Officers responded to the wooded area…
Read More Florida Cold Case: Three Murders, No Suspects
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen attempting to smuggle methamphetamine Tuesday morning. At approximately 3 a.m., agents conducted a vehicle stop on a silver 2016 Chevy Impala on I-10, east of Golf Center Parkway exit. In a consensual search of the…
Read More Border Agents Seize 87.4 Lbs. Of Meth On Interstate 10
PASCO COUNTY, FL. – It’s official! Kumquat Pie is now the official pie of Pasco County! The Pasco Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution at the February 8 board meeting declaring Kumquat Pie the official pie of Pasco. The resolution comes after the…
Read More It’s Official, Kumquat Pie Named Official Pie Of Pasco County