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SARASOTA, FL. – The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred at Ackerman Park located at 400 Apex Road, Sarasota on Wednesday at approximately 10:48 pm. An 18-year-old male was struck and killed by gunfire. His information is currently being withheld pending…
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An eight-year-old Malayan tiger in a Naples, Florida zoo was shot and killed after grabbing the arm of a cleaner and dragging it into the tiger’s enclosure Wednesday evening, the zoo says. The Florida man, who is in his twenties, was airlifted to a hospital…
Read More Malayan Tiger Shot, Killed After Grabbing Florida Man’s Arm
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is sad to announce the suicide of one of their own. On Wednesday, just after 7 p.m., Hillsborough County’s 911 center received a call from a family member of Deputy Christopher Former, 49. The caller said that…
Read More Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Deputy Takes His Own Life After Barricade Situation
The United States Coast Guard Southeast is searching for two men that left a marina on Tuesday and haven’t been heard from since. According to USCG, the two men are aboard a 31-foot, 1985 Trophy recreational vessel, Dog House, Reportedly, the men departed on Tuesday…
Read More US Coast Guard Searching For 2 Missing Florida Men, Departed Marina Tuesday
BROOKSVILLE, FL. – At 3:33 p.m. Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services (HCFES) responded to a reported fire in the backyard in the 27,000 block of Simona Ave. The call came from a neighbor who reported the backyard was on fire spreading into a tree…
Read More Backyard Fire Ignites Propane Tanks Destroying Brooksville Home
LAKELAND, FL. – Lakeland Police say that Leslie White has been found safe and is home. Earlier, the Lakeland Police Department issued a Silver Alert for a missing adult, 90-year-old Leslie White. Mr. White was believed to be traveling in a silver 2018 Subaru Outback,…
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A jury in a New York federal court has found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty on five of six counts related to her role in Jeffrey Epstein‘s sexual abuse of minor girls between 1994 and 2004. Maxwell, 60, had pleaded not guilty to six federal charges: sex trafficking of…
Read More Ghislaine Maxwell Guilty On Five Of Six Counts, Faces 65 Years In Prison
PASCO COUNTY, FL. – Pasco County Sheriff’s Office said that 43-Year-Old Michael Alexander Richins has been located safe. Pasco Sheriff’s deputies were searching for Michael Alexander Richins, a missing and endangered 43-year-old. Richins was last seen in the 2600 block of Calvano Dr., Wesley Chapel…
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TAMPA, FL. – The deceased person shot at Takomah Trail Park on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, has been identified as a 16-year-old juvenile. Investigators say that homicide detectives learned that a group of individuals, shot and robbed a victim in Takomah Trail Park. The victim…
Read More 16-Year-Old Dies After Getting Shot While Robbing Victim In Tampa Park
LAKELAND, FL. – On Wednesday, Polk County Sheriff detectives located and arrested 28-year-old Raheim Jamaar Johnson (AKA “City) for the break-in and burglary of a Lakeland home. The suspect kicked in the front door of the victim’s home sometime after 7:30 a.m. on Monday, December 20th. He…
Read More Polk County Sheriff Detectives Arrest The Lakeland “Grinch”