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LAKELAND, Fla. – Lakeland Police have made an arrest in the felony battery of a convenience store employee that took place on Friday, January 29, 2021. Mandel Baker, 35, has been charged with Felony Battery with Great Bodily Harm. On Friday, January 29, 2021, at…
Read More Arrest Made In Assault of 58-Year-Old Lakeland Man
TAMPA, Fla. – A federal court in Florida issued a temporary restraining order enjoining a Tampa pharmacy and two of its employees from dispensing opioids and other controlled substances, the Department of Justice announced Friday. In a civil complaint unsealed in the Middle District of…
Read More Federal Court Restrains Tampa Pharmacy And Two Individuals From Dispensing Opioids Or Other Controlled Substances
HILLSBOROUGH, COUNTY, Fla. -The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office charged a man with first degree murder for the death of an eight-year-old child. On Thursday, October 22, 2020, the child’s mother called 911 asking for help because her child was struggling to breathe and had become…
Read More Man Charged in Killing 8-Year-Old Child With a Belt
The U.S. Marshals intensified their search for a convicted murderer who escaped from a Texas prison in 2010. Jose Bustos-Diaz, 32, has landed on the Marshals’ 15 Most Wanted fugitives list, and authorities are asking the public for information that could lead to his arrest.…
Read More $25K Reward, U.S. Marshals Add Convicted Murderer, Prison Escapee to 15 Most Wanted Fugitives
The owner of a clinic that treats opioid addiction has been indicted by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking. Trevor J. Robinson, 44, of Olathe, Kansas, was charged in a five-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Robinson was…
Read More U.S. Drug Treatment Clinic Owner Indicted for Drug Trafficking
Dustin Diamond, known for playing Samuel “Screech” Powers on the hit sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” died on Monday morning due to cancer He was 44. The actor was diagnosed with cancer and hospitalized just three weeks ago. “In that time, it managed to spread…
Read More U.S. Actor Dustin Diamond ‘Screech’ from ‘Saved by the Bell’ Dies at 44
At around 8:50 pm on Saturday, the Manatee County Sheriff Aviation Unit was assisting deputies with an unrelated call when the pilot and observation deputy noticed a flash of light at the helicopter. They quickly discovered a suspect in the 300 block of 16th St.…
Read More Florida Man Arrested Pointing Green Laser at Sheriff Chopper
A class-action lawsuit has been filed in Florida against the trading app Robinhood for preventing its members from trading GameStop shares on January 28, 2021. The suit, filed in the Middle District of Florida in Tampa, seeks more than $5 million dollars in damages. “Robinhood…
Read More Shumaker Files Class-Action Lawsuit in Florida Against Trading App Robinhood over GameStop Fiasco
A Virginia man accused of pushing and stomping a man’s face poolside for not properly social distancing in Naples, Florida, on Friday. Police say, Rayford Smith, 53, of Glen Allen, Virginia, was sitting on a bench near a pool in the Willough at Naples, on…
Read More Florida Man Gets Face ‘Stomped’ For Not Social Distancing
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – This year, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is honoring Black History Month with a weekly series featuring deputies who share their interpretation of this annual celebration. Beginning Monday, February 1, 2021, a short video will be posted weekly on HCSO’s social…
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