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The FBI has increased the reward to $25,000 as the search for a man who is accused of murdering his daughter continues. Christopher Francisquini, 31, is accused of brutally murdering and dismembering his 11-month-old daughter in Naugatuck, Connecticut. He will be charged with murder and risk of…
Read More FBI Increases Reward For Connecticut Man Who Murdered, Dismembered 11-Month-Old Daughter
A Florida man and woman were arrested after an investigation by a Special Investigations Division found the duo was trafficking methamphetamine. Both were charged with several felonies and investigators seized a trafficking amount of methamphetamine and multiple firearms. According to deputies, on November 22, 2022,…
Read More Florida Man And Woman Arrested For Trafficking Meth, Found With 29 Firearms
Additional charges have been added against Luke Ingram, 19, accused of murdering his grandfather on November 9 in Florida. Ingram, who was originally arrested for second-degree murder, was indicted by a Grand Jury for first-degree murder on November 28th. He was also charged with sexual…
Read More Georgia Teen Who Brutally Killed Grandfather In Florida, Now Charged With Raping The Man As He Died
A 42-year-old Arkansas man was arrested Monday for attempting to steal a food truck in Florida. Steven Wayne McClelland, 42, Mountain View, Arkansas, was charged with attempted grand theft of a motor vehicle, possession of amphetamine, and possession of drug paraphernalia. The Monore County Sheriff’s…
Read More Arkansas Man Arrested Trying To Steal Food Truck In Florida
TAMPA, Fla. – Jy’Quale Samari Grable, 20, Tampa, has been found guilty of conspiracy, robbery, and first-degree premeditated murder. Grable faces a mandatory minimum sentence of life in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for February 16, 2023. Jy’Quale Grable was indicted on February…
Read More Tampa Man Convicted In Brandon Apartment Double Murder
A semi-truck and train collision that claimed the life of one man, happened on Monday around 2:45 am, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The driver of the semi-truck, a 37-year-old Opa Locka man, died at the scene, troopers say. According to FHP, the semi-truck was…
Read More Florida Man Killed When His Semi-Truck Crashes Into Side Of Train
Four Florida teens have been arrested after running from deputies, and a rash of vehicle robberies was thwarted over the weekend. Deputies say when a License Plate Reader flagged a stolen car coming into Deltona around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, deputies swarmed the area. According to…
Read More Four Florida Teens Arrested Running From Deputies In Stolen Car
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office conducted “Operation Turkey Trot” from Wednesday, November 23, 2022, through Sunday, November 27, 2022, in an effort to keep drivers under the influence, off the road. In partnership with the Tampa Police Department and the Florida Highway…
Read More 40 DUI Arrests Made In Hillsborough County “Operation Turkey Trot” Over Thanksgiving Holiday
Deputies have arrested five suspects in connection to a large-scale catalytic converter theft operation, which occurred near the 2600 block of Center Road in Ft. Pierce on Thursday, November 24, and Friday, November 25, 2022. According to deputies, the closing manager of a local business…
Read More Five North Carolina Men Arrested In Florida For Stealing Over 180 Catalytic Converters
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Detectives assigned to the Pinellas County Use of Deadly Force Investigative Task Force are investigating an officer-involved shooting in the City of St. Petersburg. At approximately 3:48 a.m. on November 27, 2022, St. Petersburg Police Officers responded to a report of…
Read More St. Pete Police Officer On “No-Duty” Status After Officer-Involved Shooting