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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – This is what you call a “die-hard” fan, but she went about it the completely wrong way. Detectives assigned to the Economic Crimes Unit have arrested 46-year-old Jamie Fonville for three counts of Scheme to Defraud. Fonville was employed with First…
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A Florida grandmother was arrested Sunday trying to traffic a boatload of drugs into a jail while holding her infant grandchild. On Sunday, 44-year-old Melissa Webster of Tallahassee, FL, brought her infant grandchild, along with 100 grams of cocaine and heroin, into DeSoto Correctional Institution…
Read More Florida Grandma Arrested With Boatload Of Drugs During Jail Visitation, While Holding Infant Grandchild
Deputies arrested four people, including two convicted felons, and recovered fentanyl, meth, cocaine, and other harmful drugs while responding to a report of a battery on Sunday morning. “Yesterday on International Day Against Drug Abuse and Trafficking I reinforced what I have said many times…
Read More All Methed Up: Two Convicted Felons Among Four Arrested In Florida For Fentanyl, Meth, And More
LAKELAND, Fla. – Two men are being sought by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for retail theft that happened in Lakeland. The theft occurred at the Circle K store at 2109 West Memorial Blvd in Lakeland, on Sunday, June 19th at about 8:30 a.m. One…
Read More Polk County Sheriff Lakeland Grab-N-Go Gatorade Thief
A 37-year-old Florida man has picked up 11 charges after being caught with a stolen motorcycle, a plethora of drugs, and battering a detective. On Wednesday, Lt. Raker and Detective Austin with Marion County Sheriff’s Office made contact with Eric Davis, 37, at a home…
Read More All Methed Up: Florida Man Busted For Drugs, Stolen Motorcycle After Battering Detective
The United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Florida, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are alerting the public of several imposter scams involving individuals claiming to be United States Attorneys, FBI Agents, or other law enforcement officials. Individuals receiving such calls are encouraged to…
Read More U.S. Attorney’s Office, FBI Issue Warning Of Law Enforcement Imposter Scam Calls
A Florida man is in custody charged with multiple felonies after detectives say he shot into an occupied vehicle on Interstate 75 in Collier County on Wednesday afternoon during a road rage encounter. Thomas Vincent Yanoti III, 61, of Cape Coral, is charged with attempted…
Read More Florida Man Shoots Into Victims Car After Fender Bender, Attempted Second-Degree Murder
A 35-year-old has been charged with narcotics trafficking after deputies found 38 fentanyl pills in his backpack Thursday while he was being booked into jail on a misdemeanor charge. “While this might seem like a small amount of pills, the reality is this poison peddler…
Read More Two-Fer: Florida Man Arrested For Fentanyl Trafficking While Being Booked Into Jail
Philip Lenczycki A former U.S. Army helicopter pilot admitted to serving as a paid agent of the Chinese government, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday. Shapour Moinian pleaded guilty to making false statements during security background checks and also admitted to accepting payment in…
Read More Former US Military Pilot Admits He Spied For China, Sold US Secrets
Gabe Kaminsky House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul was charged Thursday with two alcohol-related misdemeanors after a driving collision in May that led to his arrest, according to the Napa County District Attorney’s office. Pelosi was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol with…
Read More Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Charged In DUI With Injury
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