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Boston Man Sentenced For Illegal Firearm Possession After Online Activity Raises Red Flags
Handgun (Source: TFP File Photo)
BOSTON, MA. - A Boston man with a history of firearm offenses has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison a [...]
Missouri Man Gets 14 Years After Advertising Fentanyl On Social Media That Killed Teen
Fentanyl Pills (File)
A Missouri man was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison on Thursday for selling fentanyl that caused the death of one wom [...]
North Carolina Men Sentenced For String Of Armed Robberies
Photo Of A Prison (TFP File Photo)
Two North Carolina men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a series of armed robberies tar [...]
Polk County Jailbird Burglar Can’t Escape New Charges, Even From Behind Bars
Patrick Ciszek
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Polk County man already in jail for theft is facing new charges after being caught on camera committing anoth [...]
New Year’s Eve Arrest In Winter Haven Motel Reunites Couple In Polk County Jail
Cody Huggins and Reanna Wanie (PCSO)
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A New Year's Eve arrest at a Winter Haven motel reunited a couple, but not in the way th [...]
Florida Grandmother Killed By Celebratory Gunfire On New Year’s Eve
Police Lights (File)
A New Year's Eve celebration turned tragic in Florida, when a grandmother was fatally struck by a stray bullet from celebrato [...]
Witness Recounts “Surreal” New Orleans Terror Attack Moments
Alex Birth-Mitchell
A witness to the horrific New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans described the chaotic and surreal scene on Thursday duri [...]
Florida Stepfather-Stepson Duo Unleash Gunfire After Motorcycle Crash In Lake Wales
Wilfredo Florenciani and Angel Oliveras
LAKE WALES, Fla. - A New Year's Day motorcycle crash took a violent turn when a stepfather and his teenage [...]
Active-Duty US Army Soldier Identified As Suspect In Las Vegas Cybertruck Explosion
Matthew Livelsberger ID'd as the driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded (Facebook)
Authorities have identified the suspect in the deadly Tes [...]
2 Arrested In Davenport For Armed Robbery On Christmas Day: Polk County Sheriff
Christian Ayala and Najee Mears (PCSO)
DAVENPORT, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff's Office Robbery detectives have arrested two suspects involved in an [...]