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AG Ashley Moody Seeks Florida Supreme Court Review In Deputy’s Racketeering Case
Jackson County sheriff’s deputy Zachary Wester
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is asking the state Supreme Court to weigh in on a contentiou [...]
Polk County Deputy Found Dead In His Davenport Home In Apparent Suicide
Deputy Gregory Maynard
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the tragic death of Deputy Gregory Maynard, 32, of Da [...]
Teacher And Teen Student Among 3 Dead, 6 Injured In Christian School Shooting In Wisconsin
Abundant Life Christian School Facebook/Olivia Buss
Latest Update: At least three people, including the shooter, were killed, and six others injur [...]
University Of Delaware Pays $716K For Failing To Disclose Professor’s Ties To Chinese Government
University of Delaware
The University of Delaware (UD) has agreed to pay $715,580 to resolve allegations that it failed to disclose a professor’s [...]
Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Man For Attempted Homicide In Venice Shooting
Handcuffs, Source: Pexels
VENICE, Fla. - The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) arrested 21-year-old Micah Redding for attempted homicide fol [...]
Virginia Man Convicted After Sending Crypto Currency To ISIS Women And Fighters
ISIS Flag (Source: Twitter)
A federal jury convicted 35-year-old Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa of Springfield, Virginia, on December 13 on charges of [...]
Grassy Key Man Arrested For Gun Possession, Domestic Incident: Monroe County Sheriff
James Barney Kast
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - A 56-year-old man from Grassy Key, Florida, with a prior felony record, was arrested on Sunday for illegal [...]
Lake Wales Man Arrested For DUI And Drug Possession After Found Sleeping In Idling Truck
Lars Rian (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A routine patrol on Sunday morning, led to the arrest of 23-year-old Lars Rian of Lake Wales on multiple char [...]
Venezuelan Man Arrested In Polk County For Fake IDs After Traffic Stop
Darwin Fereira-Romero
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A routine traffic stop in Fort Meade on Sunday, December 15, led to the arrest of 27-year-old Darwin Fer [...]
Texas Man Sentenced To 41 Months For Running $1.5M Ponzi Scheme
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
A 34-year-old Texas man, Nurnepes Nurjanov, has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for orchestrating a $ [...]