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Florida Man Sentenced To Life For Child Sex Abuse
Miguel Mendoza Ortiz
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. - A Lake County, Florida man was sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing a child.
Miguel Mendoz [...]
Virginia Man Busted For A Booty Haul At A Polk County Dick’s Sporting Goods
Keith Stagg
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A 26-year-old Virginia man, Keith Stagg, got caught with his hand in the cookie jar, or rather, the sneaker box. S [...]
Louisiana Fugitive Sentenced In Florida To Prison For Illegal Gun Possession
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
A Louisiana man was sentenced to five years in federal prison for illegal gun possession. Sammie Ray Sewell, Jr., 4 [...]
Tampa Firefighter Arrested On Child Exploitation Charges In Stuart Florida
Austin Lanyon
TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa Fire Rescue firefighter has been arrested on child exploitation charges following an investigation by the Stu [...]
New Details Emerge In The Case Against Luigi Mangione, Suspect In UnitedHealthcare CEO
Luigi Mangione
Authorities continue to piece together critical details about Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old suspect in the murder of UnitedHealth [...]
Is He An Assassin? LEO Talk Show
Is He An Assassin? LEO Talk Show
The Tampa Free Press will publish the LEO Round Table talk show five days a week, T [...]
Tampa Woman Arrested On Animal Cruelty Charges Out Of Chicago
Anita Damodaran
TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa woman was arrested on Sunday, December 10th, on an active warrant for animal cruelty charges out of Chicago, [...]
Florida AG: Woman Charged In Organized $100K Retail Theft Ring In Central And South Florida
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (File)
Lourdes Rodriguez has been charged with organized retail theft after committing multiple thefts acros [...]
Kosovo Man Indicted In Florida For Running Dark Web Marketplace
Cybersecurity (File)
TAMPA, Fla. - A Kosovo national has been indicted in Florida on federal charges for operating an online criminal marketplace [...]
Teen Trio Arrested For Stock Island Marine Burglary Spree: Monroe County Sheriff
Police Lights (File)
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - Three teenage boys have been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries targeting fishing gear [...]