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Inmate Orchestrates Drug Trafficking Operation From South Carolina Prison
View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File)
A federal grand jury has indicted five individuals, including a South Carolina inmate, for their alleged inv [...]
Burglar Caught Stealing Life-Saving Equipment From Polk County Fire Rescue In Winter Haven
Patrick Ciszek
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A Grinch who tried to steal Christmas cheer by burglarizing a Polk County Fire Rescue equipment shed was caugh [...]
Weeki Wachee Man Charged In Drug-Related Death: Hernando County Sheriff
Brian Palmer
WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. - A Weeki Wachee man is facing serious charges after being indicted by a grand jury in connection with a drug-rela [...]
Citrus County Sheriff Update: Two Arrested In Homosassa Shooting Incident
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. - The Citrus County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) has arrested two suspects in connection with the December 19th shooting of 44-year-ol [...]
Sheriff’s Office In Florida Makes Generous Offer To Return $1.7 Million In Lost Cocaine
A sheriff's office in Florida is going above and beyond to reunite a suspected drug smuggler with their lost loot: 25 kilos of cocaine, estimated to [...]
Florida Man Sentenced To Death For 2019 Bank Massacre Of 5 Women
Zephen Xaver
A Highlands County jury has sentenced Zephen Xaver, 27, to death last week for the execution-style murder of five women at a SunTrust [...]
Louisiana Man, Texas Woman Indicted On Slew Of Federal Charges Stemming From Wire Fraud
View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File)
Kevin Thompson, 39, of New Orleans, and Nina Thomas, 34, of Austin, Texas, have been indicted on multiple fe [...]
Woman Killed In Targeted Shooting At North Carolina Walmart; 1 Suspect Custody, Another At Large
Ezekiel Burden and Brian Campbell (LPD)
A woman tragically lost her life after a targeted shooting inside a North Carolina Walmart on Friday, Dece [...]
Minnesota Woman Pleads Guilty To $9 Million Wire Fraud Scheme
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
A Minnesota woman has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with a scheme that defrauded the federal TRICARE h [...]
Father And Son Convicted In New York For International Kidnapping: FBI
FBI Agent, Source: FBI
A federal jury has convicted Khaled Abughanem, 52, and Adham Abughanem, 28, both of Lackawanna, New York, on charges of con [...]