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SARASOTA, Fla. – A United States Postal Service employee in Florida has been arrested and is facing several felony charges, including criminal use of personal identification of over 30 victims, scheme to defraud over $50,000, and money laundering. Police say Anabel Ossombi, 27, of Bradenton,…
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CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – Shortly after officials were notified of a potential threat to Citrus Springs Elementary School early Thursday morning, deputies with the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) took a juvenile into custody. In a voicemail left on a school faculty member’s phone, the…
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Another Internet user who posted an online death threat against Sheriff Mike Chitwood has been arrested, this time in Connecticut, where he’s in custody pending extradition to Volusia County. Cristhian Zapata, 23, posted to 4Chan on April 7: “I WILL KILL CHITWOOD, MARK MY WORDS,”…
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A Home Depot loss prevention employee who was shot and killed inside of a California store during a confrontation with a shoplifting suspect on Tuesday was getting married this summer. Blake Mohs, 26, intervened to stop 32-year-old Benicia Knapps from stealing at the store in…
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POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida Department of Corrections Sergeant arrested for DUI added additional charges after threatening a deputy. On April 18, 2023, PCSO deputies arrested 31-year-old Sean Patrick Teehan of Dundee for DUI with property damage (M1), DUI with a breath alcohol of…
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Four defendants have been charged in a scheme to use drones to deliver drugs and other contraband into state prisons, according to U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert. Michael Ray Acosta, 48, an inmate at Pleasant Valley State Prison, is charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine,…
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PINELLAS COUNTY – Detectives have arrested a Child Protection Investigator (CPI) of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office following an investigation of falsifying official records. According to detectives, on April 12, 2023, a Child Protection Investigator Supervisor noticed discrepancies in a child abuse investigation that 38-year-old…
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HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. – A 19-year-old documented gang member from Brooksville was sentenced to 20 years in prison following a RAP sheet that started at age 12. “While most 12-year-old boys think about sports, video games, and hanging out with friends, Omarion Nathan was plotting…
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A Florida mail carrier was sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl. According to authorities, the man had in excess of 11 kilograms of Fentanyl pills. According to court documents, in 2021,…
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A Florida youth pastor and public school teacher was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography and using a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony. Putnam County Sheriff’s Office detectives were alerted to the possible distribution of child pornography through a cyber-tip from a…
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