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Polk County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Boss Helps Apprehend Burglary Suspect In Lake Wales
Shane Smith
LAKE WALES, Fla. - A 24-year-old Lake Wales man was arrested early Friday morning after allegedly burglarizing a property and resistin [...]
Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty In Drug Trafficking And Highway Shooting Case
Emergency Lights (File)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 19-year-old Jacksonville man has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to drug trafficking and [...]
California Man Pleads Guilty In Florida Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
California man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in Florida for his role in a conspiracy to distrib [...]
Massive Contraband Sweep At North Florida Prison Nets Weapons, Drugs, And Alcohol
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
A multi-agency operation at a North Florida prison has resulted in the seizure of a large amount of contraband, inc [...]
Operation Full Moon Leads To 27 Arrests Of Sex Offenders In Hillsborough County
Handcuff (File)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - In a joint effort to ensure compliance with Florida's registration laws for sex offenders and predator [...]
Pulling A Gun While Being Tased Is Definitely Not The Best Idea! LEO Talk Show
Pulling A Gun While Being Tased Is Definitely Not The Best Idea! LEO Talk Show
The Tampa Free Press will publish the LEO Round [...]
Lake Wales Man Arrested After Fleeing Police In Stolen Vehicle, Ran Over Passenger
Nicholas Reynolds
LAKE WALES, Fla. - A Lake Wales man was arrested Thursday after leading police on a chase in a stolen vehicle and injuring a pas [...]
Alabama Man Sentenced To Nine Years For Bombing Attorney General’s Office
Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert
An Alabama man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for detonating a shrapnel-filled explosive device [...]
Big Pine Key Woman Arrested Again: Broke Into Animal Shelter To Retrieve Confiscated Dogs
Delaine Abee Lowry
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - A Big Pine Key woman who was arrested Monday for drowning a puppy has been arrested again, this time for [...]
Hillsborough Deputies Arrest Man For Stealing Thousands In Jewelry From Tampa Walmart
33-year-old Mark Anthony Vega
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County Sheriff's detectives have arrested a man accused of stealing over $8 [...]