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An 18-year-old Florida man is in custody and a 16-year-old is recovering after a shooting incident on Wednesday. Deputies say Zackary Martin has been charged with aggravated battery and discharging a firearm in public after shooting the juvenile during a physical altercation that took place…
Read More 18-Year-Old Florida Man Charged With Shooting 16-Year-Old In Girlfriend Dispute
A Zephyrhills man has been arrested for DUI after driving drunk the wrong way on I-75 overnight. A Florida Highway Patrol was able to stop the man before a tragic accident occurred. According to investigators, on Saturday, at 2:40 AM, Troopers received reports of a…
Read More Florida Trooper Stops Drunk Wrong-Way Driver On I-75 Before Tragedy Strikes
A 31-year-old Florida man was arrested Friday following a traffic stop in which he admitted to deputies that he used his tax return money to buy a pound of marijuana. Alexander Rey Rivero of Big Coppitt Key, was charged with possession of marijuana and driving…
Read More Florida Man Admits To Using Tax Return To Buy 1 Pound Of Marijuana
Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested 30 suspects during a two-week-long investigation that focused on sexual predators who target children, convicted sexual predators, and offenders who are required to comply with Florida’s registration laws, including current restrictions in place based on their status. During the…
Read More 30 Arrested In Florida Sexual Offender Sting Operation, 7 Still Wanted On Warrants
VALRICO, Fla. – Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a bank robbery suspect from a Valrico bank robbery Friday. According to investigators, on Friday at approximately 2:25 pm, a bank robbery occurred at the Regions Bank located at 3522 Bell…
Read More Hillsborough County Sheriff Seeking To ID Valrico Bank Robbery Suspect
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a triple shooting that occurred around 4:15 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, February 23, 2023, on Sawfish Drive in Poinciana, that resulted in the death of the adult male suspect, and critical injuries to two…
Read More VIDEO: Florida Shootout Caught On Camera With One Suspect Dead, 2 Victims In Critical Condition
Convicted murderer Donald David Dillbeck is scheduled to be executed on Thursday at 6 pm following the refusal of the U.S. Supreme Court to block the execution. Dilbeck will be the first person executed in the state of Florida since 2019. Donald Dillbeck will be…
Read More Florida Death Row Inmate Donald Dillbeck To Be Executed Today For 1990 Murder Of Faye Vann
A Florida couple has been arrested for the sexual abuse of two children under the age of 12. Steven A. Cribb and Laura L. Dietz, both 29, of Mentmore Circle in Deltona, were arrested Wednesday evening following a rapid Sheriff’s Office investigation that began on…
Read More Florida Couple Charged With Sexually Abusing 2 Girls Under 12 Years Old
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Thomas Bellere, 40, of Pasco County, a/k/a Tommy Gunz, has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years,…
Read More Pasco County Man “Tommy Gunz” Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Meth, Firearm As A Felon
SEBRING, Fla. – Local drug kingpin Miguel Angel Molina-Etchechury, the man suspected of killing 22-year-old Jonathan Diaz in 2018, is back in Highlands County to face first-degree murder charges. Molina-Etchechury, 31, was arrested on federal drug charges on March 29, 2019, at the conclusion of…
Read More Florida Drug Kingpin Charged In Brutal 2018 Murder Of 22-Year-Old Man In Sebring