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A 21-year-old Florida man has been indicted on six armed robbery charges spanning over just a one-week time period. A federal grand jury has returned a thirteen-count indictment charging Keshawn Jarmarlin Robinson, 21, of Tallahassee, Florida, with six counts of Hobbs Act Robbery, six counts…
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PLANT CITY, Fla. – A Lakeland man has been arrested in a 2015 Plant City sexual assault case after a DNA match from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. According to police, during the early hours of January 31, 2015, an adult female reported to…
Read More Lakeland Man Arrested In 2015 Plant City Sexual Assault Case After DNA Match
A teacher in Florida has been arrested after multiple complaints of sexual misconduct with students. Ocala Police Detective Ridge arrested Bernard Smith, 47, who was charged with four counts of offenses against students by an authority figure. Smith is a criminal justice teacher at West…
Read More Criminal Justice Teacher In Florida Arrested After Multiple Sexual Misconduct Complaints From Students
A 42-year-old Florida man has been arrested for sending images of child sexual abuse over the internet. Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) agents arrested Alexander Brian Freehardt, 42, of Navarre, on six counts of electronic transmission of child sexual abuse material, one count of…
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody demanded, on Wednesday, that President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations under federal law. “The president’s unlawful immigration policies embolden the cartels who are bringing in vast amounts of…
Read More Florida AG Moody Demands Mexican Cartels Be Designated As ‘Terrorist’ Organizations
While most teens are sleeping or up early getting ready for school on a weekday, others are prowling neighborhoods and burglarizing vehicles. Four teens ranging in age from 13 to 16 were arrested by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies in Crestview Wednesday morning after deputies…
Read More 4 Teens In Florida Arrested In Vehicle Burglaries At 5:00 In The Morning
A 26-year-old Florida man was arrested on six charges of possessing child pornography after a tip led to the discovery of several sexually explicit videos of children on his computer. According to Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, 26-year-old Jacob Pugliese was arrested last Friday afternoon at…
Read More Florida Man Arrested For Child Porn After Tip From National Center For Missing And Exploited Children
LAKELAND, Fla. – A 52-year-old Boca Raton man was killed in a crash that happened early Tuesday morning, according to police. Lakeland Police Department says that on Tuesday, January 8, 2023, at approximately 6:09 a.m., a silver F-150 truck, driven by the Boca Raton man,…
Read More Boca Raton Man Killed When He Crashes Into Lakeland Police SUV
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in the shooting death of another teen while at a fair on Saturday. On February 8, 2023, the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office assisted Arcadia Police Department with conducting a search warrant at 2002 SE Rhode Island Street. DCSO and…
Read More Florida Teen Arrested For Shooting Death Of Another Teen At Local Fair
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla – Detectives have arrested a new cadet of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and charged him with crimes that occurred before starting the academy. Darius Barnwell, 25, was only on his second day as a cadet in the Sheriff’s Training Academy when…
Read More New Hillsborough County Deputy Cadet Arrested For ATM Theft While Working At Loomis