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Execution On Hold: Texas Inmate Robert Roberson To Testify In Shaken Baby Case
Robert Roberson
A Texas judge has temporarily halted the execution of Robert Roberson who was convicted in 2002 of killing his 2-year-old daughter [...]
Lake Wales Man’s Kindness Repaid With Car Theft: Polk County Sheriff
Leslie Jarod Langford (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Lake Wales resident's act of kindness was met with betrayal when a man he had previously helped [...]
Road Rage Rampage: Impatient Thonotosassa Man Attacks Linemen, Crashes Into Utility Pole
Road Rage Rampage: Impatient Thonotosassa Man Attacks Linemen, Crashes Into Utility Pole
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A Thonotosassa man faces seri [...]
Tampa Stabbing Suspect Jumps From I-275 Overpass After Fleeing Police
Police Lights (File)
TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa man accused of stabbing a woman Wednesday night was apprehended Thursday morning after a dramatic chase [...]
Tennessee Man Gets 6 Years For Fentanyl Distribution Resulting In Montana Man’s Death
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
Malice Clark Jr. (also known as Greg Clark and "Greed"), 58, of Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced to six years in federa [...]
Tampa Police Arrest Four For Post-Hurricane Burglary
Tampa Police Arrest Four For Post-Hurricane Burglary
TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Police Department has made four arrests in connection with a burglary [...]
Spring Hill Teen Arrested On Child Pornography Charges: Hernando County Sheriff
Hernando County Sheriff
SPRING HILL, Fla. - A Spring Hill teenager has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography following an [...]
Marathon Trio Arrested For Stealing Towed Jeep To Avoid Fees: Monroe County Sheriff
Emergency Lights (Source: File Photo)
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - Three Marathon residents were arrested after they allegedly broke into an impound lot [...]
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd Condemns Feds After Multiple Human Trafficking Arrests
Sheriff Grady Judd Holding Photo Of Travis Hutchinson, 25, From Davenport
In a press conference Thursday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced [...]
Polk County Human Trafficking Sting Nets 157 Arrests: Disney Worker, 25 Illegal Immigrants
"Operation Autumn Sweep"
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office concluded a successful undercover operation targeting human traffick [...]