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Former Security Supervisor In Arizona Sentenced To Prison For Sexual Abuse Of Inmate
View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File)
An Arizona man was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison followed by 10 years of supervised release on Mo [...]
Clearwater Man Indicted On Federal CSAM Charges
FBI Agent, Source: FBI
CLEARWATER, Fla. - A Clearwater man, Brian Francis McArdle, 34, is facing federal charges related to child sexual abuse mat [...]
Police Lieutenant In Georgia Shot Assisting Traffic Stop; Jaywalker Killed
South Fulton Police Chief Keith Meadows
A South Fulton Police lieutenant is in critical condition after being shot while assisting a Fulton Count [...]
U.S. Attorney To Review Prosecution Of Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputy Following Historic Boycott
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputy Trevor Kirk
The case of Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputy Trevor Kirk has seen promising developments after his civil righ [...]
MS-13 Member Gets Over 12 Years In Tennessee For Kidnapping, Torturing Federal Witness
MS-13 Tattoo (File)
A 27-year-old Honduran national named Bayron Wuifredo Santos-Recarte, who lived illegally in the United States and belonged to [...]
St. Petersburg Man Gets 15 Years For Illegal Firearm Possession As 7X Convicted Felon
View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Martez Manning, 27, St. Petersburg, received a 15-year prison sentence for illegally [...]
Long-Dormant Drug Conspiracy Case Concludes With Prison Sentence For Tampa Fugitive
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
TAMPA, Fla. - Zecki Halum received a three-year, five-month federal prison sentence from U.S. District Judge Charle [...]
Quick Response From Police Limits Carnage In Florida State University Campus Shooting
FSU Shooting (WCTV)
A coordinated response from multiple law enforcement agencies on Thursday prevented further tragedy after an active shooter op [...]
Polk County Sheriff Takes Down Violent Venezuelan Gang’s Central Florida Retail Crime Operation
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced the arrest of five individuals, all identified as Vene [...]
121 MPH In A 60: Lake Wales Driver Claims Gear “Stuck In Fifth” Before Arrest
Breaking Local News (Tampa Free Press)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Lake Wales man was arrested Wednesday evening after a Polk County Sheriff's Office de [...]