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Big Pine Key Man Faces More Charges For Unfulfilled Fishing Charters
Brandon Ray Henley (MCSO)
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - A Big Pine Key man, previously arrested for allegedly scamming customers with unfulfilled fishing [...]
ERO Boston Apprehends Fugitive Wanted For Drug Trafficking In Brazil On Martha’s Vineyard
ERO Boston Apprehends Fugitive Wanted For Drug Trafficking In Brazil On Martha’s Vineyard
Officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s [...]
Two Arrested, Including Connecticut Man, In Online Scams Targeting Rhode Island Seniors
The victim was manipulated into purchasing gold bullion, which the scammers then picked up. (DOJ)
Federal authorities have apprehended two individ [...]
2 Teens Arrested For Threats Against King High School And Teacher In Tampa
2 Teens Arrested For Threats Against King High School And Teacher In Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. - Two Hillsborough County teenagers are facing charges foll [...]
Florida Men Arrested: When Retrieving Personal Property Goes Wild West In Lakes Wales
43-year old Billy Paul Ross and 25-year-old Dawson Watson (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - In a scene straight out of a Wild West movie (minus the horse [...]
Naked Man Arrested After Stabbing Elderly Man And Choking Girl In Tampa: Hillsborough County Sheriff
Yoan Gonzalez Vazquez (HCSO)
TAMPA, Fla. - In a shocking incident on Sunday, deputies from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested Yoan [...]
Lake Wales Man Arrested, Auburndale Woman Critically Injured In Winter Haven Hit-And-Run
Terry Gardner of Lake Wales (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A night out in Winter Haven turned tragic early Sunday morning when a hit-and-run incident [...]
Florida Man Strikes Again: Winter Haven Man’s Love For Pickles Lands Him In A…Pickle
Felipe Jesus Gutierres (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - In a crime caper that could only happen in Florida, 33-year-old Felipe Jesus Gutierres of Winter [...]
Home Health Aide From Dundee Arrested For Aggravated Manslaughter Of Winter Haven Man
Beatrice Taylor of Dundee
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Beatrice Taylor, a 25-year-old home health aide from Dundee, was arrested and charged with aggravate [...]
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Warns Of New Scam Targeting Recent Arrestees
Scam Alert
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is alerting the public to a new scam where criminals are using the Sheriff's O [...]