TAMPA, Fla. – As Tampa Police Detectives continue working to develop leads in an August 27 homicide investigation, they join the victim’s family in asking for help from our community. In the early morning hours of August 27, 2022, 45-year-old Willie James Carraway was shot…
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Florida Man Gets 30 Years In A $3,000,000 Pool Fraud Scam
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody‘s Office of Statewide Prosecution secured a 30-year prison sentence for a Florida man on multiple felony charges for operating a multimillion-dollar pool contracting scheme. Amore Pools Inc. owner, Brian Washburn, defrauded Florida homeowners by taking upfront payments and deposits often…
Read More Florida Man Gets 30 Years In A $3,000,000 Pool Fraud ScamFlorida Mongols Motorcycle Gang Member Indicted For Execution Of Raiders Gang Member
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – On Monday, August 29, 2022, Sheriff Gualtieri held a press conference to discuss the Grand Jury’s indictment regarding a First Degree Murder in Palm Harbor. Detectives assigned to the Robbery/Homicide Unit arrested 48-year-old Paul Mogilevsky, who was indicted on Friday, August…
Read More Florida Mongols Motorcycle Gang Member Indicted For Execution Of Raiders Gang MemberUS Army Soldier Arrested In Florida With Plethora Of Weapons, Fake Bomb After Car Crash
An active duty US Army soldier was arrested on Sunday in Florida after an odd series of events led investigators to a plethora of weapons and a fake bomb. At approximately 4:10 pm yesterday, Port St. Lucie Police Department responded to a 911 call of…
Read More US Army Soldier Arrested In Florida With Plethora Of Weapons, Fake Bomb After Car CrashFlorida RNC Office Vandalized Sunday “Eat Sh*t Fascists”
A Republican National Committee campaign office in Florida was vandalized Sunday with the words “Eat S*** Fascists.” The RNC said a police report has been filed in response “Biden and Democrats promised to ‘unite’ our country, but that was just another blatant lie from the…
Read More Florida RNC Office Vandalized Sunday “Eat Sh*t Fascists”Florida Man Sentenced To 24 Years In Staffing Scheme
A federal judge has sentenced a partner in Key West staffing companies to more than 24 years in prison on tax, immigration, and money-laundering charges related to providing unauthorized workers to hotels, bars, and restaurants, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The sentencing Friday…
Read More Florida Man Sentenced To 24 Years In Staffing SchemeGirlfriend Of Fugitive Sex Offender With 19 Warrants In Florida Arrested
The girlfriend of a fugitive sex offender was arrested Sunday and deputies need your help in locating the man believed to be traveling in the state. Registered sexual offender 62-year-old Bradley Begens, has an active warrant for 19 felony registration violations. He was convicted of…
Read More Girlfriend Of Fugitive Sex Offender With 19 Warrants In Florida ArrestedFlood Of Fentanyl In Florida Putting First Responders In Life-Threatening Situations
Two police officers in Florida have been hospitalized after being exposed to drugs from an addict they were arresting. The opioid overdose treatment, Narcan, was administered to two Gainesville Police officers on Sunday after they were exposed to suspected narcotics from placing a subject under…
Read More Flood Of Fentanyl In Florida Putting First Responders In Life-Threatening SituationsFlorida Man Arrested While In Jail On Two Dozen Charges Related To Car Burglary
A 32-year-old Florida man in jail for credit card fraud is now facing more felony charges as a result of an investigation. Detectives arrested William Collins of Naples on nearly two dozen fraud and theft-related charges in connection with a vehicle burglary in May. Detectives…
Read More Florida Man Arrested While In Jail On Two Dozen Charges Related To Car BurglaryTwo People Dead, Dog Critical In Bizarre Florida Murder-Suicide
SARASOTA, Fla. – The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is currently conducting two related death investigations. Deputies were notified just after 5:00 p.m. Friday of a possible battery in the 800 block of E. Seminole Drive in Venice. The first deputy on the scene was approached…
Read More Two People Dead, Dog Critical In Bizarre Florida Murder-Suicide