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Davenport Man Loses Bumper, License Plate, And Freedom In Lakeland Crash: Polk County Sheriff
Robert Michael Lawson (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Robert Michael Lawson, a 34-year-old from Davenport, had a rough Saturday night in Lakeland. Not [...]
Traveling Florida Thieves’ Shopping Spree Ends In A Flat Tire Fiasco
Traveling Florida Thieves' Shopping Spree Ends In A Flat Tire Fiasco (MCSO)
A quartet of would-be bandits from Fort Lauderdale learned a valuable [...]
Clearwater Man Accused Of Threatening Gorrie Elementary In Tampa Held Without Bond
Esteban Del Valle (Hillsborough SAO)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Esteban Del Valle, the man accused of threatening a mass shooting at Gorrie Eleme [...]
Fatal Shooting Leads To Car Crash In Tampa: 1 Man Dead, Woman Injured
Fatal Shooting Leads To Car Crash In Tampa: 1 Man Dead, Woman Injured
TAMPA, Fla. - - A shooting incident this morning has left one man dead and a [...]
Pennsylvania Man Gets 204-Months In Prison For Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
Alexis Brolin Jr., 55, of Allport, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison for his invo [...]
Florida Authorities Arrest Clearwater Man On Multiple Felony Charges, Recover Stolen Vehicle
Santiago Diaz (OALE)
Clearwater resident Santiago Diaz was arrested on various felony and misdemeanor charges, including vehicle theft, drug traff [...]
Hernando Beach Woman Killed In Overnight Shoal Line Boulevard Crash
Emergency Lights (FIle)
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - A 68-year-old woman from Hernando Beach tragically lost her life in a single-vehicle accident on S [...]
Frostproof And Lakeland Crashes Leave 1 Dead, 6 Injured: Polk County Sheriff
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd (File)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating two major crashes that occur [...]
Florida Man’s Cocaine Dreams Go Up in Smoke (And A Van Full Of Cash)
Hubert Ramon Santiesteban
It seems Hubert Ramon Santiesteban, a 55-year-old from sunny Sebring, Florida, had big plans for 30 kilograms of cocaine [...]
12 Suspects, Including MS-13 And Mexican Mafia Members, Indicted In Florida For Drug Trafficking
MS-13 Tattoo (File)
A federal indictment was unsealed Friday, charging 12 individuals, including members of international criminal gangs MS-13, Su [...]