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A Florida man has been arrested after stealing a lot more than burgers from a McDonald’s location, according to deputies On September 4, 2022, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested Jon Jon Smith, 38, for stealing nearly $200,000 from a local McDonald’s. Investigators say these…
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Two deputies in Florida escaped serious injury, or worse when a drunk driver smashed into their patrol car. According to investigators, Volusia County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Stubblefield and his trainee Deputy Garcia were working a traffic crash on U.S. 17 near Lingering Lane when a…
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A Florida woman has been arrested after deputies say she stabbed her roommates and then went shopping after she thought they were dead. According to investigators, at approximately 8:03 A.M. Friday, deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call where the…
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State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami Beach Police Department Chief Richard Clements, and Miami-Dade Police Department Director Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez III, announce the arrest of 26-year-old Nicole Cardona. Cardona is alleged to have been selling applications for permanent disabled parking permits, complete with forged doctor…
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three men for Human Trafficking after a week-long undercover operation. On September 12, 2022, Human Trafficking Squad detectives began an undercover operation within parts of Hillsborough County. Their goal was to identify individuals that exploit children for commercial…
Read More Lakeland Kona Ice Owner Among Three Men Arrested On Human Trafficking Charges
A 48-year-old Florida man has been arrested after an investigation, and DNA showed that he was the father of a juvenile’s baby. According to deputies, on Jan. 11, 2022, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division received a report from the Department of Children…
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HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Fla. – A Sebring man has been arrested after a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led investigators to a computer in Highlands County. Christian Alexander Garcia, 27, Sebring, was arrested today by members of the Special Victims Unit…
Read More Sebring Man Arrested After Investigation Showed Sexually Explicit Chats With Children
An 18-year-old road-rage driver who fired several shots at a woman’s vehicle Thursday morning was quickly identified and located by deputies, and his gun fell to the ground as he was taken into custody. The shooting was reported shortly before 6 a.m., in Volusia County,…
Read More Florida Teen Arrested In Road Rage Incident After Shooting Woman’s Car Seven Times
A 47-year-old Florida man has been arrested on attempted murder and aggravated child abuse charges after deputies say he stabbed two children while they slept Wednesday night. Trevor Hooper Kilian, 47, was arrested following the incident in the Ibis Cove community off Immokalee Road in…
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CLEARWATER, Fla. – Three Clearwater roommates have been charged in a child exploitation case that involved over 1,000 images of child porn. Joshua Tripp, 42, Clearwater, with three counts of distributing and one count of possessing child sex abuse material. Tripp is a registered sex…
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