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Melissa’s Misadventures In Lake Wales: A Burglary, A Fish Camp, And A Forgetful Felon
Melissa's Misadventures In Lake Wales: A Burglary, A Fish Camp, And A Forgetful Felon (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - It seems the allure of a recreati [...]
Florida Deputies Nab Mississippi Man In Stolen Bronco Thanks To FLOCK Alert
Florida Deputies Nab Mississippi Man In Stolen Bronco Thanks To FLOCK Alert (WCSO)
A stolen vehicle alert from the FLOCK system led to the arrest [...]
Connecticut Man Sentenced For Escaping Halfway House
Handcuffs, TFP File Photo
Luis Padilla, 39, formerly of Waterbury, Connecticut, was sentenced to over a year in prison for escaping from a halfway [...]
Ex-Firefighter In Florida Arrested For Sexual Assault On Unconscious Patient In Ambulance
James Melady, 37 (FCSO)
A former firefighter in Florida, James Melady, 37, was arrested on September 11th for sexually assaulting an unconscious w [...]
Convicted Child Molester Found Guilty Of Naturalization Fraud In Miami
View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File)
MIAMI, Fla. - Orlando Chavez, 43, a convicted child molester, was found guilty of naturalization fraud and u [...]
Experts Talk Union Heads Balancing Relations With Admin And Cops – LEO Talk Show
Experts Talk Union Heads Balancing Relations With Admin And Cops - LEO Talk Show
The Tampa Free Press will publish the LEO Rou [...]
12 Men In Kansas City Metro Area Indicted On Fentanyl Distribution And Firearms Charges
Handcuffs, Source: Pexels
A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Missouri, has indicted 12 men from the Kansas City metropolitan area on charges rel [...]
Haines City Man Gets Over 12 Years For Fentanyl And Cocaine Trafficking Linked To Georgia
Robert Lubin (PCSO))
HAINES CITY, Fla. - Robert Lubin, a 36-year-old resident of Haines City, Florida, has been sentenced to 12 years and 6 months [...]
Former North Carolina Santa Claus Impersonator Accused Of Shattering Childhood Innocence
Bevier Sleight (CIPD)
A 78-year-old man who once portrayed Santa Claus at a North Carolina theme park has been arrested on multiple charges of chi [...]
Florida Burglary Suspect Takes An Unexpected Dip In The Bay To Dodge Arrest
Michael Pendley, 46 (WCSO)
A Florida man decided to take a rather refreshing approach to evading arrest - a dip in the Choctawhatchee Bay.
On F [...]