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The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal by a Death Row inmate convicted in the gruesome murders of his girlfriend and her two children in 2008 in Hillsborough County. Edwin Allen Covington was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to…
Read More Florida Death Row Inmate’s Appeal Rejected In Gruesome Murder Of Girlfriend, Two Children
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is crediting the newly formed Human Trafficking Squad for arresting hundreds of suspects in various sex crimes and saving several victims from a life of exploitation. “Since the formation of the Human Trafficking Squad on June…
Read More Man On Honeymoon Among 176 Men Arrested In Florida Prostitution, Sex Crime Sting
Morgues in multiple states have resorted to extra storage space for fentanyl overdose victims’ remains after synthetic opioid deaths continued to surge last year, according to Fox News. Fentanyl overdoses killed over 71,000 people last year following a 1,800% rise in the annual synthetic opioid-related overdose death…
Read More Morgues Overflowing With Dead Bodies From Fentanyl Overdoses
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Sherman Michael Puckett, 34, Clearwater, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, 10 grams or more of fentanyl analogues, 5 grams or more of methamphetamine, and heroin; and obstructing of…
Read More Florida Man Who Killed Woman With Fentanyl And Threw Her Off Bridge, Gets 25 Years
Three law enforcement officers are in hot water after a viral video of them beating a man was released on social media. Two Crawford County, Arkansas Sheriff’s deputies have been suspended and a Mulberry, Arkansas police officer was placed on leave after the shocking video…
Read More Three Law Enforcement Officers In Hot Water After Brutal Beating Video Goes Viral
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Hillsborough County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested a second suspect for child abuse at a daycare where the co-owner was first charged. On Monday, June 20, 2022, Tara Ballou, a teacher, and employee of Children’s Land of Imagination Academy, was seen physically abusing…
Read More Second Daycare Worker In Florida Arrested For Child Abuse, Holding Child Down With Her Legs
A Florida man went on a carjacking spree Tuesday morning with three separate victims, but his spree came to an end in a stolen box truck a few counties away from where he started. Just after 7 a.m. on Tuesday, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office…
Read More Florida Man’s Carjacking Spree Thwarted A Few Counties Away From Where It Started
A 61-year-old rural postal carrier was attacked by several dogs Sunday afternoon in the Interlachen Lake Estates area after her vehicle was reported to have broken down. Deputies responded and found a woman on the ground with severe bleeding. Five dogs were nearby inside a…
Read More Florida Postal Worker Dies After Being Attacked By 5 Dogs
The husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor driving under the influence charges related to a May crash in California’s wine country and was sentenced to five days in jail and three years of probation, according to the AP. Pelosi served two…
Read More Paul Pelosi Sentenced For DUI, 5 Days In Jail With 3 Years Of Probation
A Florida Man was arrested last week for traveling to and attempting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl. He was met by detectives. According to police, Anthony Petty, 62, was ‘just trying to celebrate” his upcoming birthday by having sex with a child. Police…
Read More Florida Man Wanted To “Celebrate” His Birthday By Meeting A Child, He Met Detectives Instead