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July 10, 2020 By: Staff Report BARTOW, Fla. – Benny Robles Jr. is saddened by many of the negative stories that have been reported about what has happened in our nation in recent months. “I fear that the bravery and sacrifice of our law enforcement…
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July 10, 2020 By: Staff Report NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – A New Port Richey man was arrested on 10 counts of having, viewing, and controlling materials of sexual performance with a child. 20- year-old Mark Louis King II, was arrested on Thursday by Pasco…
Read More New Port Richey Man Charged, 10 Counts of Child Porn
July 10, 2020 By: Staff Report SAN DIEGO – Jeffrey Fildey, founder and former CEO of San Diego startup GoFormz Inc. pleaded guilty today to stealing more than $1,500,000 from his own company for his personal benefit. According to public records, GoFormz Inc., founded in…
Read More CEO of San Diego Startup Bilked Over $1,500,000 From His Company
July 10, 2020 By: Staff and LEO Roundtable MIAMI, Fla – Is Miami Cop Justified In Striking Woman At Airport On Video? The Free Press has partnered with LEO Round Table and will broadcast its Law Enforcement Program here in Cops and Crimes. LEO Round…
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July 9, 2020 By: Staff Report FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Police Chief Rick Maglione has been removed as the top cop in Ft. Lauderdale today. While he will stay on in some capacity as a city employee, that position has yet to be announced. Assistant…
Read More Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Rick Maglione Dethroned
July 9, 2020 By: Staff Report COLUMBUS, OH.- A rheumatology professor and researcher with strong ties to China has been ordered held without bond to face a charge of grant fraud for not disclosing that he was engaged in a sophisticated scheme to use approximately…
Read More Researcher Charged with Illegally Using U.S. Grant Funds to Develop Scientific Expertise for China
July 9, 2020 By: Staff Report BRANDON, Fla. – Austin Tyler Hoskins is in jail tonight and being held on a $166,000 bond. Charged with 28 felonies, all related to having and distributing child pornography. Hoskins , 18 from Brandon FL, was arrested today at…
Read More Brandon Man Arrested – 28 Child Porn Charges
July 9, 2020 By: Staff and LEO Roundtable TAMPA, Fla.- The Free Press has partnered with LEO Round Table and will broadcast its Law Enforcement Program here in Cops and Crimes. Visit LEO Round Table atWebsite: http://leoroundtable.com/ Publishers Note: While The Free Press will always be free…
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July 9, 2020 By: Staff Report SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – Mayor Rick Kriseman and Chief of Police Anthony Holloway announce significant change in police response for the City of St. Petersburg on Facebook today. The City of St. Petersburg Police Department will create a new…
Read More St. Pete Mayor Announces Social Service Agency to Respond to Non-Violent Police Calls for Service
July 9, 2020 By: Staff Report SPOKANE, WA. – William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that a Federal grand jury returned an Indictment charging Clifton Frank Peter with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree murder,…
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