Category: Cops and Crime

Two police officers in Florida have been hospitalized after being exposed to drugs from an addict they were arresting. The opioid overdose treatment, Narcan, was administered to two Gainesville Police officers on Sunday after they were exposed to suspected narcotics from placing a subject under…

Read More Flood Of Fentanyl In Florida Putting First Responders In Life-Threatening Situations

A 32-year-old Florida man in jail for credit card fraud is now facing more felony charges as a result of an investigation. Detectives arrested William Collins of Naples on nearly two dozen fraud and theft-related charges in connection with a vehicle burglary in May. Detectives…

Read More Florida Man Arrested While In Jail On Two Dozen Charges Related To Car Burglary

SARASOTA, Fla. – The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is currently conducting two related death investigations. Deputies were notified just after 5:00 p.m. Friday of a possible battery in the 800 block of E. Seminole Drive in Venice. The first deputy on the scene was approached…

Read More Two People Dead, Dog Critical In Bizarre Florida Murder-Suicide

A Florida man, who happens to be a convicted felon has been arrested after deputies seized trafficking amounts of the deadly opioid fentanyl during a traffic stop Thursday. James Gore, 44, of 759 Alice Jimmie Circle, Immokalee, is in the Collier County jail on multiple…

Read More Florida Man Jailed After Deputies Find Enough Fentanyl To Kill 5,000 People

A 32-year-old Florida man, pretending to be a rideshare driver, who was arrested earlier this month for sexually assaulting a passenger has been arrested again with additional charges from a similar incident in July. Enmanuel Noslen Teixeira was arrested on Aug. 18 for sexual assault,…

Read More Florida Man Pretending To Be “Rideshare” Driver Arrested Again For Sexual Assault

A Florida woman has been sentenced in a case where she duped a senior couple, that she was providing care for, out of nearly $300,000. 52-year-old Sherri Lynn Smith has been sentenced to 51 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release for…

Read More Florida Woman Who Stole Nearly $300,000 From Elderly Couple Gets 51 Months In Prison

CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – On Friday detectives from the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Impact Unit (TIU) executed a search warrant at 6959 North Charles Terrace in Hernando, FL. Detectives were aware of ongoing narcotics sales at the residence and conducted an investigation that led…

Read More Florida Sheriff Tells Drug Dealers “Get Out Of Citrus County”

The City of Miami is hosting a gun buyback program Saturday and donating the weapons to Ukraine’s defense, according to the city. The Miami website advertises the event as a way to prevent gun violence and support Ukraine. Donors will be offered up to $150 per gun,…

Read More Florida Gun Buyback Will Send Americans’ Weapons To Ukraine

The body-worn camera footage from a deputy-involved shooting that happened in Florida was released on Friday. “As part of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office’s commitment to transparency, it is our policy to release body-worn camera video within 30 days of a critical incident, including deputy-involved…

Read More Body-Worn Camera From Deputy-Involved Shooting In Florida Released

A registered sex offender has been arrested after attempting to purchase a child that he saw in a Winn Dixie store with her mom. According to WESH, Hellmuth Kolb, 85, Port Orange, was locked up for violating probation stemming from a conviction of trying to…

Read More Florida Man Arrested Trying To Buy A Child At Winn Dixie For $100,000, Again