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…
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Two People Dead, Dog Critical In Bizarre Florida Murder-Suicide
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-SuicideFlorida Man Jailed After Deputies Find Enough Fentanyl To Kill 5,000 People
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 PeopleFlorida Man Pretending To Be “Rideshare” Driver Arrested Again For Sexual Assault
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 AssaultFlorida Woman Who Stole Nearly $300,000 From Elderly Couple Gets 51 Months In Prison
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 PrisonFlorida Sheriff Tells Drug Dealers “Get Out Of Citrus County”
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”Florida Gun Buyback Will Send Americans’ Weapons To Ukraine
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 UkraineBody-Worn Camera From Deputy-Involved Shooting In Florida Released
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 ReleasedFlorida Man Arrested Trying To Buy A Child At Winn Dixie For $100,000, Again
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, AgainFlorida Man Arrested Standing On Highway, Pointing Gun At Cars Passing By
A 36-year-old Florida man has been arrested after standing on the ride of a highway pointing a gun at cars passing by. According to Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, on Thursday, dispatch received a complaint of an individual on foot pointing a gun at passing vehicles…
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