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DOJ: Orlando Man Charged For Threatening Explosives, Destroying Energy Facility In Anti-Israel Attacks
(Aerial photo of the solar panel field Hnaihen attacked, with targeted panel areas outlined in red)
A 43-year-old Orlando man is facing federal ch [...]
St. Petersburg Police Bust Major Fentanyl Traffickers In ‘Operation Cookie Dough’
St. Petersburg Police Bust Major Fentanyl Trafficker In 'Operation Cookie Dough'
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - In a joint press conference today, St. Pet [...]
Citrus County Sheriff’s Office Shuts Down Major Opioid Pill Mill In Operation “Flip The Script”
Citrus County Sheriff's Office Announces Major Breakthrough In Opioid Pill Mill Bust, Operation "Flip The Script"
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. - The Citrus [...]
North Carolina Man Arrested After He Plows Semi-Truck Into Crowd At Tampa Strip Club, Killing 1 And Injuring 2
Dylan Fogle (HCSO)
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Police have arrested 25-year-old Dylan Fogle of Thomasville, North Carolina, following an August 13, 2024, [...]
DNC Delegate Among Those Charged In Protest That Left Black Missouri Cop Critically Injured
Travis Brown with his twin daughters (GoFundMe)
Newly released videos show a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer being violently knocked over by a [...]
Bushnell Woman Convicted Of Animal Cruelty, Sentenced To Jail
Amy Michelle Parrish
SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. - A Bushnell woman, Amy Michelle Parrish, was found guilty on three counts of animal cruelty and sentence [...]
Less Lethal Bean Bag Round Upsets Armed Man Turning Situation Deadly – LEO Talk Show
Less Lethal Bean Bag Round Upsets Armed Man Turning Situation Deadly - LEO Talk Show
The Tampa Free Press will publish the LEO [...]
Brooksville Man Shoots Himself In The Leg While Livestreaming, Pleads Guilty To Firearms Charge
James Hilligardt (HCSO)
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - James Hilligardt, a 21-year-old from Brooksville, has admitted guilt to possessing a firearm despite b [...]
Four Florida Men Sentenced To Federal Prison For OfferUp Online Marketplace Robberies
Prison Yard, TFP File Photo
In a significant crackdown on online marketplace-related crime, four Florida men have been sentenced to federal prison [...]
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty To Sex Trafficking In Virginia, Florida, Pennsylvania, & North Carolina
Human Trafficking (File)
A 36-year-old Maryland man, William O'Neil Murray III, has pleaded guilty to federal charges of sex trafficking. Murray a [...]