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4 New Jersey Men Charged In Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy
Long Rifles (File)
Federal authorities have charged four men from New Jersey for their alleged involvement in an illegal firearms trafficking oper [...]
Ohio Man Gets 96 Months In Prison For Mailing Fentanyl To Mississippi
United States Postal Service (“USPS”)
Justin Elkins, a 35-year-old man from Dayton, Ohio, was sentenced to 96 months (8 years) in federal prison f [...]
3 Men From South Dakota, Wyoming, And Colorado Sentenced For Meth Conspiracy
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
Three men from South Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado were sentenced in federal court for their involvement in a consp [...]
Florida Highway Patrol ‘Cruises’ To Victory Again In Best Looking Cruiser Contest
FHP Launches Campaign to Win 2024 Best-Looking Cruiser
The American Association of State Troopers (AAST) announced that the Florida Highway Patrol [...]
Three Arrested, Two Wanted In Targeted Gang-Related Killing Of Julio Foolio In Tampa
Three Arrested, Two Wanted In Targeted Gang-Related Killing Of Julio Foolio
TAMPA, Fla. - Three individuals have been arrested in connection with [...]
Maine Man Sent Bomb Threat Via Bank’s Pneumatic Tube In Drive-Thru
Pneumatic Tube (File)
Jason Arsenault, a 41-year-old resident of Westbrook, Maine, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to bank robbery after sen [...]
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty To Violating Federal Gun Control Act
Ghost Gun (Unsplash)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Kenneth Tate, a 43-year-old resident of New Orleans, entered a guilty plea on July 25, 2024, before United [...]
Indiana Drug Dealer Sentenced To Over 15 Years For Fentanyl Trafficking, Gun Possession
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
Clifton Withers, 49, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 188 months (over 15 years) in federal prison followed by five yea [...]
Polk County Deputies Solve Lakeland Bicycle Theft, Making 12-Year-Old’s Birthday Extra Special
James Calhoun (PCSO)
LAKELAND, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) proves that no crime is too small to investigate, especially when it [...]
Wyoming Man Gets Life For Kidnapping, Murdering Woman Found In Colorado
Casey Childers (File)
A Wyoming man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the kidnapping and murder of a woma [...]