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Spring Hill Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges
Jacob Peter Gorman (HCSO)
SPRING HILL, Fla. - A Spring Hill man was arrested on Thursday, May 1, 2025, following an investigation into the possess [...]
Career Offender Nabbed In Lakeland After Foot Chase Ends With Taser
Benjamin Jones
LAKELAND, Fla. - For Benjamin Jones, law enforcement encounters appear to be a recurring theme. Described as a career offender, Jon [...]
Texas Woman Charged With Machete Attack On FBI Agents
FBI Agent, Source: FBI
A Texas woman, Jennifer Jesselle Perez-Rodriguez, 28, has been charged with assaulting a federal law enforcement officer wi [...]
Florida Man Arrested For DUI, Allegedly Wipes Feces In Jail Cell After Restaurant Harassment
Jason Lavar Buchanan (WCSO)
What began as a call about a disruptive, drunk man harassing customers at a Grayton Beach restaurant late Friday ultim [...]
Florida Man Arrested On Multiple Charges Including Murder, Sex Assault, And Kidnapping
David Earl Gipson (WCSO)
A Florida man is in custody facing a slew of charges, including open murder, sexual assault, and kidnapping, following a [...]
Hillsborough Sheriff Arrests Tampa Man In Human Trafficking Investigation, Multiple Victims Identified
Deune Dukes (HCSO)
TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) has arrested a man following an extensive human trafficking inves [...]
3 Teens Shot At Davenport Gathering After Proms, Polk County Sheriff Vows Justice
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Three teenagers were injured in a shooting early Sunday morning at the Azur Resort in Davenport [...]
Woman Arrested Within Minutes Of Ocala Bank Robbery
Christina Gates Thagard (OPD)
OCALA, Fla. - A woman was arrested Saturday morning shortly after allegedly robbing a TD Bank on SE 17th Street in O [...]
Loughman Man Arrested For Armed Robbery After Cell Phone Dispute Near Davenport
Eddie Edwin Ramos
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Loughman man is behind bars after allegedly robbing another man at a mobile home park on Old Lake Wilson R [...]
Tip Leads To Takedown: Violent Lakeland Fugitive James Wells Nabbed By Polk County Deputies
James William Wells
LAKELAND, Fla. - A 45-year-old Lakeland man with an extensive criminal history, James William Wells, was taken into custody by [...]