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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – On January 11th, National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Sheriff Chad Chronister announced the results of a month-long operation aimed at targeting and deterring human trafficking in Hillsborough County. A total of 71 individuals were arrested during the course of the investigation…
Read More 71-Arrested in Hillsborough County Human Trafficking Sting
A Florida man is behind bars on a multi-million dollar bond after investigators say he punished three children in a grotesque manner. Kevin Jean, 34, burned and mutilated the children on Tuesday at a Panama City Beach hotel, according to police. Police say that Jean…
Read More Florida Man Jailed, Accused of Mutilating and Burning Three Little Girls
TAMPA, Fla. – For two years, Tampa Police Homicide Detectives have been working to locate and arrest suspects in the January 2019 shooting and murder of two victims. On Friday, January 8, 2021, Garian Brown was arrested and charged with two counts of murder. On…
Read More After 2-Years of Running, Tampa Murder Suspect Arrested in Gibsonton
LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. – Senior U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington today sentenced Christopher John Streeter, 63, Land O’Lakes, to life in federal prison for sex trafficking of a child under the age of 14. Streeter had pleaded guilty on October 15, 2020. According…
Read More Florida Man Gets Life in Federal Prison, Child-Sex-Trafficking Ring
TAMPA, Fla. – A suspect linked to a fatal shooting in December has been arrested. On Wednesday, January 6, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant for Carl Feltus, 22, for charges of manslaughter with a firearm, tampering with physical evidence (2 counts), and…
Read More Tampa, Palms at Ashley Oaks, Homicide Suspect Arrested
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and the Hillsborough County Public Schools unveiled a joint Public Service Announcement (PSA) directed to middle and high school students, as another approach to aid the fight against human trafficking. In the two-and-a-half-minute video, Sheriff Chad…
Read More HCSO and Hillsborough Public School System, Fighting Human Trafficking
TAMPA, Fla. – Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the location and arrest of Gregory Caliz. From November 2016 to August 2019, Gregory Caliz deposited counterfeit checks into accounts in the Tampa Bay…
Read More $5,000 Reward for Bank Fraud Suspect With Ties to Pasco and Hillsborough Counties
A suspect linked to several business burglaries during the month of December has been located and arrested. On December 19, 2020, Joseph Williams, 39, used a piece of concrete to break the glass and gain entry into the Taste of China restaurant, located at 8476 Sheldon…
Read More 39-Year-Old Man Linked To Pasco, Hernando, and Hillsborough County Burglaries, Arrested
TAMPA, Fla. – In the early morning of December 26, Tampa Police responded to a shooting in the area of E. 7th Ave near N. 20th St. Four subjects had been shot; two died as a result of their injuries. Detectives immediately began working to…
Read More Arrest Made in December Ybor City Shooting that Killed Two
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY Fla. – The eyes in the sky, aka Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Aviation Unit, caught this man in a recycling bin. On Saturday Hillsborough County Sheriff Deputies spotted a stolen black Ford Escape driving on 78th Street. The driver took off and tried to get…
Read More U.S. Crime: Florida Man Hops Into Recycling Bin To Escape Arrest