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A would-be Florida man was arrested and will most likely be deported to his home country after an assault over the weekend. On Saturday night, Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division Deputies responded to a business at the US-129 and I-10 corridor about a disturbance.…
Read More Deported Mexican Felon Arrested In Florida After Assaulting Woman
On Monday afternoon, Casey White and Vicky White, two people who gained national attention after staging an escape from an Alabama prison, were captured in Evansville, Indiana. According to Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Marshals and sheriff’s deputies “intercepted” the Whites after a short…
Read More Casey And Vicky White Captured In Indiana After Nationwide Manhunt
A Florida man behind bars will be staying a bit longer after investigators intercepted incoming birthday cards laced with drugs. Specifically, Suboxone strips through letters addressed to him from outside the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Facility. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) Special Investigations Unit…
Read More “Happy Birthday” Florida Man Arranges Drug Delivery In Birthday Cards To His Jail Cell
A Florida inmate, assigned to a work-release program, has skipped out and is being sought by authorities. On May 4th, Anthony Ray Barnes was assigned to L30 Traffic Services to hold traffic signs. Investigators say he checked in with a Florida Department of Corrections Correctional…
Read More Florida Man Escapes Inmate Work Release, FDLE, And Sheriff Searching For Him
Two Florida teenagers were arrested for an armed robbery and carjacking that ended in a violent crash. On Saturday, Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home on the 1200-block of North “Z” Street after a woman reported being robbed at gunpoint in front of…
Read More Two Florida Teens Locked Up After Armed Carjacking, Flipping Stolen Car
On Monday, the Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous’ crew transferred 62 Haitians to Bahamian authorities after rescuing them in Bahamian waters. A Coast Guard Air Station, Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry law enforcement aircrew, found an overloaded, unsafe, and unstable Haitian sailing vessel on May 2, approximately…
Read More US Coast Guard Rescues 62 Haitians Off Of Florida Coast
TAMPA, Fla. – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Keaujay Hornsby, a/k/a “Plug,” 26, Tampa; Kareem Spann, a/k/a “Reem,” 27, Tampa, and Tywon Spann, a/k/a “Weez”, 25, Tampa, have pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy related to numerous violent, drug trafficking, and economic…
Read More Four Plead Guilty In Tampa “Robles Park” Criminal Enterprise
According to investigators, a Florida man wanted on multiple counts of animal abuse was arrested in Colorado last week. On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office’s (CCSO) Wanted of the Week, 48-year-old Jason Munn of Floral City, was arrested by authorities with…
Read More Florida Man Wanted For “Deplorable” Animal Abuse Arrested In Colorado
PASCO COUNTY, FL. – Pasco County Sheriff’s Office Economic Crimes unit recently conducted an unlicensed contractor operation. Businesses and individuals were found to be conducting contractor work without the proper licensing. This crime is dangerous, placing citizens at potential risk for poor quality work and…
Read More 22 Unlicensed Contractors Exposed In Pasco County Economic Crimes Operation
TAMPA, FL. – Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office detectives are looking for suspects who robbed a Save a Lot, and then shot at deputies as they attempted a traffic stop. On Sunday, May 8, 2022, at approximately 8:31 p.m., two men entered the Save a Lot…
Read More Sheriff Searching For ‘Save a Lot’ Armed Robbery Suspects Who Shot At Deputies With Shotgun