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Polk Deputies Arrest Bartow Man For Sex Crimes Against Children. He Is A Registered Offender
Jessie Valdez (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A registered sex offender who was convicted in Hardee County in 1991 for a sex offense against a child wa [...]
Polk Deputies Apprehend Suspects After Theft At Davenport Dick’s Sporting Goods Ends In High-Speed Pursuit
Polk Deputies Apprehend Suspects After Theft At Davenport Dick's Sporting Goods, Ending In High-Speed Pursuit
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Two men were arr [...]
Minnesota State Trooper Charged In Homicide Of 18-Year-Old Cheerleader
Olivia Flores (GoFundMe)
A Minnesota State Trooper faces manslaughter and criminal vehicular homicide charges in the death of Olivia Flores, an 18 [...]
Pennsylvania Man Admits Guilt In Insider Trading Scheme Involving Dick’s Sporting Goods Securities
Dick's Sporting Goods (File)
Frank T. Poerio Jr., a 62-year-old resident of Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court today to four [...]
Oklahoma Man Who Shot Police Officer During Domestic Call Gets 120 Months In Prison
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
A 67-year-old Oklahoma man has been sentenced to federal prison for the assault and shooting of a police officer wh [...]
Weeki Wachee Pastor Charged With Sexual Battery Of Teen Family Member Visiting From New York
William Martinez (HCSO)
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - A Weeki Wachee Pastor is behind bars after being charged with sexually battering a teen family mem [...]
Hillsborough Sheriff’s Office Arrests Woman For Inciting Astro Skate Riot In Brandon
Stephanie Pedroso (HCSO)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) has arrested Stephanie Pedroso, 36, for her r [...]
Tampa Man Indicted For Sex Trafficking A Minor
Dontae Burton, 39 (HCSO)
TAMPA, Fla. - Dontae Burton, 39, Tampa, has been charged with sex trafficking of a minor. If convicted, Burton faces a ma [...]
17 From West Virginia Plead Guilty In Baltimore-Based Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
Emergency Lights (Source: File Photo)
Seventeen individuals have pleaded guilty to federal drug distribution charges related to a Baltimore-based [...]
New Jersey Woman Admits To Beating Roommate To Death With Various Household Items
Mary Carbone, 60 (PB)
A New Jersey woman pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter on Monday in the death of her roommate, Frank Stochel, 55, in F [...]