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Florida Woman Charged After Cops In South Carolina Find ‘Trap’ With 6 Pounds Of Cocaine
Carmen Denisse Garcia Roman, of Orlando, Florida (FCSO)
A routine traffic stop for speeding in Florence County, South Carolina, led to a significa [...]
Florida Man Gets 3 Felonies, 4 Misdemeanors After Sleeping In Taco Bell Drive-Thru
34-year-old Marcus Jamar Jenkins (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Lakeland man has been charged after deputies found him sleeping in the drive-thru li [...]
Florida Man ID’d In Fatal 4th Of July Yellowstone Shooting With Park Ranger
Yellowstone National Park (FB)
Authorities have identified the man killed in a fatal shooting in Yellowstone National Park on July 4th as Samson L [...]
Florida Man Shoots Walmart Drone With 9MM, Raising Concerns For Air Deliveries
Dennis Winn (LCSO)
A Florida man faces charges after allegedly shooting a Walmart delivery drone, an incident that highlights potential challenges [...]
Georgia Man Who Shot At Cops During Standoff Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison
Handcuff (File)
A convicted felon with a history of violence, Renaldo Smith, 33, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for shooting at law e [...]
Florida Man Dangles And Drops Toddler From Hotel Balcony Head First
Brandon Gilmore of Eustis, Florida (VSO)
A 31-year-old Florida man was arrested for allegedly dangling a child from a hotel balcony and then dropp [...]
10-Time Convicted Florida Felon Pleads Guilty To Gun Charges After Fleeing Scene Of Girlfriend’s Violent Death
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
Albert Ayala, 34, a ten-time convicted felon, pleaded guilty today to one count of possessing a firearm as a convicted f [...]
2 Men Charged With BWI After Woman Falls Off Boat And Drowns On 4th Of July
Jerri MacMeekin (FB)
A festive Fourth of July celebration turned tragic on Lake Conroe, Texas, when a 31-year-old woman, Jerri MacMeekin, drowned [...]
St. Petersburg Police Arrest Man Who Fired Multiple Shots In The Air Outside Of Catalyst Lounge
Dwight Williams, 45 (SPPD)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla - Police arrested Dwight Williams, 45, after he allegedly fired multiple shots into the air near a [...]
Utah Man Sentenced For Murder Of Missing Teen
Dylan Rounds (Family Photo, KSL)
James Brenner, 61, was sentenced last week in Box Elder County Court for the murder of 19-year-old Dylan Rounds. [...]