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Date Gone Wrong: Iowa Woman Arrested For Dialing 911 To Escape Online Date
18-year-old Sumaya Thomas (JCSO)
An Iowa woman faces charges after allegedly calling the police to fabricate an emergency in order to ditch a date [...]
K-9 Survives After Brutal Stabbing By Violent Suspect On Video, LEO Talk Show
LEO Round Table
The Tampa Free Press will publish the LEO Round Table talk show five days a week, Tuesday through Sa [...]
Two California Men Sentenced In Alabama To 70 Months In Prison For Fentanyl Trafficking
Police Line (File)
Two California men have been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, according to the U [...]
Georgia Real Estate Broker And County Board Chairman Indicted On Money Laundering Charges
FBI Agent, Source: FBI
Federal prosecutors have indicted Newton County Board of Commissioners Chairman Marcello Banes and local real estate broker [...]
Michigan Doctor Faces Charges In Telehealth Fraud Scheme
Source: TFP File Photo
A Kalamazoo doctor, Theresa A. Kordish, has been charged with participating in a telehealth fraud scheme that bilked Medica [...]
Arkansas Man Receives 10-Year Sentence For Exchanging Explicit Material With Minor
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
An Arkansas man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for exchanging sexually explicit material with a m [...]
Texas Crack Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To Prison After Lengthy Investigation
Police Lights (File)
A lengthy investigation into a local crack cocaine distribution ring has culminated in a prison sentence for a key supplier. [...]
Teen Arrested Attempting To Abduct Woman While Armed With A Saw Blade At Home Depot
Daniel Buron (HCSO)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested a teenager following a reported attempted abduct [...]
Hillsborough Sheriff, ATF, And Tampa Police Foil Walgreens Armed Robbery By Gang Member
Malcolm Green (HCSO)
TAMPA, Fla. - A swift response by Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies and Tampa Police led to the arrest of an arme [...]
Michigan Man Sentenced By DOJ For Diverting Platte River Into Lake Michigan
Aerial photograph on the left, taken in May of 2022, shows the natural flow of the Platte River running parallel to Lake Michigan. The photograph on [...]