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Palm Harbor Man Charged With Murder In Brutal Beating Death Of St. Petersburg Man
37-year-old Matthew Weldon (PCSO)
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Pinellas County Sheriff's Office detectives are conducting a homicide investigation in P [...]
Florida Leads The Nation In Fentanyl Seizures
Fentanyl in candy boxes. (AG)
Florida tops the country in fentanyl seizures, and Attorney General Ashley Moody is applauding law enforcement effor [...]
Polk County Woman Charged In Deadly 2023 Lakeland, Bartow Road Hit-And-Run Crash
Cassidy Mullis (LPD)
LAKELAND, Fla. - The woman responsible for the death of a Lakeland bicyclist has been charged following an exhaustive investi [...]
Pennsylvania Man Murders Roommate On His Birthday, Scatters Remains In 3 Different Areas
Joshua Moser, 33 (PASP)
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with murdering and dismembering his roommate, and investigators say he scattered the m [...]
Former Boston Red Sox Pitcher Austin Maddox Arrested In Florida Sex Sting
Former Boston Red Sox Pitcher Austin Maddox Arrested In Florida Sex Sting
Former Boston Red Sox Pitcher Austin Maddox was arrested in a Florida se [...]
Arizona Man Who Kidnapped Wife, Wrapped Her In Packing Tape, Buried Her Alive Gets Life In Prison
David Michael Pagniano (YCA)
A 62-year-old Arizona man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of hi [...]
71-Year-Old Maryland Man Sentenced After Shooting Stepson In The Head Over Parking Spot
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
A 71-year-old Maryland man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the brutal murder of his 48-year-old stepson, Sh [...]
Two Arrested In Tampa With Fully Automatic Machine Gun, Drugs
James Vickers and Demetris B. Riggins (TPD)
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Police Officers recovered drugs and two guns from a car during a traffic stop, on [...]
11-Year-Old Florida Boy Shoots And Kills His Aunt: Police
Police Lights (File)
An 11-year-old Florida boy is in custody after shooting and killing his Aunt Friday morning, according to police.
Police [...]
5 Members Of Multi-State Gas Pump Skimming Device And Fuel Theft Ring Arrested In Florida
Gasoline Pumps. Source: TFP
Five individuals in Florida have been charged with conspiracy, four counts of wire fraud, 15 counts of access device f [...]