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Kissimmee Man Arrested In Lake Wales On Outstanding Burglary Warrant
Nathan Downing
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A 29-year-old Kissimmee man, Nathan Downing, was apprehended yesterday in Lake Wales by the Polk County Sheriff [...]
Wanted Mulberry Woman With Trio Of Indiana Warrants Found Waiting In Polk County Jail
Jennifer Benningfield
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Polk County woman with a significant legal cloud hanging over her head is now facing extradition back [...]
Florida Death Row Drama: Inmate Claims Delusion, Seeks Reprieve As Execution Looms
Jeffrey Hutchinson (FDOC)
In a last-minute legal maneuver, attorneys for death row inmate Jeffrey Hutchinson filed a motion Wednesday with the Sup [...]
Stock Island Man Jailed After Spitting, Throwing Knife During Argument
Police Lights (File)
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - A 48-year-old Stock Island man was arrested Sunday night after allegedly spitting on another man during [...]
Suspected Cocaine Brick Discovered On Florida Beach
Suspected Cocaine Brick Discovered On Florida Beach
A suspected kilogram-sized brick of cocaine was discovered by a passerby on Sunday afternoon n [...]
Illegal Alien Charged With Stealing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s Purse, Other D.C. Thefts
Suspect 2 (L) and Mario E. Bustamante Leiva (R) at the King Street metro station. (MPD)
An illegal alien has been charged with stealing the purse [...]
Iraqi National Charged In New York With Illegal Voting In 2020 Election
Voting Booth, Source: TFP File Photo
Akeel Abdul Jamiel, 45, formerly of South Glens Falls, New York, has been charged with illegally voting in th [...]
Avon Park Woman’s Traffic Stop In Fort Meade Leads To Major Drug Bust, Child Endangerment Charges
Heather Darlene Rimes
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - What began as a routine traffic stop for a minor window tint violation in Fort Meade on Saturday evening [...]
Florida Father And Son Dead After Sword Stabbing, Deputy-Involved Shooting
Emergency Lights (Source: File Photo)
A tragic domestic violence incident early Saturday morning has resulted in the deaths of a father and son fo [...]
Tampa Man Charged After Sneaking Into Marion County Home To See 13-Year-Old Child
Jaquese Sankey (MCSO)
MARION COUNTY, Fla. - The Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) annpunced Friday the arrest of 22-year-old Jaquese Sankey, T [...]