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An Elvis impersonator from Michigan has been arrested after police say he was caught with a 16-year-old runaway teen from New York in a Pennsylvania motel. Matthew James Chantelois, 45, of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on…
Read More Michigan Elvis Impersonator Caught With Teen New York Runaway In Pennsylvania Motel
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information that helps find Elijah Vue, leads to his return, or results in the arrest and conviction of those responsible for his disappearance. The FBI’s Milwaukee Field Office, Two Rivers Police Department, Manitowoc County…
Read More FBI Offering $15,000 Reward In Wisconsin Missing Person Case Of 3-Year-Old Elijah Vue
A Florida man was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for smuggling firearms from the United States to the Dominican Republic. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Elieser Sori-Rodriguez, 51, of Pompano Beach, conspired to purchase firearms by making a false statement and…
Read More Florida Man Sentenced For Trafficking Firearms From The U.S. To The Dominican Republic: DOJ
On today’s LEO Round Table, we discuss a leftist media consultant hit with 14 federal indictments; Cops takedown suspect as he tries to cut off his own arm; a High-risk traffic stop turns deadly after a tense shootout with police, and much more! The Tampa…
Read More High-Risk Traffic Stop Turns Deadly After Tense Shootout With Police, LEO Round Table
Florida has a dark history stained by the heinous acts of some of America’s most notorious serial killers. Their gruesome crimes have left an indelible mark on the state’s history and the lives of their victims’ families. Understanding the nature of these killers and their…
Read More Unveiling The Dark History Of Florida’s Most Notorious Serial Killers
A Mississippi man has been charged in Florida with one count of manufacturing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes, one count of passing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes, and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Bryan Lyndell Chapman, 26, Mississippi, faces up to…
Read More Mississippi Man Indicted In Florida On Firearm And Counterfeiting Charges
A man who is illegally in the United States was arrested at a hotel in Englewood, Florida, on charges of sexual battery. On Sunday, February 25, shortly after 9:00 p.m., deputies responded to a call from a woman reporting that she had been raped. She…
Read More Illegal Immigrant Behind Bars After Raping Florida Woman In Hotel
An Alabama man has been arrested, and police believe his arrest Monday solves the more than twenty-two-year-old cold-case murder of his wife, Sharon Marie Mills. On December 30, 2001, Sharon Mills, then 49 years old, went missing in Dothan, Alabama. Sharon was officially reported missing…
Read More Alabama Man Arrested In Murder Of His Wife Sharon Mills, Body Found In Florida 22 Years Ago
On today’s LEO Round Table, we discuss a cop breaks into a suspect’s home and shootout occurs; fatal shooting on train leads to crew member and cop injured; a police chief shows up drunk to scene then slammed on the hood by sergeant, and much…
Read More Police Chief Shows Up Drunk To Scene, Slammed On The Hood By Sergeant – LEO Round Table
Aileen Wuornos, a former sex worker, gained notoriety for her involvement in a series of murders that took place in Florida between 1989 and 1990. Her life story is one of tragedy and violence, marked by a history of sexual abuse and a troubled upbringing.…
Read More Was Aileen Wuornos A Serial Killer In Florida, A Victim, Or Both?