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South Carolina Man Charged In Sextortion Case That Ended In Suicide Of Michigan Victim
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
A 35-year-old South Carolina man was charged in a 7-count indictment, alleging he engaged in attempted extortion, stalki [...]
Florida Man Gets 14 Years For Meth Trafficking Following Traffic Stop When Returning From Texas
Florida Highway Patrol, Source: TFP
A Florida man has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking r [...]
FBI Uses File-Sharing Program To Bust Palm Harbor Man For Receiving, Possessing CSAM
FBI Agent, Source: FBI
PALM HARBOR, Fla. - A Palm Harbor man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for receiving and possessing chi [...]
IRS Criminal Investigation Tampa Field Office Warns Of Financial Scams After Tax Season
Phone Scam (File)
TAMPA, Fla. - During April's Financial Literacy Month, the IRS Criminal Investigation Tampa Field Office reminds the public to b [...]
Officer Stabbed In The Neck By Unsuspecting Knifeman 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 Saturday.
Warning: The video [...]
Collapsible Bollards: A Flexible Solution For Reducing Urban Crime
Collapsible Bollards: A Flexible Solution for Reducing Urban Crime
In a time where urban safety is a growing concern, collapsible bollards play an [...]
Extreme Abuse And Neglect Leads To The Tragic Death Of 5-Year-Old Kinsleigh Welty In Indiana
Kinsleigh Welty (GoFundMe)
The senseless death of a child is a tragedy that shakes any community to its core. Even more so when the child's death [...]
Missouri Mom Charged After 8-Year-Old Takes The Wheel As She Slept In Backseat Of Car
Latonya Mayes-Gale (SLPD)
A Missouri mom has been charged with child endangerment after she told her 8-year-old son to take the wheel of a car whi [...]
California Man Gets 40 Years To Life For Shooting 6-Year-Old Boy In Road Rage Killing
Marcus Anthony Eriz (OCDA)
A 27-year-old California man was sentenced last week to 40 years to life in state prison for murdering 6-year-old Aiden [...]
Colorado Truck Driver Kills Woman Who Threw Rocks At His Truck While He Slept
John David Thoren III (DA18)
A 44-year-old Colorado man was found guilty of second-degree murder after killing a woman who threw rocks at his truc [...]