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St. Petersburg Police Officer-Involved Shooting Body Cam Footage Released
St. Petersburg Police Department Officer-Involved Shooting
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Detectives assigned to the Pinellas County Use of Deadly Force I [...]
Florida Woman Escapes From Maniac Who Kidnapped And Tortured Her For Months
Suspect Walter Medina, 48 (HCSO)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A man who inflicted months of torture and pain to a woman who was panhandling has bee [...]
Border Officers In Texas Seize $1.3M In Meth In ‘Stone Shipment’ On Monday, At One Entry Point
Boxes containing 151 pounds of methamphetamine seized by CBP officers at Laredo Port of Entry.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of [...]
Illinois Woman Kidnaps And Kills Car Salesman During Test Drive
Rosie Chavez (CPD)
A 46-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with murder and kidnapping after taking a car for a test drive and wreaking h [...]
Ohio Man Sentenced In Florida After Attempting To Supply Mexican Cartel With Loads Of Firearms
Firearms from the October 21, 2021 sale (L) and Images 3-4: Firearms from the May 26, 2022 sale (R) (DOJ)
An Ohio man was sentenced in Florida to [...]
Orlando Man Gets 21+ Years In Prison After Tampa Casino Parking Garage Carjacking
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino In Tampa (File)
TAMPA, Fla. - An Orlando man has been sentenced to 21 years and ten months in federal prison for carjac [...]
Florida Man Gets Over 19 Years In Prison For Illicit Sexual Activity Involving A Minor, CSAM
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
A Florida man was sentenced to federal prison for his actions relating to the sexual abuse of a minor and child sex [...]
Florida Highway Patrol Trooper, Trapper Save Alligator From Selmon Expressway In Tampa
Florida Highway Patrol (FHP)
TAMPA, Fla. - If you find yourself face-to-face with an alligator while walking down the street in Florida, it can be [...]
Georgia Mom Guilty Of Murder After Trying To Serve Justice On Man Who Molested Her Daughter
Police Lights (File)
A guilty verdict was handed down in a case against a Georgia mother accused of trying to take the law into her own hands, res [...]
Former Florida Cop Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Trafficking And Extortion Charges
FBI Agent, Source: FBI
A former police officer in Florida pleaded guilty to attempted Hobbs Act extortion and attempted possession with intent to [...]