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TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Police Officers have arrested four suspects after a pursuit and shooting Monday. On Monday, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers in an unmarked unit observed a 2020 Nissan Rogue traveling westbound on E Hanna Ave, approaching N 43rd St., driving recklessly at…
Read More 4 Suspects Arrested In Tampa After Shooting At Police, Pursuit
After breaking into and damaging property at the Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University (CILRU) in New Brunswick, New Jersey, a man from New Jersey has been charged with a federal hate crime. Jacob Beacher, 24, of Somerset County, was arrested Monday and charged…
Read More New Jersey Man Broke Into Center For Islamic Life At Rutgers University, Destroyed Property
A 44-year-old Ohio man has been found guilty of Hobbs Act robberies for three counts of robbery, one count of attempted robbery, three counts of brandishing a firearm, and one count of discharging a firearm during the commission of the robberies. Richard Allen Randolph, 44,…
Read More Ohio Man Convicted In Florida As The ‘Beretta Bandit’ Serial Business Armed Robber: DOJ
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested a Brazilian illegal immigrant after he was released back into the community by a local court. According to ERO Boston, a Worcester court ignored a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration detainer and released the unlawfully present…
Read More City In Massachusetts Releases Violent Illegal Immigrant Who Had Assault, Weapons Charges
A North Dakota couple made their initial appearance on Friday on charges of Involuntary Manslaughter and two counts of Child Neglect in Indian country. Austin Ray Lester, 28, and Krissy Louise Hinsley, 25, are both from Tokio, North Dakota. Lester is also charged with Assault of…
Read More North Dakota Couple Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter Of 3-Year Old Child
Authorities in Oklahoma say that five people, including at least two children, were unexplainably found dead at a house. Following their notification at approximately 9:35 a.m. on Monday, Oklahoma City police said that the five dead were discovered inside the residence. “Very tragic, very sad…
Read More “Very Tragic” 5 People, Including At Least 2 Children Found Dead In Oklahoma Home
A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection employee in California has pleaded guilty to the kidnapping and murder of his wife. Eddy Reyes, a 38-year-old resident of Covina, California, entered his plea in Los Angeles to one count of kidnapping resulting in death. This shocking…
Read More Ex-CBP Worker Pleads Guilty To Wife’s Kidnapping, Murder In California
A 29-year-old registered sex offender from Wisonconsin has been convicted in Florida after sexually grooming a 12-year-old girl online. Mohammad Ali Hemmat, 29, Milwaukee, has been found guilty of enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity, production of child sexual abuse material, traveling on…
Read More Wisconsin Man Convicted After Sexually Grooming 12-Year-Old Florida Girl
The Tampa Free Press will publish the LEO Round Table talk show five days a week, Tuesday through Saturday. Warning: The video below contains scenes of violence and language. If you are in an app and the video isn’t displayed below, please click here on Cops and Crime to watch. 00:00 Intro03:11 US Representative…
Read More Close Call As Cop Knocks Loaded Gun Out Of Suspect’s Hand Outside Bar! LEO Talk Show
Following a trial, 37-year-old Neely Raye Pesognellie Petrie-Blanchard was found guilty of Murder in the First-Degree with a Firearm. Pesognellie Petrie-Blanchard represented herself in her murder trial of 50-year-old Christopher Hallett; jurors deliberated on Friday, April 19, 2024, for roughly 30 minutes before finding the…
Read More Florida Woman Found Guilty Of Murder In Child Custody Case