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Florida AG Moody Launches 2024 Tax Scam Series
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (File)
As Tax Day approaches, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has launched the 2024 Tax Season Scam Se [...]
New York Volleyball Coach Throws Himself In Front Of Train After Charged With Rape Of 15-Year-Old Girl
Emergency Lights (Source: File Photo)
A New York volleyball coach accused of sexually assaulting one of his teenage players was discovered dead on [...]
North Carolina Man Who Goes By “Batman” Charged With Shooting Death Of Friend
Cody Dewayne Helms, aka Batman. (RCSO)
A North Carolina man has been arrested in the shooting death of a friend after an apparent argument escalat [...]
3 Florida Men Plead Guilty In Conspiracy To Ship Cocaine In U.S. Mail From Puerto Rico
United States Postal Service (“USPS”)
Three Florida men each entered guilty pleas to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent [...]
One Four-Legged Suspect Wasn’t ‘Horsing’ Around When Running From Police In Florida
Horse Leads Ocala Police On A Slow But Steady Chase (OPD)
One early Sunday morning police chase was slow, yet steady, and the pursuit was not of a [...]
Ohio Felon Convicted Of Multiple Armed Pharmacy Robberies Throughout Pennsylvania
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
An Ohio man was found guilty of seven crimes: one count each of conspiracy to commit armed pharmacy robbery and con [...]
Michigan Mom And Dad Charged With Starving Their 2-Year-Old To Death
Jonathan Matthew Cheek and Sierra Pearl Zaitona (MCP)
A Michigan mother and father will face charges in connection with allegedly starving their t [...]
Texas Romance Scammer Gets 10 Years In Prison, Ordered To Pay $2.2M In Restitution
Phone Scam (File)
A Texas woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $2.2 million in restitution for defrauding elderl [...]
Cop Gives Multiple Warnings To Gunman Before Fatal Shooting 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.
Warn [...]
CBP In Ohio Seize $2.71M In Counterfeit Kansas City Chiefs, Royals & Jayhawks Championship Rings
CBP In Ohio Seize $2.71M In Counterfeit Kansas City Chiefs, Royals & Jayhawks Championship Rings
Collectors and fans vie for championship rings [...]