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Tampa Police Arrest Plant High School Student For School Shooting Threat On Social Media
Breaking Local News (Tampa Free Press)
Tampa, FL – A 15-year-old Plant High School student was arrested on March 24, 2025, after posting a threat [...]
Illegal Immigrant Arrested In Polk County For Identity Theft, Fraud
Edgar Flores Robles
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A 44-year-old man from Mexico, who was residing in the United States illegally, has been arrested by the [...]
Orlando Man Pleads Guilty After Stealing More Than 1,000 Pieces Of Mail
View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File)
ORLANDO, Fla. - A 28-year-old Florida man has pleaded guilty to mail theft and possession of a firearm as a [...]
Brazilian Drug Trafficker, Wanted For 12-Year Sentence, Arrested In New Jersey: ICE
Brazilian Drug Trafficker, Wanted For 12-Year Sentence, Arrested In New Jersey: ICE
Dirlei Da Luz Da Silva, 35, a Brazilian national wanted in his [...]
Three Sentenced In Florida ‘Truckyard’ Kidnapping And Murder Case
Handcuffs, Source: Pexels
Three men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a brutal kidnapping and murder plot that resulted in [...]
Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug And Firearm Charges
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
Marques Coffey, 21, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court on March 24, 2025, to charges of drug t [...]
Florida Healthcare Provider Charged With $50,000 Medicaid Fraud
Source: TFP File Photo
Juantavis Lavonte Hudson, the owner of Amirah Healthcare LLC, a Medicaid-funded home and community services provider, has b [...]
Expired Tag Leads To Drug Bust, Fentanyl Trafficking Arrest In Hernando County
Matthew Houghtaling and Elizabeth Sosa (HCSO)
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - A routine traffic stop for an expired vehicle tag in Hernando County result [...]
Hillsborough County Substitute Teacher Arrested For Battery In Altercation With Student
Hillsborough County Substitute Teacher Arrested For Battery In Altercation With Student
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A substitute teacher has been [...]
Indian River County Man Arrested For Road Rage Shooting On SR 60 Near Lake Wales, Polk County
Mitchell Gens (PCSO)
LAKE WALES, Fla. - A road rage incident on State Road 60 near Lake Wales has resulted in the arrest of a 43-year-old Indian R [...]