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August 16, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Police Department need your help identifying the unknown suspect seen in this video below. On August 8, 2020, an armed robbery occurred at the TownePlace Suites hotel at 5302 Avion Park Dr. We need your…
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August 16, 2020 By: Staff Report RIVERVIEW, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation at an apartment complex on the 7800 block of Colonial Club Court in Riverview. On Saturday, August 15, 2020, at approximately 9:30 p.m., deputies found a…
Read More ‘Ruthless Incident’ 43-Year Old Man Dies in Riverview, Sheriff Seeking Suspect
August 15, 2020 By: LEO Round Table, Chip DeBlock BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Today we discuss a San Jose (California) officer kicking and dragging a woman during the arrest of Guadalupe Esperanza Marin. Also, in Boynton Beach Florida, a man hanging onto a semi-trucks hood…
Read More Florida Man On The Hood of a Speeding Semi-Truck, VIDEO
August 15, 2020 By: Staff Report FORT MEADE, Fla.- A Fatal hit and run of a pedestrian being investigated by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office The Traffic Homicide Unit of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation of a fatal hit and run…
Read More Fort Meade Fatal Hit and Run, Polk County Sheriff Investigating
August 15, 2020 By: Staff Report Tampa, Fla. – U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Alfonso Lorenzo Boyd (36, Tampa) to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison and Victor Jason Valentin (28, Mulberry) to 3 years and 10 months in federal…
Read More Plant City Fentanyl Distributors Sentenced To Federal Prison
August 14, 2020 By: Staff Report HAINES CITY, Fla. – The Haines City Police Department is looking for the public’s help in identifying a man who stole three cases of beer from a local supermarket. On Aug. 3, the man pictured walked into Winn-Dixie, 36019…
Read More ‘Stole Three Cases of Beer’ Haines City Police Needs Your Help
August 14, 2020 By: Staff Report, PR AURORA, Co. – The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force, Aurora Police Department, and Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office need your help identifying the “Double Dipper” Bandit. The banks where the robberies occurred are: KeyBank20290 East Smokey Hill…
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August 14, 2020 By: Staff Report HOLIDAY, Fla. – UPDATE* The Pasco County Sheriffs’ office said, “Ashley and Solidad have been located and are safe. Thank you to everyone who shared this post!” Earlier Friday, a missing person alert was posted saying that Pasco Sheriff’s…
Read More Missing Pasco Mom and Daughter Located Safe According to Sheriff
August 14, 2020 By: LEO Round Table, Chip DeBlock SACRAMENTO, CA. – Discussed today is, Austin (Texas) police fatally shooting Mike Ramos after failing to comply with police and Sacramento police shooting and killing Jeremy Southern while he pointed his gun at them. Also, an…
Read More Were Sacramento Police Slow To Act During 90 Second Drawdown? – LEO Round Table
August 14, 2020 By: Staff Report Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Jason Cory (47, Jacksonville) with three counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering. If convicted, he faces up to 20…
Read More Former CEO Charged With Wire Fraud And Money Laundering