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Pinellas County Man Busted For Defacing South Florida LGBTQ Street Mural
19-year-old Dylan Brewer
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla.- A Clearwater man was busted for defacing an LGBTQ street mural in South Florida, proving again th [...]
Cops Frantically Mag Dump Woman In Her Home Mistaking Her For Intruder, LEO Round Table
Mag Dump, LEO Round Table
On today’s LEO Round Table, a principal was suspended for a controversial shooter drill, officers fatally shot an armed [...]
2 Florida Men Arrested For Buying A Golf Cart From Brandon Store With Stolen Credit Cards
Jarmal Lemus, 28, and Cleveland Perry, 31 (HCSO)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has arrested two men for ste [...]
Missouri Mom Charged After ‘Accidentally’ Placing Baby In An Oven Instead Of Crib
Mariah Thomas, 26 (Jackson County Prosecutors Office)
A Missouri mom has been charged with a horrendous crime for allegedly placing her child in [...]
Florida “Proud Boy” Gets More Than 24 Months For Role At Capitol On J6: DOJ
Prison Photo (TFP File Photo)
A Florida man was sentenced Friday on a felony charge related to his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol o [...]
Video: Skateboarder Suddenly Pulls Gun On Approaching Cops, LEO Round Table
Skateboarder Pulls Gun On Cops (LEO Round Table)
On today’s LEO Round Table, we discuss a sex offender allowed to sit on state crime policy board [...]
Drunk Winter Haven Man Drops His Airboat In Front Of Polk County Sheriff Substation
43-year old Jonathan Whitesides (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Winter Haven man has been arrested after his airboat fell off of a trailer being towe [...]
Marion County Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Illegally Possessing A Firearm
Jail Bars, TFP File Photo
MARION COUNTY, Fla. - Michael Latrelle Simpson, 23, Ocala, has pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted [...]
Tampa Man Indicted For Gas Station Robbery
Brandale Swails, 29 (DOJ)
TAMPA, Fla. - Brandale Swails, 29, Tampa, has been charged with Hobbs Act robbery and use of a firearm during and in rel [...]
Sheriff Makes 33 DUI Arrests Over Super Bowl Weekend, 2 Were Asleep Behind The Wheel
DUI Arrest (HCSO)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Sheriff Chad Chronister and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office conducted an operation over the [...]