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July 24, 2020 By: Staff Report BARTOW, Fla. – The three suspects involved in the massacre that happened in Frostproof Florida last Friday, appeared in court on Thursday for the first time. Judd said that Tony (TJ) Wiggins was the gunman in this massacre that…
Read More Frostproof Massacre Gunman Tony Wiggins Denied Bond
July 23, 2020 By: Staff Report ODESSA, Fla. – A search is underway for a man who broke into a home and stole a piece of art. According to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, on Wednesday, July 15th, at 4:42 a.m., the suspect entered the screened-in…
Read More Odessa Thief Steals Art, Search for Burglar Underway
July 23, 2020 By: Staff Report MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Derek Chauvin is making headlines again today. This time for felony tax evasion. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, 44, who was arrested Friday, May 29, in the May 25 death of George Floyd, had more…
Read More Derek Chauvin and Wife Kellie, Charged with Felony Tax Evasion
July 23, 2020 By: Staff Report BARTOW, Fla. – The three suspects arrested in the triple murders that took place in Frostproof last week, will appear in court today and face a judge on the horrific acts they committed. Tony Wiggins, from Frostproof, 26, charged…
Read More ‘Massacred For a Truck Engine’ Frostproof Murder Suspects in Court Today
July 23, 2020 By: Staff Report LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. – Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco launched a public outreach, weekly video update, that will allow the community to be informed and allow the Sheriff’s Office to communicate in real-time. “We want to work directly…
Read More Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco Launches Weekly Community Video Brief
July 23, 2020 By: LEO Round Table, Chip DeBlock CHICAGO, Fla. – U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General investigating into the injury of Donavan LaBella by a federal officer. Also mentioned in this episode, Portland (Oregon) Mayor Ted Wheeler. Topic 2 concerns…
Read More Is Protester Getting Teeth Knocked Out In Chicago Justice?
July 22, 2020 By: Staff Report WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Polk County Sheriffs Office is collecting funds for the three victims families in the Frostproof massacre last weekend. In a Facebook post, PCSO said: In response to your inquiries, Polk Sheriff’s Charities, Inc., will collect…
Read More Polk County Sheriff Collecting Funds for Frostproof Victims’ Families
July 22, 2020 By: Staff Report FROSTPROOF, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff’s Office has released the surveillance footage that was recorded just moments before the massacre on Lake Streety Road in Frostproof Florida. In this Dollar General store video, three suspects arrested for the triple…
Read More Frostproof ‘Massacre’ Suspect on Video Talking to Victim Before Murders
July 22, 2020 By: Staff Report Hattiesburg, Miss. – Gregory Parker, 51, of Laurel, Mississippi and Brantley Paul Nichols, D.M.D., 42, of Oxford, Mississippi were sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett for conspiracy to commit health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Mike…
Read More Dentist and Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to Prison For Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud
July 22, 2020 By: Staff Report LAKELAND, Fla. – Sheriff Grady Judd announced that three suspects were arrested in the Lake Streety Rd Massacre that happened last Friday. Tony Wiggins From Frostproof 26 William (Robert) Wiggins From Frostproof 21 Mary Whittemore From Lake Wales 27…
Read More ‘Pure Evil in the Flesh’ 3 Arrested In Polk County Triple Massacre