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Georgia Mom Sentenced To Prison For Killing 2-Month-Old Son Found Dead In Couch Cushion
Jennifer Cooper
A 34-year-old woman will serve several years in prison after pleading guilty to the death of her 2-month-old son, who was found de [...]
Honduran National Sentenced In Florida To 2 Years For Illegal Re-entry, Fourth Offense
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
TAMPA, Fla. - Jose del Carmen Sanchez-Garcia, a 42-year-old Honduran national, has been sentenced to two years in f [...]
Biting, Kicking, Cocaine: Illegal Alien’s Traffic Stop Turns Violent In Davenport, Polk County Sheriff Notifies ICE
Esteban Fernandez Uriostegui
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A routine traffic stop turned violent Wednesday evening in Polk County when a Mexican national at [...]
Former Sheriff In Virginia Sentenced To 10 Years For Bribery Scheme
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Scott Howard Jenkins, the former sheriff of Culpeper County, Virginia, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison fo [...]
Maryland Man Indicted On Charges Of SNAP Fraud, Identity Theft
Prison Yard, TFP File Photo
Brendyn Andrew, 33, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple charges related t [...]
Florida Tax Preparer Sentenced To Nearly 5 Years For $20 Million Fraud Scheme
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The owner of a South Florida tax preparation business has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison and one [...]
Lakeland Man Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Woman With Chainsaw
Richard Pitts (PCSO)
LAKELAND, Fla. – Richard Pitts, 55, of Lakeland, was arrested on Thursday, March 20th, by the Polk County Sheriff's Office (P [...]
Louisiana School Administrator Arrested For Allegedly Forcing 6-Year-Old To Clean Feces
Kristy Scott Gilpin
A school administrator at Rollins Place Elementary School near Baton Rouge has been arrested on a felony charge of cruelty to [...]
Orange Gloves, BMX Bandit: Pasco County Sheriff Hunts Holiday Burglar
Orange Gloves, BMX Bandit: Pasco County Sheriff Hunts Holiday Burglar
HOLIDAY, Fla. - The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's [...]
Stolen Vehicle Pursuit Ends In Arrests After Aviation Tracks Suspects In Wimauma
Stolen Vehicle Pursuit Ends in Arrests After Aviation Tracks Suspects in Wimauma
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A stolen vehicle chase in Wimauma end [...]