Category: Cops and Crime

A Florida man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Marcus Smith, 47, of Fleming Island, Florida, is charged in an indictment filed in the District of Columbia with a felony offense…

Read More 47-Year-Old Florida Man Arrested On Jan 6 Capitol Riot Charges

On today’s LEO Round Table, we have a discussion on SCOTUS reinstating ghost gun regulations, an officer shot during a carjacking, a family interfering in a DUI traffic stop on the highway, and much more! The Tampa Free Press will publish the LEO Round Table talk show five…

Read More Family Interferes In DUI Traffic Stop On Highway, LEO Round Table

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is encouraging the public to be on alert to recent phone scams occurring in Pinellas County. The suspects are calling Pinellas County residents and identifying as a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office employee. According to deputies, a…

Read More Pinellas County Sheriff Warns Of ‘Warrant Scam’ Targeting Residents

A former City Council member in Ohio was sentenced Thursday to four months following a jury finding him guilty of Hobbs Act Extortion Under Color of Official Right. According to court documents and testimony, an FBI source paid then-Councilman Garrick “Gary” Johnson $2,000 in return…

Read More Former City Council Member In Ohio Sentenced For Extortion

A Florida man was arrested Friday after he stole a boat trailer that belonged to his local sheriff’s office. According to investigators, Jonathan Scott Sharkey, 56, of Key West, was charged with grand theft. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the boat trailer was…

Read More Florida Man Arrested After Stealing Boat Trailer Belonging To His Local Sheriff’s Office

A Florida man has been charged with a litany of drug offenses, including distribution of controlled substances, possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.…

Read More Florida Felon Charged With Drug And Firearm Offenses Now Facing Life In Prison

A federal jury convicted a Michigan man Thursday for conspiring with others and defacing Temple Jacob, a Jewish synagogue in Hancock, with swastikas and symbols associated with The Base, a multi-state, white supremacist group. Nathan Weeden, 23, of Houghton, was convicted of one count of…

Read More ‘The Base’ Group Member Convicted Of Defacing Michigan Synagogue With Neo-Nazi Symbols

An Ohio man was sentenced Friday to 175 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute drugs and distributing drugs. Terrance May, 48, of Youngstown, Ohio was ordered to serve 15 years of supervised release following imprisonment and pay a $2,400 special assessment.…

Read More Ohio Man Gets 175 Months In Prison For Leading A Drug Conspiracy

The Pasco Sheriff’s Office and Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office are currently investigating a scam where criminals are posing as Sheriff Chad Chronsiter demanding pornographic content. “We are aware of individuals making phone calls claiming to be the local sheriffs, telling victims that they have a…

Read More Joint Investigation Launched In Pasco And Hillsborough County ‘Sextortion’ Scam

BALTIMORE, MD. – A Baltimore man has been arrested in the brutal stabbing murder of his girlfriend’s 6-year-old son. On Jan. 23, 2024, at approximately 9:20 p.m., Baltimore Police officers were dispatched to the 2000 block of Deering Avenue to investigate a reported domestic-related stabbing.…

Read More Baltimore Man Charged In Brutal Stabbing Murder Of Girlfriend’s 6-Year-Old Son