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“Three Brain Cells” And A .380: Polk County Sheriff Details Arrest Of Winter Haven Man After Gunfire, Threats
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd on Thursday detailed the arrest of a Winter Haven man who allege [...]
ICE Arrests Illegal Alien In Pennsylvania Wanted For Horrific Child Crimes In Panama
ICE Arrests Illegal Alien In Pennsylvania Wanted For Horrific Child Crimes In Panama
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Julio [...]
“Dirty” Dealer Down: North Carolina Man Gets 12+ Years For Fentanyl & Firearms
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
Tyrone Eugene Sitton, also known as “Dirty,” 46, of Asheville, has been sentenced to 151 months in prison, followed [...]
Missing Missouri Teen Rescued In Georgia, 46-Year-Old Man Charged
Handcuff (File)
A 46-year-old Georgia man has been indicted on federal charges of child sex crimes after an underage Missouri girl was rescued fro [...]
Tampa Boot Thief’s Mangrove Escape Foiled After Hours-Long Manhunt In The Florida Keys
Da'Veon Hassan Fleming (MCSO)
ISLAMORADA, Fla. - A 29-year-old Tampa man's attempt to evade arrest by hiding in the mangroves ended in capture Wed [...]
Aliquippa Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearm Charge
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
ALIQUIPPA, PA. - Tyland Witherspoon, 28, of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on March 18, 2025, to a federal [...]
Kentucky Pastor Sentenced To Prison For Defrauding Elderly Parishioner, Tax Fraud
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
A former pastor in Kentucky has been sentenced to 2 years and 3 months in prison for fraud and tax offenses.U.S. Attorne [...]
Former Eminem Employee Charged In Michigan With Selling Unreleased Music Online
Mural of Marshall Mathers (Eminem, Unsplash)
Joseph Strange, 46, of Holly, Michigan, and a former employee of Marshall Mathers, also known as Emin [...]
Man Arrested In Tampa Chop Shop, 8 Stolen Dump Trucks Recovered
Olansy Marrero
TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) has arrested a man in connection with the theft and alteration of eig [...]
Trump Admin Announces Capture Of MS-13 Leader, Third “Ten Most Wanted” Fugitive Apprehended
Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales
The Trump Administration has announced the capture of Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales, a senior leader of the MS-1 [...]