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Pinellas County Sheriff: Sophisticated McAfee Pop-Up Scam; One Victim Loses Over $530,000
Cybersecurity (File)
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) today issued a public safety alert regarding a costly and [...]
Guilty Verdict: Sumter County Man Convicted Of Trafficking Meth Near Park
Rodney Reshad Rose
SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. - A Sumter County jury this week found 33-year-old Rodney Reshad Rose guilty on several felony drug charges [...]
Tarpon Springs Man Convicted In Major Federal Drug Trafficking, Machinegun Case
View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File)
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (April 11, 2025) - A federal jury has convicted Pierre Marquis Fowler, 36, of Tarpon Spri [...]
Guatemalan National Pleads Guilty In Florida To Transporting Illegal Aliens For Profit
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
TAMPA, Fla. - United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced today that Timoteo Son-Gonzalez, 40, a Guatemalan nation [...]
California Man Sentenced To 9 Years Federal Prison For Trafficking Fentanyl To Florida
United States Postal Service (“USPS”)
A Los Angeles man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to traffic [...]
Lakeland Couple Arrested Following Burglary; Stolen Trailer, Go-Kart, Kayaks Recovered
Christopher Lee, 44, and Shari Conard, 43
LAKELAND, Fla. - Two Lakeland residents were arrested Thursday following an investigation into a recent [...]
Second Arrest Made In Lower Keys Lottery Ticket Theft Scheme: Monroe County Sheriff
Authorities Seek Second Suspect in Florida Keys $15K Lottery Ticket Theft
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - A second suspect has been arrested in connection w [...]
ICE Texas Deports Mexican National Wanted For Aggravated Homicide
Hedilberto Nunez Garay
A Mexican national wanted in his home country for aggravated homicide has been removed from the United States by U.S. Immig [...]
Flags Ordered To Half-Staff In Walton County Saturday To Honor Fallen Deputy William May
Deputy William May (WCSO)
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. - Flags across Walton County will be flown at half-staff this Saturday, April 12, 2025, to honor the [...]
Hillsborough County Sheriff Seeking To ID Suspect In Indecent Exposure At Bloomingdale Target
HCSO Seeks Public Assistance Identifying Suspect in Indecent Exposure at Bloomingdale Target
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County S [...]