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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Police in Winter Haven need your help in locating 23-year-old Artavious Reshawn Smith. Smith is wanted on a felony armed robbery and grand theft auto warrant. According to Heartland Crime Stoppers, on January 12, 2024, at approximately 10:13 p.m., Smith arrived…
Read More Wanted In Winter Haven: 23-Year-Old Artavious Reshawn Smith
Rafael Zuniga-Talavera is listed on the Florida Highway Patrol’s list of most wanted fugitives. On October 24, 2004, Rafael Zuniga-Talavera drove in a 1995 Ford westbound on 21st Street East near Palmetto. Zuniga-Talavera failed to yield the right of way to a motorcyclist, causing a fatal traffic crash.…
Read More Florida Highway Patrol Most Wanted: Fugitive Rafael Zuniga-Talavera
SPRING HILL, Fla. – An Amazon driver has been charged with stealing a French Bulldog while delivering packages In Spring Hill. Investigators say on December 23, deputies with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Copper Hill Drive in Spring Hill to…
Read More Amazon Driver Charged With Stealing French Bulldog While Delivering Packages In Spring Hill
After a nationwide increase in swatting calls, Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Capitol Police Officer Angela Ormerod provided information to Floridians about swatting and what to do if it happens to you. Swatting is a false report made to law enforcement to bring police or…
Read More Florida Department Of Law Enforcement Provides ‘Swatting’ Info, What To Do If You’re A Victim
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody Wednesday announced two new initiatives to assist survivors of human trafficking in Miami-Dade County. Moody announced, alongside Miami-Dade County Clerk of Court and Comptroller Juan Fernandez-Barquin and local support organizations, that Project Protect is expanding into Miami-Dade County. This program…
Read More Florida AG Ashley Moody Announces New Efforts To Help Human Trafficking Survivors
On today’s LEO Round Table, we discuss recent Supreme Court decisions, France deploys 40,000 cops in response to riots, and a suspect killed after crashing stolen patrol car in a brutal way, and much more! The Tampa Free Press will publish the LEO Round Table talk show five…
Read More Suspect Crashes A Stolen Police Car Into A Trailer On Video, LEO Round Table
An 81-year-old Florida woman is dead after calling 911 and then pulling a knife on a deputy who responded to help. On Monday, just after 11:00 pm, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from the Rails End Mobile Home Park about a…
Read More 81-Year-Old Florida Woman Having ‘Mental Episode’ Killed By Deputy After Pulling Knife
A Florida man pleaded guilty in federal district court to two counts of online solicitation of two young girls for sexual acts. As part of his guilty plea, Malik Hosea Atkinson, 25, of Opa-Locka, also known online as “@jpmon8,” “@Mall9488673,” and “unknown_value#5861,” admitted that in…
Read More Florida Man Convicted After Soliticing 2 Young Girls On The Internet
BRANDON, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man on charges of possession of child pornography. On December 27, 2023, detectives with our Internet Predator Unit received information that led them to a residence in Brandon, where they made contact with Filmon…
Read More Brandon Man Arrested On Multiple Child Porn Charges
TAMPA, Fla. – A 61-year-old Tampa man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for enticement of a minor and receipt of child sex abuse material. Joshua Friedbauer, 61, is also responsible for an Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act…
Read More Tampa Man Gets 15 Years For Enticing Filipino Child To Create Child Sexual Abuse Material