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Secret Service Tip Leads To Arrest Of Texas Fugitive In Winter Haven: Polk County Sheriff
Mariana Isabel Moncada Bohorquez
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A collaborative effort between the U.S. Secret Service and local law enforcement led to the a [...]
Life For Illegal Alien Human Trafficker: Florida Leaders Decry “Preventable” Crime
State Attorney Bill Gladson of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, joined by Attorney General Uthmeier and Eustis Police Chief Craig Capri, announced the con [...]
Florida Investment Scheme Operator Faces Decades In Prison For Defrauding Seniors
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
The Office of Statewide Prosecution, under Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, has secured a conviction agains [...]
Last-Minute Plea: Ocala Murder Suspect Sentenced To 40 Years
Luis Figueroa Tirado
OCALA, Fla. - A Marion County man has been sentenced to 40 years in state prison for the 2023 murder of 19-year-old Tylique L [...]
Naranja Man Arrested In Snook’s Bayside Key Largo Burglary
Police Lights (File)
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - A Naranja man was arrested early Wednesday morning in connection with a burglary at a Key Largo busines [...]
Malnourished Horses, Deceased Equine, And Toxic Hazards Uncovered In Lake Wales Animal Cruelty Bust
Joemanuel Nunez-Suarez
LAKE WALES, Fla. - A grim scene unfolded on Poe Road this past Sunday, June 1, 2025, as the Polk County Sheriff's Office An [...]
Florida Felon Adds 5 Years To Sentence For Illegal Gun Sales To Undercover ATF Agent
ATF Agent (SOURCE: ATF)
A Florida man with a lengthy criminal history will be spending even more time behind bars after being sentenced to five ye [...]
Florida Duo Pleads Guilty To $12 Million Tax Fraud Scheme
IRS Logo (TFP File Photo)
Two Florida men are facing prison time after pleading guilty last week to orchestrating a sophisticated tax fraud scheme [...]
Brooksville Drug Raid Nabs 2 Felons, Stolen Firearm, And Narcotics
Brooksville Drug Raid
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - The Hernando County Sheriff's Office Vice and Narcotics Unit successfully executed a search warrant [...]
Arcadia Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges In Sarasota County
Colton Clark
SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. - An Arcadia man was arrested on Tuesday, June 3, by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) on numerous ch [...]