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SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla – At about 3:10 a.m. Monday, Zachary Marckise Vereen Sr., 35, of St.Petersburg, was traveling north on 8th Street at a high rate of speed in a 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer. Vereen swerved around a slower vehicle and lost control of his car,…
Read More Fatal Crash in St. Pete Early Monday Morning
SAN DIEGO, CA, – We watch the video and discuss a man firing an officer’s weapon in a Los Angeles (California) Police Department station and fleeing the scene. Also, Salt Lake City (Utah) police officers Neil Iversen and Kevin Fortuna, fatally shooting armed suspect Bernardo…
Read More Unbelievable San Diego Shootout On Video – LEO Round Table
Jacksonville, Florida – Sierra Marvette Townsend (33, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. She faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and payment of restitution to her victims. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to…
Read More Third Jacksonville Woman Pleads Guilty In Scheme To Defraud Retail Merchants
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ. – Discussed today is an article by Bruce D. Praet on whether or not cops should invest in liability insurance. Also, Boston (Massachusetts) Senator Ed Markey’s calling to disarm law enforcement of their “weapons of war”, receiving criticism from the Massachusetts Police…
Read More Murdered Like An Animal On Video? You Be The Judge – LEO Round Table
ORLANDO, Florida – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Kathryn Smith (58, Lake Mary) to 12 months and 1 day in federal prison for wire fraud. In addition, Smith was ordered to pay $472,765.95 in restitution. Smith had pleaded guilty on July 7,…
Read More 12-Months and 1-Day in Prison, Lake Mary Woman Embezzled $472K
TAMPA, Fla. – Body-worn cameras captured the moments leading up to Tampa Police officers rescuing a woman from her kidnapper’s apartment on Sunday. The suspect, 24-year-old Tyre Snead, was taken into custody and charged in this case. Cheif Brian Dugan said, “I want to thank…
Read More Tampa Police Department Rescues Kidnapped Woman on VIDEO Sunday
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. – The Pinellas Park Police Department has started a trial and evaluation period for body-worn cameras (BWC). On Tuesday, officers and supervisors were trained by Axon staff on the use of the Axon Body 3. “Our uniformed personnel have the most interaction…
Read More Pinellas Park Police Starts Training and Trial with Axon Body-3 Cams
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – On Saturday, September 26, there was an altercation between different groups of protesters. Specifically, police are investigating a confrontation between two men carrying knives and a man carrying a gun. Detectives would like help to identify and speak to all three…
Read More St. Pete Police Seek Help Identifying Knifemen and Gunman From Protest
TAMPA, Fla. – At 10:53 p.m., Officers responded to the area of 34th, and Hannah after receiving reports that a male was shot. When officers arrived, they found the victim laying on the ground, with a single gun-shot wound to his lower back. -2500 BLOCK…
Read More Shooting in Tampa Sunday Night, One-Injured
TAMPA, Fla. – On Sunday Tampa Police officers were dispatched to the 3200 block of Hanna Ave in reference to a person shot. While responding, officers were diverted to the area of Powhatan Ave E and 20th St. N. where two victims were located. The…
Read More One-Dead In Tampa Shooting Sunday