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Woman Sought After Picking Up Lost Wallet In Lakeland, Failing To Report It
Woman Sought After Picking Up Lost Wallet In Lakeland, Failing To Report It
LAKELAND, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) is seeking th [...]
14-Year-Old Leads Monroe County Deputies On High-Speed Chase Through Big Coppitt Key
Police Lights (File)
BIG COPPITT KEY, Fla. – A 14-year-old boy from Big Coppitt Key was arrested Saturday night after leading Monroe County Sherif [...]
“Tennessee Takeout”: Couple Nabbed In Florida Driving Stolen Ride
40-year-old Aaron Waters and 35-year-old Brooke Leon
A Tennessee couple was arrested in Florida on Friday after being found in possession of a sto [...]
ICE: 16 Charged In California For Illegal Re-Entry, Including Murder Suspect, Sex Offender
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Federal prosecutors have charged 16 individuals with illegal re-entry into the United States after remo [...]
Missouri Man Pleads Guilty To Gun Threat At Preschool Parking Lot
Handcuff (File)
A Missouri man has admitted to threatening someone with a firearm in the parking lot of a St. Louis early childhood education cent [...]
Fishtailing Fury On I-4: Altamonte Springs Man Arrested In Polk County After Reckless Driving Spree
Gregory Raphael, Jr.
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A dangerous display of reckless driving on Interstate 4 (I-4) ended with the arrest of a 29-year-old Alta [...]
Cuban National Arrested In Florida For Alleged Immigration Fraud, Ties to Cuban Intelligence
Tomas Emilio Hernandez Cruz
A 71-year-old Cuban national has been arrested in Florida on charges of immigration fraud, with allegations of ties t [...]
Massachusetts Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Sex Trafficking Women Across Northeast
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for sex trafficking seven women across multipl [...]
Power Drill To Pistol: Spring Hill Man’s Violent Outburst Leads Attempted Murder
Jerimiah Andrew Carr (HCSO)
SPRING HILL, Fla. – A Spring Hill man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder following a shooting inciden [...]
From Michigan To California, Massive Pandemic Fraud Lands Man In Prison For 7 Years
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
A Michigan man has been sentenced to 94 months in federal prison for his role in a multi-state scheme to defraud un [...]