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Lake Wales Police K9 Hunter Tracks Down Bartow Man, Burglary Suspect In Frostproof
Paul Barker (PCSO)
FROSTPROOF, Fla. – A quick-thinking resident and a determined K9 led to the arrest of a burglary suspect in Frostproof on Sunda [...]
Man Arrested After Assaulting Victim With Soundbar, 2 Punches In Winter Haven
Reggi D. Cribb, Jr. (PCSO)
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A Winter Haven man was arrested Saturday night after allegedly assaulting a victim with a soundba [...]
Mississippi Woman Gets Life In Prison For Killing Best Friend, Hiding Body In Woods
Angel Pierce (HCSO)
A 21-year-old Mississippi woman will spend the rest of her life behind bars after pleading guilty to murdering her best friend [...]
Florida Man Arrested For Allegedly Pulling Gun After Karaoke Machine Malfunctions
Karaoke (Unsplash)
A Florida man is facing charges after allegedly pointing a gun at another patron during an altercation at a Clearwater bar spar [...]
Teen Arrested After Stolen Polk County Car Chase Ends In Crash, K9 Apprehension In Lakeland
Jhymarri Bennefield (PCSO)
LAKELAND, Fla. – An 18-year-old Lakeland man was arrested early Saturday morning after a stolen vehicle chase ended wit [...]
“Grateful” Sheriff: Florida Gunman Arrested After Intense Barricade Standoff
Weston Allen Gardner
A Florida man is in custody after an hours-long standoff with law enforcement, during which he barricaded himself inside his [...]
Illegal Ugandan Alien Arrested By ICE In Massachusetts After Assault On Pregnant Woman
Gedion Masunsu
Gedion Masunsu, a 28-year-old Ugandan national illegally residing in the United States, has been arrested by U.S. Immigration and C [...]
Fentanyl Floodgates Shut: California Operation Nets More Than 1,600 Pounds Of Deadly Drug
Fentanyl Floodgates Shut: California Operation Nets 1,600 Pounds Of Deadly Drug
A massive multi-state operation has dismantled a sophisticated tra [...]
Crash Leads To Chaotic Chase, Arrests, And ICE Detainers In Bizarre Florida Incident
Victor Alexander Perez-Ruiz and Enrique De Jesus Cante-Gomez (MCSO)
A seemingly routine traffic accident spiraled into a chaotic scene involving f [...]
“Three Felonies” Boasted Suspect: New Hampshire Man Nabbed In Massachusetts Gun Trafficking Ring
Handcuffs, TFP File Photo
A New Hampshire man faces federal charges after allegedly trafficking nine firearms, including two semiautomatic rifles, [...]