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Florida Man Arrested For Homicide After Caught Running Down Interstate 10
Florida Highway Patrol arrested a man on Friday, after a Trooper saw running erratically down Interstate 10, and who was connected to a murder.
A [...]
St. Petersburg Man Gets 17 Years In Prison, Distributing 18 Kilos Of Cocaine
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Ahmad Rashad Weston, a/k/a “Blood,”, 42, St. Petersburg, to 17 years and 6 [...]
Lutz Massage Parlor Shutdown For Prostitution And Money Laundering, 7 Arrested Including Owners
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. - A multi-agency law enforcement operation led to seven people arrested, including the owners of prostitution ring masquerad [...]
“No Tricks, No Treats” 102 Arrested In Florida Human Trafficking Sting, 11 Were Married
An undercover human trafficking operation led to the arrest of 102 people over a 6-day time period in Florida.
According to Polk County Sheriff’s [...]
Former Florida Deputy Pleads Guilty To Lying, Purchasing Gun That Was Used Murder
A former Florida sheriff's office deputy has pleaded guilty to federal charges and faces up to 15 years in federal prison.
Kenyari Devaughnte Bre [...]
Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Two Armed Robberies At 7-Eleven Stores
TAMPA, FL. - Giovanni Gort, 32, Tampa, has pleaded guilty to two counts of armed robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm in relation to a crim [...]
Was There Imminent Threat In Chicago On Video? LEO Round Table
Today we discuss the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) granting qualified immunity to two police officers, from separate cases. Also mentioned: Officer Dan [...]
Citrus County Sheriff: Make Sure Your Children Know Whose Door They’re Knocking On
CITRUS COUNTY, FL. - The excitement builds when costumed trick-or-treaters hit the streets going door to door for their Halloween goodies.
Either [...]
HERO: Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Saves Unconscious 1-Year-Old Girl On Highway
Florida Highway Patrol released the dashcam footage from the Oct. 16 incident in a Twitter post that called the trooper a hero.
The video shows Tr [...]
“No Regard For Human Life” Illegal Immigrant Kills 5-Year-Old Florida Girl In DUI Hit And Run
On Saturday, October 23, 2021, Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 32-year-old Ernesto Lopez Morales, here in the U.S illegally from Guate [...]