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Orlando Man Sentenced To 17 Years In Federal Prison For Online Child Sexual Exploitation
ORLANDO, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Brandon Planas (39, Orlando) to 17 years in federal prison for enticing an 11-year-ol [...]
Florida Department Of Law Enforcement Arrested Dozens In ‘Operation Spring Cleaning’
A multi-agency law enforcement operation targeting drug traffickers in Brevard County has culminated in 64 arrests and the seizure of large amounts o [...]
Florida Man Escapes From Jail, Recaptured At Golf Cart Store Parking Lot
On Thursday, June 10, 2021, Sheriff Gualtieri held a press conference to discuss the escape of inmate, 25-year-old Cody Jondreau.
Jondreau was arr [...]
Body Found Burning At Skyway Bridge Linked To Town ‘N’ Country Missing Persons Case
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide connected to a missing person case in Hillsborough C [...]
Clearwater Police Seeking Three Suspects In Cell Phone Store Armed Robbery
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Clearwater Police detectives are asking for the public's help to identify three suspects who robbed a phone store on Wednesday aft [...]
Body Discovered After A Fire Near The Rest Area At The Skyway Bridge
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Police and Fire personnel have discovered a body near the rest area at the Skyway Bridge.
According to police, the Fire Dep [...]
Florida Man Arrested By FDLE For Murder, Female Remains Recovered Found In Lake County
On June 2, Denzelle Jordan Turner, 21, of Orlando, was extradited from Marietta, Georgia, to Florida for the April 13 murder of a female acquaintance [...]
Lakeland Man, 74 And Haines City Man, 82 Arrested At County Parks For ‘Lewd Acts’
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - On Tuesday, undercover detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Vice Unit arrested two local men for lewd activity at two [...]
Two 16-Year-Old High School Kids Arrested In Bartow Ambush And Murder Of Taigur Taguri
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - PCSO Homicide detectives have arrested two 16-year-old suspects in the homicide of 17-year-old Taigur Taguri – both suspects have [...]
Federal Jury Convicts Brandon Man Of Trafficking Fentanyl Resulting In Death
TAMPA, Fla. - A federal jury has found Christopher A. Defilippis, 43, Brandon, guilty of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and possession w [...]