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Florida Cops: Body Camera Footage Shows 12 And 14-Year-Old Children Open Fire On Police
Two children who escaped from a children’s home broke into a house, stole firearms and opened fire on responding police officers in Volusia County, F [...]
Florida Man Arrested After Holding A Victim Hostage And Beating Them
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A known violent offender to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office was taken into custody yesterday on charges of kidna [...]
Gainesville Man Convicted Of Production, Receipt, And Possession Of Child Porn
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A federal jury in Gainesville has convicted John Ernst Tennant, Jr., 70, of Gainesville, on charges of production, receipt, and p [...]
13 Arrested On Over 50 Felony Charges In Sarasota ‘Drug Sweep’
SARASOTA, Fla. - The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office charged 13 people with more than 50 felony crimes related to selling or trafficking fentanyl an [...]
Lakeland Man Arrested For Attempted Murder After Shooting And Aggravated Assault
LAKELAND, Fla. - On Wednesday, Polk County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested 22-year-old Pierre Drahorad of Gibson Oaks Drive in Lakeland.
The [...]
‘Hitch In His Giddy Up’ Florida Man Caught On Camera Prowling And Peeping On 17-Year-Old Girl
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida man has been arrested after he was caught on video 'prowling and peeping' in on a 17-year-old girl. His name is Santos [...]
Eight Members Of Florida Armed Drug Trafficking Organization Federally Charged
Eight individuals were charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute MDMA, also known as “ecstasy” or “molly”, a [...]
Florida Highway Patrol Seeking Hit And Run Driver That Crashed Into Pasco CycleBar
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Florida Highway Patrol is seeking information on the driver and vehicle that crashed into the CycleBar and fled the scene, in Pa [...]
Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Obstruction Of An Official Proceeding For Breaching U.S. Capitol On Jan. 6
Tampa, Fla. - A Tampa man pleaded guilty today to crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 which disrupted a joint session of the U [...]
Florida Man Who Used Child Porn For “Sexual Nirvana” Gets Over 10 Years In Prison
A Florida man convicted of possessing over 5,000 electronic images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children was sentenced today to 12 [...]