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‘Oh Sh*t’ Body Camera Footage Shows Crash In DC Police Drag Race
Kaylee Greenlee
Body camera footage recorded as two Metropolitan Police Department cruisers collided in Washington, D.C. was released Monday. [...]
Clearwater Police Issue First-Degree Murder Warrant In Saturday’s Murder
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Clearwater Police homicide detectives have issued a warrant for first-degree murder for Arthur Benjamin Jr. ,50.
He is just ov [...]
Florida Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Leaders Sentenced To 30 And 20 Years In Prison
U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza on Friday, sentenced Maxwell Garvice Johnson, 29, Ormond Beach, to 30 years in federal prison for his involveme [...]
One Police Officer Dead, Another Critically Injured After Being Struck By Stolen Car in Arizona
Madeline Dovi
A police officer in Arizona has died and another left critically injured after being struck by a suspect in a stolen vehicle dur [...]
‘Most Evil’ Florida Man Sentenced To 60 Years After Taking Photos Of Himself Sexually Abusing 11-Year-Old Child
Chief United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Columbus Donavan Jeffrey, 44, Jacksonville to 60 years in federal prison for pho [...]
The War On Police Is In Full Swing, How Does It End?
Thomas Catenacci
Police officers nationwide have quit in droves over the last year while law enforcement agencies have struggled to attract ne [...]
St. Pete Detectives Seek Info In 2020 Fatal Crash Involving a Motorcycle
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. - Sunday will mark one year since a hit-and-run crash took 56-year-old Philip Anderson's life and left his girlfriend, Tricia [...]
Four Tampa Men Charged In Spring Hill Vehicle Burglary Spree
SPRING HILL, Fla. - Four Tampa men have been arrested and charged after being caught in a vehicle burglary spree in Spring Hill.
On Sunday, Apri [...]
Search Warrant At Spring Hill’s ‘Lucky Star’ Turns Up Illegal Gambling Room And Drugs, 5 Arrested
SPRING HILL, Fla. - The "Lucky Star" in Spring Hill, wasn't all that lucky.
On Wednesday at 10:30 p.m., the Hernando County Sheriff's Office Vice [...]
Texas Man Arrested In Tampa, Charged With Sex Trafficking Of A Minor
TAMPA, Fla. - Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announced the filing of a criminal complaint charging Jamel Muldrew, 32, Houston, TX, with [...]