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Lake Wales Woman Unleashes Canine Chaos: Polk County Deputy Attacked, Dogs Seized, Charges Pile Up
Tiffany Perkins
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Lake Wales woman finds herself facing a slew of charges after allegedly unleashing her dogs on Duke Energy e [...]
Big Pine Key Resident Honored For Support Of Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
Carole Svetin was recently honored by Sheriff Rick Ramsay on behalf of the Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA).
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - A Big Pine Ke [...]
Arizona Woman Busted Hauling Major Coke Load To Ohio In Produce Bins
Handcuffs, TFP File Photo
An Arizona woman is facing serious time after pleading guilty to hauling a massive load of cocaine from Tucson to Ohio. [...]
Colorado Man Convicted In Florida Of Horiffic Crimes At Haitian Orphanage
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
A Colorado man who founded and ran an orphanage in Haiti has been convicted by a federal jury in Miami for sexually abus [...]
Missouri Woman Pleads Guilty In Scheme To Defraud Elvis Presley’s Family, Steal Graceland
Elvis Presley Monument (Unsplash)
A Missouri woman has pleaded guilty to federal charges for her role in an elaborate scheme to defraud Elvis Pres [...]
14 Charged, 8 Arrested In Massive Alien Smuggling Operation In New Mexico
Texas Border (Gov. Abbott's Office)
A major alien smuggling ring responsible for bringing hundreds of undocumented individuals into the United Sta [...]
Alabama Man Sentenced For Illegally Exporting Goods To Iran
View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File)
A 71-year-old Alabama man has been sentenced for conspiring to violate U.S. trade sanctions by exporting goo [...]
Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Extradited To Georgia To Face Charges
Handcuffs, TFP File Photo
Omar Cuenca-Marino, 41, the alleged leader of the Los Rojos Mexican Drug Cartel, has been extradited to Georgia and arra [...]
Major Gun Trafficking Ring Dismantled In Central Florida
FBI Agent, Source: FBI
A significant gun trafficking operation spanning Central Florida has been dismantled, leading to the indictment of six indi [...]
South Carolina Man Strips Naked, Assaults TSA Officers In Indiana Airport Meltdown
TSA Line (File)
A South Carolina man has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for interfering with security screening personnel and assau [...]