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51-Year-Old Man Arrested For Molestation of Two Young Girls
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. - Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit have arrested 51-year-old Pedro Caamal for two counts of Lewd and Lasc [...]
Hernando County Selects Budget Director
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - Hernando County Government has selected Toni Brady as its Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director. Brady has a bachelo [...]
Sarasota Man Arrested on Child Porn Crimes
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. – Special agents with the FDLE Fort Myers Regional Operations Center Cyber Squad arrested Stanley Roderick Fetsch, 42, of Saraso [...]
Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office Launches Public Data Dashboard
TAMPA, Fla. - In a major new step forward for transparency, Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren is launching a groundbreaking public Data Dashb [...]
Boil Water Notice Rescinded for Northwest Hillsborough County
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Water Resources department today rescinded a precautionary boil water notice that affected the re [...]
14-Year-Old Arrested for Instagram School Shooting Threat
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla.- According to investigators, school resource deputies were contacted about Instagram postings that appeared to target Hollins H [...]
Hernando County Sheriff Seeking Lowes Theft Suspect
SPRING HILL, Fla. - Hernando County Sheriff is seeking information on the subject pictured below. Deputies say he is the suspect in a retail theft t [...]
Lake Wales Woman Sells 8.8 Pounds of Meth to Polk County Undercover Deputies
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff's Office High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (H.I.D.T.A) Task Force and members of Homelan [...]
St. Pete Sex Offender Arrested, 20-Counts of Child Porn Charges
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit have arrested a St.Petersburg man for Possession of Child Pornography [...]
Hillsborough County Rule Changes for Bars Restaurants and Nightclubs
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Some rule changes for Hillsborough County businesses. Customers must be seated while eating or drinking in local business [...]