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St. Pete Police Roll Out Body-Worn Cameras
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. - The St. Petersburg Police Department is rolling out its body worn camera program today.
The first police squads began tra [...]
Largo Road Closures Starting Dec. 21st, for 4-Weeks
LARGO, Fla. - The intersection of 62nd Street N. and 142nd Avenue N. will be closed for 4 weeks, Pinellas County announced Thursday.
Pinellas Coun [...]
Counterfeit Money Used At Papa Joe’s Gift Shop In Brooksville
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - Hernando County Sheriff Deputies are searching for a a woman who used counterfeit money in Brooksville
The subject pictured be [...]
‘Grab and Go’ at Winter Haven Metro PCS, Suspect Sought
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Winter Haven Police are searching for a suspect, in a grab and go at Metro PCS.
Police say on Nov. 25, 2020 around 2:30 p.m. [...]
Hillsborough County Boil Water Notice Rescinded Effective Immediately
TAMPA, Fla. - The precautionary boil water notice issued earlier this week as a result of the water main break at the David L. Tippin Water Treatment [...]
Hernando County Silver Alert Cancelled – Missing Endangered Man Found Safe
WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. - UPDATE - This man has been located and is safe. The Hernando County Sheriff's Office is requesting assistance from our media pa [...]
40-Year-Old Hudson Woman Killed, Motorcycle DUI Crash in Spring Hill
SPRING HILL, Fla. - A 40-year-old Hudson woman was killed in a DUI crash on Wednesday around 1:50 p.m., according to Florida Highway Patrol.
Troop [...]
Hillsborough County Detectives Search for Stolen Food Trucks Possibly Taken to Miami, REWARD Offered
TAMPA, Fla. - On November 16, 2020, between 3:43 a.m. and 3:52 a.m., unknown suspects utilized a Ford F250 pickup truck to steal a 2019 FRDM enclosed [...]
3-Family Members Sentenced in Florida, Defrauding Veterans Health Care In The Villages
OCALA< Fla. - Miller Wilson, Jr., 50, Sparr, his daughter, Myoshi Wilson,26, Citra, and his ex-wife, Erica Wilson, 43, Ocala, were sentenced today [...]
SCAMMER ALERT: IRS Scammer Claims To Work With The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Pinellas County Sheriff's Office detectives are encouraging the public to be on alert to a recent phone scam occurring in Pin [...]