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Illegal Alien Convicted Of Making False Statements During Purchase Of Firearm
Orlando, Florida –A federal jury has found Wilmer Eduardo Mejia-Palacios (36, Orlando) guilty of four counts of making a false statement to a federal [...]
Pinellas County Sheriff Detectives Investigate Homicide at St. Petersburg Gentlemen’s Club
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. - CLICK HERE FOR THE UPDATED STORY. According to investigators, deputies responded to a shooting at the 4Play Gentlemen's Club [...]
UPDATE: Missing and Endangered Largo Adult, Found Safe
LARGO, Fla. -UPDATE: This alert has been canceled as this person was found safe. Pinellas County Sheriff's Office have issued a Silver Alert for a mi [...]
‘Fake Suicide’ Story Exploits a 77-Year-Old Palm Harbor Man For $10,000.00
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - In April 2020, Jeffrey Pugliese, currently a licensed security officer, pleaded for Bill Borgiasz, a 77-year-old elderly man [...]
Hernando County Sheriff Deputy Helps Spring Hill Man in Crisis
SPRING HILL, Fla. -On Friday at 12:21 A.M., Hernando County Sheriff Deputies responded to a residence on Devonshire Avenue in reference to a Suicidal [...]
BREAKING NEWS: “The Vile Acts These Men Committed” 11-Men Arrested ‘Operation Park Cleanup’
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla.- The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office recently completed an undercover operation that resulted in the arrest of 11 men [...]
Publix Named Among Fortune’s Best Workplaces for Women
LAKELAND, Fla.- Publix has been recognized by Fortune as one of the Best Workplaces for Women, ranking No. 29 out of 100 companies on the 2020 list.
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Hillsborough County Sheriff Missing Endangered Adult Found Safe
TAMPA, Fla. - UPDATE: This missing adult has been located safe. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing endangered adult [...]
SPCA Tampa Bay Assisting in Rescue of 45 Cats and Dogs
LARGO, Fla. - SPCA Tampa Bay Assisting in Rescue of 45 Cats and Dogs Largo, Fla. SPCA Tampa Bay is collaborating with the Louisiana SPCA and animal [...]
Tampa Police Department Pursuit of Monkey Downtown
TAMPA, Fla. - Thursday, Tampa Police were in hot pursuit of an unlikely suspect. A Capuchin monkey named Abu, who had a flair for hair.
In a F [...]