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POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Detectives in Polk County are hoping that someone can identify a T-Mobile store iPhone thief. According to detectives, on July 3rd, at around 5:30 p.m., the male subject pictured below pretended to be a customer and when he saw an opportunity,…
Read More Mulberry T-Mobile Thief Got Away With 2 iPhones And Detectives Want Them Back
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A 20-year-old Pasco County man has been arrested after deputies say he communicated with and allegedly met up with juvenile victims for sex. Pasco Sheriff’s Office investigated & arrested Brandon Williams for Lewd & Lascivious Battery on June 30, 2022. Deputies…
Read More Pasco Deputies Arrest Hudson Man On Sexual Battery Charges With Juvenile Victims
LARGO, Fla. – A homeowner shot a man in Largo after two home invasions early Wednesday morning, according to police. On Wednesday morning at around 6:21 a.m. Largo Police patrol responded to a call for service involving a man that had been shot. The injured…
Read More Largo Homeowner Shoots Intruder That Police Say Invaded Two Homes Wednesday
TAMPA, Fla. – A Maryland man has pleaded guilty to two counts of assault by striking, beating, or wounding his wife. Kirk Douglas Dudley, 47, Maryland, faces a maximum penalty of one year in federal prison for each count. A sentencing date has not yet…
Read More Maryland Man Pleads Guilty To Stuffing Rag Into Wife’s Mouth, Beating Her At MacDill Air Force Base
TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. – Drowning is the leading cause of death among children ages 1-4 in Florida, the highest in the nation. To put that in perspective, enough children drown in Florida each year to fill three to four preschool classrooms. These statistics are not…
Read More Treasure Island Fire Rescue Giving Away Free Child Life Jackets July 25
TAMPA, Fla. – Six people were rushed to the hospital after consuming fentanyl-laced drugs overnight in Tampa. According to police, on Tuesday at 9:51 p.m., officers responded to 34th St N and Osborne Ave., Jackson Meat Market, in reference to several subjects that took some…
Read More Fentanyl-Laced Drugs Sends Six To Tampa Hospital, Dealer Arrested
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Police in Winter Haven are looking for a man who went shopping at Walmart, didn’t pay, but requested a refund which he received. Winter Haven Police need help identifying the man seen in the photos. He went to Walmart, located at…
Read More Winter Haven Police Seek To ID Walmart Shopper Who Was Refunded For Items He Didn’t Purchase
Cargo handled through Florida seaports was up at least 75 percent in 2021 from before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released Wednesday. But the Florida Ports Council thinks the passenger-cruise industry is still a year or two from regaining pre-pandemic strength. The council’s…
Read More Florida Ports See Jump In Cargo
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. – A 24-year-old Zephyrhills man has died after being struck by a car overnight on Wire Road just after 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a Ford Mustang was traveling northbound on Wire Road approaching Otis Allen Road, with two…
Read More Zephyrhills Bicyclist Killed Riding On Wire Road Overnight
TAMPA, Fla. – On May 17, 2022, a student attending Jesuit High School in Tampa reported a sexual battery that occurred against him in December of 2020. At the time of the incident, the victim was a freshman at the school. Suffering from depression and…
Read More Same-Sex Rape Alleged At Tampa’s Jesuit High School