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A Florida woman, with a unique appearance, is being sought by a Sheriff’s office for a home burglary. The pictured subject is being sought in connection with a residential burglary in Punta Gorda on West Lenox Circle on April 7th, according to Charlotte County Sheriff’s…
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BROOKSVILLE, FL. – Two Florida men rented a U-Haul truck to take a dirt bike for a “test” ride but ended up behind bars for grand theft. Read On. On Monday just before 3 p.m., Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area of…
Read More Two Florida Men Try To Steal Dirt Bike From Seller By Taking It For A “Test” Ride In A U-Haul
You really can’t make this up. A 31-year-old Florida man was arrested after a traffic stop led deputies to guns, drugs, and an alligator in the bed of a pickup truck. Deputies found more than they bargained for when they conducted a traffic stop on…
Read More Florida Man Arrested After Deputies Find Guns, Drugs, Gator In A ‘Tub’ During Traffic Stop
A Florida woman was arrested after using a stolen department store credit card and simultaneously using her own personal rewards accounts for a cashback offer. Read on. On March 15, deputies responded to a call from Bealls Outlet in Avon Park about a customer whose…
Read More Florida Woman Arrested With Stolen Credit Card To Make Store Purchases, Uses Her Own Rewards During Fraud
A Florida woman has been arrested after a confrontation with her dad over a sex toy that was delivered to their home. According to deputies, on Wednesday, April 6, Victoria Marson, 18, placed an order on Amazon that her dad retrieved and opened when the…
Read More Florida Woman Beats Dad After Amazon Delivers Sex Toy
After fleeing from an attempted traffic stop, a Florida man was later taken into custody on multiple drug-related charges and resisting arrest. On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at approximately 11:20 pm, deputies observed Logan Robert Schaefer, 25, driving a black Hyundai Sonata. According to investigators,…
Read More Florida Man Trying To Flee From Deputy On Foot Trips Over His Own Feet, Rummages Through His Backside Tossing Drugs
A Florida man is behind bars after investigators served a search warrant and the man began eating and flushing the evidence. According to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office a Panama City Beach man has been arrested and charged on multiple drug charges, despite the man’s…
Read More Florida Man Arrested For Narcotics After Eating And Flushing Some
A worker, installing window blinds in a new home in March, came face to face with a 12-foot alligator loitering in the master bedroom, according to the Miami Herald. The home where the reptilian squatter set up shop is in Babcock Rank community, in Fort Myers,…
Read More 11-Foot Alligator Found In New Florida Home By Man Installing Blinds
I’m not sure if this is more confusing or sad, but either way, this Florida man is behind bars and has been since March 19. Scott Robert Kerster, 45, also known as the one and only “Scott Fudge” is behind bars in Marion County after…
Read More Florida Man Nicknamed “Fudge” Jailed After Beating Up Mom, Calling Her For Bail Money
A Florida man was caught on camera, seemingly dancing with an alligator. The post to Instagram does not indicate the location of where this video was shot, but we can report this activity is not safe and probably borderline illegal. In the video shared on…
Read More Florida Man Caught On Camera Dancing With An Alligator In The Water