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A Florida man landed behind bars after being warned to clear up sexual offender violations before moving to a new county. Deputies say that sexual offender Jorge Francisco Paz, 76, was warned before he moved to 1515 Corvette Ave. in Sebring that he had several…
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A Florida man is wanted after battering an elderly person after a dispute over a parking spot. Read On. On March 16th, 2022, at approximately 8:36 PM, Deputy’s responded to City Fire American Oven & Bar located at 1018 Canal Street, Lady Lake, within Sumter…
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This Florida man won’t learn his lesson. 28-year-old Robert Mondragon was arrested on Monday violating the conditions of his pretrial release. Mondragon is awaiting trial for exposing himself to a woman outside of a gym and biting a police officer’s finger back in September of…
Read More Florida Man ‘Mondragon’ Arrested Again While Awaiting Trial For Exposing Himself In Public, Biting Police Officers Finger
A Florida woman was arrested last weekend after shooting her neighbor in the face with a water gun. A 40-year-old woman was arrested up after a neighbor allegedly walked past her trailer, and Bolduc wasn’t having it. According to deputies, the woman saw the victim…
Read More Florida Woman Arrested After Shooting Neighbor In The Face, With A Water Gun
A Florida man and woman have two things in common, felony warrants and couches. Deputies responded to a residence in search of 63-year-old Arthur Couch. Deputies say Couch, who was wanted on various felony warrants, was arrested at the scene. At the same residence in…
Read More Florida Man Named “Couch” Arrested On Warrant, Florida Woman Arrested Hiding Behind A Couch
We all make choices in life, sometimes smart ones, sometimes not. A Florida Sheriff has released a series of events, in a timeline format, that led to a grand theft auto suspect’s leg in the mouth of K-9 Colt. According to investigators, Gerard Davis stole…
Read More Florida Sheriff Releases “Stupid Choice” Timeline That Ended With K-9 Attached To A Grand Theft Auto Suspect
A Florida man started the week off bad, and it only got worse. By mid-week, he’d been arrested twice, and his arrest led to an acquaintance and his parents also getting arrested. 28-year old Joshua Carpenter was first arrested on March 6, 2022, after a…
Read More Florida Man Arrested Twice This Week After A Shooting Then Stealing His Girlfriends Dog, His Parents Arrested Only Once
A young alligator decided to take a dip at a Florida school where the swim team was preparing for practice. Deputies responded to a call at Montverde Academy, in Lake County, in reference to a 3-foot alligator that had decided to try out for the…
Read More Baby Alligator Decides To Try Out With Florida Swim Team
A Florida man thought it was a good idea to call 911 and have the Sheriff’s office test the drugs that he recently purchased. On 03-10-22 at approximately 7 p.m., Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to 1463 Mariner Boulevard in Spring Hill after a…
Read More Florida Man Calls 911 To Request His Meth Be Tested For Authenticity, Sheriff Happily Obliges
A 51-year-old Florida was arrested this week after threatening to kill his neighbor’s dog, and his neighbor, for using a leaf blower. You can’t make this up. According to police, 51-year-old Curtis Manfred Franz fired seven warning shots to tell his neighbor to stop blowing…
Read More “I Will Shoot You Too” Florida Man Arrested In A Bathrobe, After Firing Warning Shots At Leaf Blowing Neighbor