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Screaming Tires And Gunshots: Fatal Shooting Rocks Tampa Neighborhood, Child Witnessed Horror
Screaming Tires And Gunshots: Fatal Shooting Rocks Tampa Neighborhood, Child Witnessed Horror
TAMPA, Fla. - A brazen act of gun violence shattered [...]
Bike-Riding Bandit Steals Car, Crashes In Gibsonton; HCSO Seeks Tips
Bike-Riding Bandit Steals Car, Crashes In Gibsonton; HCSO Seeks Tips
GIBSONTON, Fla. - Detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office ar [...]
Over 100 Arrested In Major ICE-Led Raid At Florida Construction Sites
Over 100 Arrested In Major ICE-Led Raid At Florida Construction Sites
More than 100 individuals were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enfo [...]
Former U.S. Army Soldier In Georgia Convicted In Horiffic Child Abuse Case
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
A federal jury has convicted Austin Michael Burak, a 32-year-old man formerly stationed at Fort Stewart, Georgia, on cha [...]
Road Rage Gunfire Rocks Brandon: Detectives Hunt Shooter, Urge Public For Leads
Public’s Help Sought In Identifying Suspect In Brandon Road Rage Shooting
BRANDON, Fla. - Detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office [...]
Spring Hill Man Gets 3 Years In FDOC For Child Exploitation Material
Caleb Elijah Sumner (HCSO)
SPRING HILL, Fla. - A Spring Hill man, Caleb Elijah Sumner, has been sentenced to three years in the Florida Department [...]
Haines City Man Arrested After Standoff With U.S. Marshals And Polk County Deputies
Elvis Davila
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Haines City man, 38-year-old Elvis Davila, was arrested Wednesday morning following a tense standoff with U.S. [...]
Federal Bureaucrat Among Six Charged In Alleged $66 Million Food Stamp Fraud Scheme
U.S. Department of Justice (Logo)
A superseding indictment unsealed today has charged six individuals, including a U.S. Department of Agriculture [...]
Armed Robber’s Spree Ends In Takedown: 5-Time Felon Nabbed In Floral City
Trevor Shane Kilpatrick
FLORAL CITY, Fla. – A rapid response by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) this afternoon, May 29, 2025, led to th [...]
Polk County Deputies Arrest Lake Alfred Man In Connection With Lake Wales ATV Theft
Matthew Methot
LAKE WALES, Fla. - A Lake Alfred man with an extensive criminal history has been arrested in connection with the theft of an ATV in [...]