Three people are behind bars after detectives searched their residence in East Naples on Friday and found trafficking amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, and meth. Detectives with the Vice and Narcotics Bureau executed a search warrant at 5245 Sholtz St. around 5:40 a.m. During their search,…
Read More Three More Florida Drug Traffickers Behind Bars With “Enough Fentanyl To Kill 20,100 People”
POLK COUNTY, FL. – The Florida Lottery announced that Willie Myrick Jr., 57, of Lakeland, claimed a $1 million prize from the GOLD RUSH LIMITED Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings in annual installments of $40,000 a year for 25 years. For…
Read More Lakeland Man Giving Back To His Family After Winning $1,000,000 During A Pit Stop To 7-Eleven
Police in multiple states are searching for 58-year-old Gary Richard Hurwitz after the long-time fraudster duped would-be investors out of a ton of cash. According to investigators, on September 2, 2021, Hurwitz, while concealing his true identity, encouraged a victim to engage in an investment…
Read More Florida Man Wanted In Three States For Scamming Investors Out Of Cash
This past week, the Florida Lottery announced that 11 Florida Lottery scratch-off players won a combined amount of $14,000,000 on various scratch-off tickets! On Monday, Tommy Wilkinson, 48, of Winter Haven, claimed a $1 million top prize from THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000 Scratch-Off game…
Read More 11 Florida Lottery Scratch-Off Players Win A Combined $15,000,000 Last Week
A Florida man was arrested after using a convenience store’s beer cave as a restroom after finding that the bathroom was locked. According to deputies, Clarence Patterson, 61, stopped into a “Hop and Pop” convenience store in Brevard County last weekend to use the bathroom,…
Read More Florida Man Urinates In The ‘Hop And Pop’ Beer Cave After Finding Bathroom Locked
Alligators have inhabited Florida’s marshes, swamps, rivers, and lakes for many centuries, and are found in all 67 counties. In recent years, Florida has experienced tremendous human population growth. Warm weather means Florida’s state reptile – the American alligator – is more active and visible. It’s…
Read More Watch: Florida Alligator Takes Multiple Breaks Cutting Through Neighborhood Before His Swim
LAND O’ LAKES, FL. – Someone in Pasco County is missing a goat, and Pasco Sheriff’s Office wants to return it. Deputies say on Friday, April 22 at approximately 8 a.m., Pasco Sheriff’s Office Agriculture Unit found a goat near State Road 52 in Land…
Read More Pasco Sheriff’s Agriculture Unit Locates Goat In Land O’ Lakes, Owner Sought
A 38-year-old Florida man appeared determined to get away and hide from deputies after committing a burglary with outstanding warrants. According to deputies, Peter Umholtz, 38, ran from deputies and hid near a large canal where he submerged himself under mud and mounds of vegetation…
Read More “Catch Of The Week” Florida Man Hides In Canal From Deputies And K-9 After Burglary
Chief United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Michael Lee Aurandt, 51, Jacksonville, to 12 years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse images and videos over the internet. Aurandt was also ordered to serve a 10-year term of supervised release, register…
Read More 51-Year-Old Florida Man Gets 12 Years In Prison, Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Videos
A Florida woman has one million reasons to smile going into the weekend after purchasing a top prize $5 scratch-off ticket. The Florida Lottery announced that Pauline Salmon, 30, of Miami, claimed a $1 million top prize from the 50X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at…
Read More Florida Woman Wins $1,000,000 Playing $5 Scratch-Off