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BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – Today, the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office will be teaming up with law enforcement agencies nationwide for a Border to Border (B2B) law enforcement event to kick off the annual Click It or Ticket seat belt campaign which runs through 11-29-20. The U.S.…
Read More Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Kicks off ‘Click It or Ticket’
CLEARWATER, Fla. – 86-year-old Iracema Drysdale, who suffers from disabling infirmities of old age, complained to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office on numerous occasions that her grandson, Tyler Christian Mayoral, had been stealing her monies and leaving her vulnerable. One day she awoke to no…
Read More ‘Spending Spree On Gucci’ Grandson Caretaker Sticks Grandma With The Bill
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) TrophyCatch program has ended another successful season. The TrophyCatch team was thrilled to recognize and award the anglers who submitted 22 Hall of Fame largemouth bass that were caught, documented and released back into Florida’s waters. Of…
Read More FWC’s TrophyCatch ends Season 8 with incredible Florida Milestones
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A horrible accident on Rt.54 in Lutz Sunday night, has claimed the life of a 79-year-old Lutz Woman, and landed 23-year-old Tarpon Springs man, Cameron Stephen Frahn, in Jail. Three vehicles were traveling westbound on SR-54 in the inside lane near…
Read More 79-Year-Old Lutz Woman Dies in DUI Crash, Tarpon Springs Man Arrested
LARGO, Fla. – On Sunday night at approximately 10:10 pm, officers of the Largo Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of Ulmerton Rd/Seminole Blvd in regards to a vehicle v pedestrian traffic crash. Initial investigation has revealed that a female pedestrian was crossing Ulmerton Rd…
Read More Fatal Overnight Pedestrian Crash in Largo
MULBERRY, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff’s Office was on the scene of a deputy-involved shooting on Nichols Road in Mulberry. An armed adult male suspect fired at deputies and one deputy received a minor injury to his arm. Deputies returned fire and the suspect has…
Read More Polk County Deputy-Involved Shooting Overnight
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – UPDATED STORY CLICK HERE. An accident that happened on Rt. 54 near Oak Grove Blvd. in Lutz, Pasco County Sunday night, has resulted in at least one fatality. This is a developing story and Pasco Sheriff’s Office has told us this…
Read More Fatal Pasco County Accident Rt. 54 in Lutz Sunday Night
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – These brothers are in custody, thanks to a tip on their location in Lake Wales on November 14, 2020, wanted by Flagler County and Polk County Sheriff Ofiices. Jo “JoJo” Lobato, 19, and his 18-year-old brother, Angel Lobato, were wanted for…
Read More 2-Brothers Wanted by Polk and Flagler County Sheriff’s CAPTURED
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Florida Highway Patrol Troopers continue to investigate the October 17th fatal crash and now have reason to believe that a late model Ford pickup truck made have completed a lane change and entered the path of the motorcycle, resulting in a…
Read More Florida Highway Patrol Investigating Deadly October Pasco Motorcycle Accident
DOVER, Fla. – A 20-year-old Dover man, was killed in a car accident Saturday night on SR-574. According to Florida Highway Patrol, an SUV driven by a 20-year-old man was traveling westbound on SR-574, west of Dover Road. Another SUV driven by a 49-year-old woman…
Read More 20-Year-Old Dover Man Killed Saturday Night in Crash