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A crash on I-95 overnight, claimed the life of a Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services -Law Enforcement Division Officer. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a multiple-vehicle crash happened on I-95 southbound near mile marker 380. One person was confirmed dead at the scene.…
Read More Florida Department Of Agriculture & Consumer Services Officer Killed In On-Duty Crash Overnight On I-95
WINTER HAVEN, FL. – Police in Winter Haven are searching for a man who got a ‘sleight-of-hand’ discount at Walmart on Apple Products. According to police, the man pictured, visited the electronics counter at Walmart located at 7450 Cypress Gardens Blvd., and requested an iPad…
Read More Police Searching For ‘Magician’ Who Uses Sleight Of Hand At Florida Walmarts To Save Money On Apple Products
A Florida man landed behind bars after driving dozens of middle school students home Wednesday, while under the influence of alcohol. After being booked into the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday, tests would reveal that Mark Michael McNeil, 60,…
Read More Watch: “Don’t Hit Me” Florida Middle School Bus Driver Arrested For DUI, With 40 Kids On Board
Police are searching for at least three suspects that broke into a Florida mall to steal shoes, to the tune of $18,000 worth. On Jan. 27, 2022, at least three subjects broke into an athletic store inside the Paddock Mall in Ocala. Investigators say, using…
Read More Police Searching For Suspects That Cut Through Roof Of Florida Mall Stealing $18,000 Worth Of Shoes
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL. – Detectives assigned to the Robbery/Homicide Unit are investigating the death of 54-year-old inmate Andrew Mayton. Detectives say Mayton was booked into the Pinellas County Jail on January 28, 2022, after being arrested by the St Petersburg Police Department for trespassing after…
Read More Pinellas County Sheriff Investigating Death Of 54-Year-Old Inmate
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron sentenced Jesus Manuel Rodriguez-Castillo, 39, Kissimmee, to eight years and four months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl-laced heroin. Rodriguez-Castillo had pleaded guilty on October 5, 2021. According to court documents, Rodriguez-Castillo sold approximately 290 grams of…
Read More Kissimmee Man Gets Over Eight Years For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Meth
Police are searching for the woman in the video below, who went to Walmart located at 355 Cypress Gardens Blvd., on Feb. 2, 2022, around 1 p.m., and attempted to steal a cart full of items, before throwing a fit, and a barbie doll. Investigators…
Read More Florida Woman, With Green Hands And Hair, Wanted For Throwing Barbie Doll At Walmart Employee
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL. – The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office will brief the media on a major money-laundering operation, investigated by the HCSO Economic Crimes Unit. According to Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, two people were arrested in the operation on Wednesday. Sheriff Nienhuis is scheduled to…
Read More Hernando County Sheriff To Brief Media On Major Money Laundering Operation, Two Arrested
SARASOTA, FL. – On Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, at 4:22 p.m., Sarasota Police officers responded to the 2200 block of Palmadelia Avenue, because of multiple 911 calls of shots being fired. The initial investigation revealed that three juvenile victims sustained gunshot wounds. A 17-year-old male…
Read More Tampa Teen Arrested In Sarasota Homicide Of Another Teen, Bradenton Suspect, 16, Sought By Police
A Florida woman found herself behind bars after deputies served a Child Neglect Warrant and discovered that the woman was locking her 2-year-old child in a closet. According to investigators, Patricia Ann Childress, was being served on an active warrant from the Fugitive Unit of…
Read More Florida Woman Who Locked Her 2-Year-Old Girl In Closet, Arrested On Aggravated Child Abuse