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A Florida hotel that has seen over 400 calls for police service in the last year, and 36 in January alone, has a new neighbor. America’s Best Value Inn in Satellite Beach, Florida, has had 60 plus disturbance calls, 10 overdoses, 4 Narcan deployments, 13…
Read More “Clean It Up, I’ve Had It” Florida Sheriff Sets Up Shop At High Crime Hotel
ST. PETERSBURG, FL. – On January 26, 2022, Chief Anthony Holloway convened a Command Review Board to review allegations that Officer Matthew Cavinder improperly used his taser during an arrest, violating Department policy and procedures. On June 20, 2021, at 4:55 p.m., Officer Matthew Cavinder…
Read More St. Pete Florida Police Officer Terminated After Tasing A 64-Year-Old Man In A Wheelchair
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – On January 24, 2022, at approx. 4:00 p.m., an undercover detective was attempting to buy firearms from two suspects at a location at Brandon Town Center mall. During the transaction, inside the detective’s vehicle, the suspects attempted to rob the detective…
Read More Reward Offered For Suspect That Shot At Deputies In Florida Mall Parking Lot
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL. – Hernando County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the person responsible for grand theft at a local tire store. According to deputies, the vehicle pictured below is the suspect vehicle utilized in a grand theft that occurred on Sunday, 01/16/2022 at approximately 2:30…
Read More Hernando County Sheriff Seeking Spring Hill Tire Thief
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – The second suspect from a Monday shooting outside the Westfield Brandon mall has been identified as Jaycob Riley, 19, and authorities are searching for this man. He is facing charges of armed robbery, attempted murder on a law enforcement officer (x5),…
Read More Sheriff Seeking Suspect From Florida Mall Shooting Involving Undercover Detective
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – Detectives within the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, along with the U.S. Marshals Task Force, arrested Joseph Cantrell, 39, from Tampa, on Tuesday, in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that occurred on January 14, 2022. Cantrell faces a charge…
Read More Tampa Man Arrested In Dover Fatal Pedestrian Hit And Run Crash
A 56-year-old Florida woman has been arrested after stealing more than $14,000 from an 80-year-old Poinciana woman with dementia. Vaughn was the victim’s caregiver. In June of 2019, the victim was evaluated by her physician who recommended that she not live alone in her home,…
Read More Florida Woman Arrested After Stealing $14,000 From 80-Year-Old Victim
POLK COUNTY, FL. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deputy-involved shooting in unincorporated Davenport involving three deputies and a suspect who charged them with a knife, stabbing one of the deputies. Around 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, January 23, 2022, deputies assigned to…
Read More Man Killed In Deputy-Involved Shooting After Stabbing Deputy In The Head
POLK COUNTY, FL. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deputy-involved shooting in unincorporated Davenport that happened this afternoon. Investigators say around 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, deputies assigned to the Northeast District responded to Oakcrest Court in the Providence subdivision after the PCSO…
Read More Florida Man Shot And Killed By Polk County Deputies After Smothering His Mom, Stabbing Deputy In The Head
A Connecticut woman, who is also a teacher at Waterbury Public Schools, is accused of leaving her two children home alone over a November weekend so she could vacation with her boyfriend in Florida. 36-year-old Kerry Lyn Caviasca has been charged with two counts of…
Read More Connecticut Mom, Teacher, Leaves Children Home Alone To Vacation In Florida