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Mexican Woman Charged With Facilitating Prostitution In Texas
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
A 33-year-old Mexican woman has been charged with facilitating the transportation of two females from Mexico into the Un [...]
Fugitive, Spring Hill Shooter Jerae Crussell Apprehended In Hernando County
Jerae N. Crussell
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - Jerae Crussell, who fled during his trial, has been located and arrested by the Hernando County Sheriff' [...]
Frostproof Man Arrested For Burglary, Battery, And DUI: Polk County Sheriff
Terry Smith
FROSTPROOF, Fla. - A 42-year-old Frostproof man was arrested Monday evening following a disturbance at the Camp Inn RV Resort, accordi [...]
Monroe County Sheriff Warns Of E-Z/SunPass Text Message Scam
Phone Scam (File)
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - Authorities are warning the public about a text message scam that attempts to steal personal and financial [...]
Study Ranks America’s Spring Break Destinations By Arrest Rate: Texas Tops List With Florida In 5th
Handcuffs, Source: Pexels
New research has revealed the U.S. spring break destinations with the highest arrest rates, with South Padre Island, Tex [...]
Bradenton Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Methamphetamine Distribution
Prison, TFP File Photo
BRADENTON, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Jimmy Altidor, 42, of Bradenton, to 15 years in federal [...]
Pennsylvania Man Charged With Conspiracy To Violate Clean Air Act
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced that Ryan Spencer, 33, of Harrisburg, P [...]
Polk County Deputies Bit, Elbowed, And Kicked In Arrest Of Illegal Alien With Cocaine In Davenport
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Esteban Fernandez Uriostegui
DAVENPORT, Fla. – A man was arrested in Polk County on March 19, 2025, and faces u [...]
Florida Man Arrested Over A Year After Girlfriend’s Murder
Porshe Streeter (Facebook)
A Florida man has been arrested more than a year after his girlfriend was fatally shot while sleeping in their Orlando [...]
Authorities Seek Second Suspect In Florida Keys $15K Lottery Ticket Theft
Authorities Seek Second Suspect In Florida Keys $15K Lottery Ticket Theft
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - Monroe County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arr [...]