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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an individual for impersonating a law enforcement officer in Hillsborough County and sexually battering a woman during the incident. Justin Evans, 35, is facing six charges including impersonating a public officer, sexual battery on…
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LAKELAND, FL. – Detectives with the Lakeland Police Department’s Special Victim’s Unit, with the assistance of the Columbia City Police Department in Indiana, have arrested 35-year-old Tabitha Palmer related to criminal acts involving a minor in Lakeland whom she met online while playing video games.…
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Ailan Evans A suspected drunk driver asked for a cigarette, still sitting in her badly damaged car, just moments after she allegedly hit and killed a mother of four. Jennifer Munoz, 26, allegedly crashed into and killed Janell Katesigwa while driving drunk in Albuquerque, New…
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Kendall Tietz An arsonist who lit a Minneapolis cell phone store on fire and hurled explosives at police during a violent riot in May 2020 was sentenced to nearly nine years in prison Tuesday, the Department of Justice announced. A federal court in Minnesota convicted…
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A 41-year-old Florida man is behind bars after sexually abusing a 10-year-old child, according to deputies. According to deputies, early on Saturday, August 7, 2021, Major Crimes Detective Chase King, with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office arrested 41-year-old Diego Luis Santa Torres for Capital Sex…
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POLK COUNTY, FL. – A Lake Wales Woman was arrested after a massage became a little too personal, and the recipient was a detective. On Tuesday, August 10, 2021, undercover detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Vice Unit conducted an ongoing operation focused on…
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A Florida man is behind bars after being sought by deputies for the Grand Theft of a Motor Vehichle, and being busted by one keen K-9. On August 9, around 5 p.m., Hernando County Sheriff’s Deputies requested the assistance of the K-9 unit after confirming…
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CITRUS COUNTY, FL. – A middle school teacher in Florida has been arrested for trafficking drugs. On Monday, members of the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Impact Unit (TIU), along with detectives from the Special Victims Unit (SVU) served two search warrants that resulted in…
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DAVENPORT, FL. – A Polk Correctional Institute Sergeant was arrested Monday after an overnight domestic dispute. 38-year-old Danielle Jensen of Davenport was arrested Monday morning, August 9, 2021, at around 12:45 a.m. for Battery Domestic Violence (M1). The victim told the responding deputy that Jensen…
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A Florida man is behind bars after an odd set of events involving a 7-year-old girl and a water bottle, grabbed the attention of parents at a park. On Thursday, deputies arrested 27-year-old Cameron Lyons after he opened a water bottle and threw liquid at…
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