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SARASOTA, FL. – A Sarasota man has been arrested after an investigation revealed he committed sexual battery of a child. John M. Smith, 47, of Sarasota, has been arrested and is facing charges of sexual battery on a victim under 12 by an offender over…
Read More Sarasota Man Arrested After Sexually Abusing A 7-Year-Old Girl While On A Boat
ST. PETERSBURG, FL. – Two suspects, 17 and 24 years of age have been arrested in a June murder in St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg Police Detectives say that they have arrested two suspects responsible for shooting and killing 41-year-old Benjamin Goff at the Landmark Motel,…
Read More 17 And 24-Year-Old Suspects Arrested In Landmark Motel Homicide
A 32-year-old Florida man has been sentenced after being found guilty of child enticement of a pregnant 12-year-old girl, on the internet. Sanjay Lama, 32, Jacksonville has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for using the internet to attempt to entice a 12-year-old…
Read More Florida Man Gets 10 Years, Enticing A Pregnant 12-Year-Old Girl For Sex
POLK COUNTY, FL. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deputy-involved shooting that occurred Tuesday evening in unincorporated Davenport, in which a 37-year old man armed with a knife charged at a deputy. The deputy was not injured. The deputy responded to a…
Read More 37-Year-Old Florida Man Killed After Charging At Deputy With A Knife
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – On Wednesday. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister announced a newly formed team at the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office to address the growing concern of gun violence. An increase in gun-related violence, both locally and nationally, has led Sheriff Chad Chronister to…
Read More “GRIT Squad” Sheriff Chad Chronister Announces New Team To Address Gun Violence
A Florida man is wanted for a lottery ticket and cigarette heist that happened at a gas station, according to Hillsborough County Sheriff. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is working to identify a suspect who stole and cashed in the winning lottery tickets. At approximately…
Read More Florida Man Steals Smokes And Scratch-Off Tickets, Then Cashes In The Winners
Sheriff deputies in Florida busted an illegal immigrant for falsely alleging a kidnapping plot in an effort to avoid deportation. According to Marion County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, Alma Delia Duran, 52, was arrested for making a false report of a crime. Detectives made the…
Read More Illegal Immigrant In Florida Arrested For Filing False Kidnapping Report, To Stay In The Country
A Florida man and woman are behind bars after a violent home invasion went awry on Friday. According to investigators, on Friday at 2:30 p.m., Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Trillium subdivision in Brooksville in reference to a possible physical altercation. A witness…
Read More Florida Man Arrested Passed Out In Hot Attic After Home Invasion
At least three people were killed and 33 others wounded in Philadelphia shootings over the weekend as the city continues to experience a surge in violence. Since Friday evening 36 people, including a 1-year-old girl, were shot in Philadelphia, with three reported fatalities, WPVI reported. The shootings…
Read More Philadelphia Diverts $14 Million From Police Budget, 3 Dead 33 Injured Over Weekend
BRANDON, FL. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is looking to identify two men suspected of stealing and fraudulently using the victim’s credit cards. At approximately 3:30 a.m. on Friday, July 9, 2021, one of the suspects approached the victims within the Plantation Palms parking…
Read More Hillsborough County Sheriff Searching For Two Armed Robbery Suspects, Stolen Credit Cards