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An Oregon man, suspected of killing three people, forced a woman to drive him for 33 hours to Wisconsin, before turning himself in, according to the Associated Press. Oen Evan Nicholson held Laura Johnson, 34, at gunpoint, as she was returning to her parking spot from…
Read More Oregon Triple-Murder Suspect Forces Woman Into Driving Him To Wisconsin Before Turning Himself In
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – 49-year-old Tracey Bentley is wanted by Polk County Sheriff’s Office for the shooting of a woman on Saturday night, according to investigators. On Saturday, June 19th, around 10 pm, deputies responded to the area of Demille Road in Polk City due…
Read More Polk County Sheriff Searching For Man Who Shot A Woman Saturday Night
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in connection to a death investigation connected to a missing person case in Hillsborough County. Fred Williams, 55, is facing a charge of Tampering with Physical Evidence. He has been booked into…
Read More 55-Year-Old Man Arrested In Connection With Town ‘N’ Country Missing Person Case
BRADENTON, Fla. – Deputies are seeking information on a man who robbed a bank Saturday morning. According to deputies, the man pictured below entered Wells Fargo at 6285 14th St. W., this morning and demanded cash. Deputies say the teller complied with the man’s demands.…
Read More Bradenton Wells Fargo Bank Robbery Suspect Sought By Manatee County Sheriff
The New York City Police Department released a video Friday showing a masked gunman opening fire on a man over the heads of two children trying to take cover on a Bronx sidewalk. Video of the Thursday evening incident shows an unidentified shooter running after…
Read More Watch: “In Broad Day Light” Two Children Nearly Gunned Down On New York Sidewalk
Today,Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1716, which designates County Road 611 between Keystone Road and Forelock Road in Pinellas County as “Deputy Michael J. Magli Memorial Road,” State Road 60 between Interstate 75 and Phillip Lee Boulevard in Hillsborough County as “Sergeant Brian LaVigne…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Dedicates Roads In Honor of Fallen Tampa Bay Area Law Enforcement Officers
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – On Tuesday, 24-year-old Eduardo Martinez of California was arrested for four counts of Transmitting Harmful Material to a Minor (F3) and eight counts of Using a Computer to Lure a Child (F3). In May of this year, the victim’s mother reported…
Read More “Sexually Deviant Creep” California Man Arrested, Luring 12-Year-Old Polk County Girl Online
Ailan Evans The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday halted the executions of two men set to be electrocuted, following a new law allowing condemned inmates to choose their method of execution. The law, passed in May, mandates that prison officials offer condemned inmates the choice…
Read More South Carolina Supreme Court Stops Executions Of 2 Men Until Firing Squads Can Be Formed
A Florida woman was arrested for allegedly punching her girlfriend after hearing her talking about her ‘ex’ while sleeping. Alexis Talley, 23, was arrested Sunday shortly after 10:30 p.m. after officers responded to a neighbor’s report of a “fight in progress” at the apartment she…
Read More Florida Woman Beats Girlfriend After Hearing Her ‘Sleep Talk’ About Her Ex
Cody Dillon Hogan, 26, Leachville, Arkansas, has pleaded guilty to using the internet to solicit and pay an individual to molest a 9-year-old child and to creating a video recording depicting this sexual abuse. Hogan faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years, and up…
Read More Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty, Paying For Video Of ‘Decoy’ 9-Year-Old Florida Child Being Molested