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Should you comply with national gun registry? Today we discuss an article regarding retired Sheriff David Clarke’s words on why one should not comply with the national gun registry. Today’s Show Panelists and Personalities: Chip DeBlock (Host and retired police Detective) Ward Meythaler (Attorney and…
Read More Should You Comply With a U.S. National Gun Registry? LEO Round Table
By: Patricia Tolson BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – As reported Feb. 19 by The Free Press, 65-year-old Kevin Hohn of Brooksville, Florida, was arrested and charged with possession and distribution of images depicting the sexual abuse of children. The criminal complaint, obtained by TFP, detailed the nature of…
Read More Fmr. Brooksville Mayor Facing Child Porn Charges, Once Worked for a Company that Markets Software Designed to “Ensure Sex Offender Compliance”
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – At 1:44 a.m. on Monday, St. Pete police officers were called to a house to assist Fire & Rescue on a call for a five-year-old girl with a head injury. Doctors later determined that the child had severe head trauma and…
Read More 5-Year-Old Had ‘Bite Marks’ and Severe Head Trauma, Florida Man Arrested for Child Abuse
U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced William Nobles, 61, to five years in federal prison for possession of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children. Nobles was also sentenced to a 20-year term of supervised release and was ordered to register…
Read More Florida Man Sentenced To Five Years For Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Images And Videos
Today we discuss Beverly Hills (California) police Sgt. Billy Fair, playing music during an encounter with activist, Sennett Devermont, which Devermont said stifled his free speech. According to CBS Los Angeles, activists have reported instances of Beverly Hills police playing music when interacting with the public.…
Read More Police Officer Plays Sublime’s ‘Santeria’ While Being Recorded by Activist, Triggers Copyright
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Fla. – FDLE agents arrested Stephen James Monroe II, 24, of Monticello, on five counts of possession of child sexual abuse material in violation of Florida Statute 827.071(5). The investigation began with a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children…
Read More FDLE Arrests 24-Year-Old Jefferson County Man for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
Discussed today, Aurora (Colorado) Police officers Erica Marrero, Kyle Dittrich, and Jaron Jones losing appeals to rejoin the force after a photo surfaced of them mocking the death of Elijah McLain. We also discuss the video of a California woman leading police in a slow…
Read More LEO Round Table – Pink Bikini Slow Speed Chase
On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested 42-year-old Arne Jensen, Jr. of Avon Park on charges of traveling to meet a minor for sex (F2), 3-counts of transmitting harmful material to a minor (F3), and attempted sexual battery (F3). According to…
Read More “Have My Zipper Down” Florida Man Arrested For Attempted Sexual Battery of a Minor
TAMPA, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide involving a teen overnight. Deputies day that just before 9 p.m., while working an unrelated call near the intersection of E 124th Avenue and N 9th Street in the University area of Tampa,…
Read More Teen Found Dead From Upper Body Trauma Outside of Tampa Duplex
TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Police Detectives began a surveillance operation of Armando Recycling, located at 4101 E. 12th Ave, following an anonymous tip that the business was operating as an unlicensed secondary metals recycler as well as noting an increase in catalytic converter thefts in…
Read More “Heavy Metal” Tampa Police Detectives Shutdown Illegal Operation, Seized $500,000 In Property