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TAMPA, FL. – At a press conference on Monday, Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan announced his retirement. “I wanted to share some news that I shared with my dedicated team here at Tampa Police Department just a few hours ago. Today, I’m announcing my retirement…
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TAMPA, FL. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the events that led up to a man’s death in Tampa. On Sunday, deputies responded to a report of an adult male collapsed on the roadway near 50th Street South and the 4000 block of Bristol…
Read More 43-Year-Old Man Collapses On Road In Tampa, Pronounced Dead At Hospital
FDLE agents, with the assistance of the Miami-Dade Police Department and Florida Department of Corrections Probation and Parole, arrested three suspects living in Miami for charges related to copper wire thefts. Agents believe the suspects drove from Miami throughout the state numerous times to commit…
Read More Florida Department Of Law Enforcement Arrests Three In Multi-County Copper Wire Thefts
A Florida man got ‘stuck in the mud’ after stealing a truck and leading deputies on a dangerous high-speed chase. According to officials, on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to NW Gainesville Road in reference to multiple stolen vehicles. During the…
Read More “Stuck In The Mud” Florida Man Arrested After Stealing Truck, High-Speed Chase
ORLANDO, FL. – Three Orlando men have been sentenced in their roles of a robbery of a T-Mobile store located in Orlando. U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Tauri Benjamin Rivas Nunez, 23, Orlando, to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison…
Read More Three Orlando Men Sentenced For Robbery Of T-Mobile Store
Steven Hall Police arrested a man who reportedly hijacked an ambulance in Houston, Texas, with a patient and emergency medical technician inside, Click2Houston reported Friday. The suspect was later arrested by the Houston Police Department (HPD) on a freeway, according to Click2Houston. Both emergency medical technicians…
Read More Texas Man Arrested After Hijacking Ambulance With A Patient, EMTs Inside
CITRUS COUNTY, FL. – Throughout the month of June, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), along with fifteen other counties participated in a statewide initiative developed by the Florida Sheriff’s Association named Operation Breaking Chains. This operation follows emerging crime patterns and has identified areas…
Read More Florida Sheriff’s Task Force Release Results In Human Trafficking Operations
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