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July 25, 2020 By: Staff Report LAND O’ LAKES, Fl.- Pasco County Sheriff Deputies, arrested 25-year-old, Michael Lumpkin, from Land O’ Lakes on Friday. Lumpkin, 25, is being held on a $50,000 total bond in Pasco County Jail tonight. Charged with 10-counts of Possess/Control/View Materials…
Read More 10 Counts of Child Porn, Land O’ Lakes Man Jailed
July 25, 2020 By: LEO Round Table, Chip DeBlock DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Discussed today are Georgia detectives calling the coroner after mistaking a sex doll for a dead body. Also, from Delta Township Michigan, an officer-involved shooting from an Eaton County Sheriff’s Office Deputy…
Read More Sheriff Deputy Attacked with Knife on Video, Shoots Suspect
July 25, 2020 By: Staff Report and HCSO FB SPRING HILL, Fla. – Hernando County Sheriff’s Office busted 2 crooks that stole children’s play equipment in Spring Hill. On July 18th at 6 a.m., employees at A Brighter Future Preschool located at 2977 Commercial Way…
Read More Busted, 2 Men Steal Children’s Play Equipment Arrested
July 25, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla.. – Tampa Police Department is seeking the publics help in identifying a suspect in a burglary. Can you identify the man seen here? On July 15th, 2020, between the blocks of Inman Ave W. and Morrison Ave…
Read More Tampa PD Seeks Your Help In Identifying a Thief
July 25, 2020 By: Staff Report, PR BARTOW, Fla. – On July 23, 2020, PCSO Computer Crimes detectives arrested 36-year-old Steven Lacy DeVane of Fort Meade charging him with 3 counts using a child to engage in sex acts (F-2) and 70 counts possession of…
Read More Fort Meade Man Arrested on 70 Counts Possession of Child Pornography
July 25, 2020 By: Staff Report, HCSO PR TAMPA, Fla. – From criminal pursuits to search and rescue missions, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit provides critical services in emergencies where every second counts, and an eye from above can make all the difference.…
Read More Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Aviation Unit Scores National Award
July 24, 2020 By: Staff Report, HCSO PR GIBSONTON, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a convicted felon on multiple charges after he burglarized a local business. On July 7, 2020, deputies responded to a burglary that occurred at the Savich Wholesale, located…
Read More Gibsonton Convicted Felon Arrested Again On Multiple Charges, Burglary
July 24, 2020 By: LEO Round Table, Chip DeBlock BERKELEY, Ca. – City of Berkeley pushing a proposal to take cops off of traffic enforcement duties. Also mentioned in this discussion, Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin. Also discussed today, a fatal OIS of Phoenix (Arizona) man…
Read More Police-Free Traffic Stops In Berkeley, What Could Go Wrong? – LEO Round Table
July 23, 2020 LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. – An Amber Alert issued Monday in Pasco County, resulted in securing a kidnapped 9-year-old Michael Morris, and the arrest of a violent offender, Haralampos Savopoulos. Haralampos Savopoulos was caught and arrested by Pasco County Sheriff’s Department just…
Read More Pasco County Kidnapper and Wife Beater Behind Bars
July 24, 2020 By: Staff Report BARTOW, Fla. – The three suspects involved in the massacre that happened in Frostproof Florida last Friday, appeared in court on Thursday for the first time. Judd said that Tony (TJ) Wiggins was the gunman in this massacre that…
Read More Frostproof Massacre Gunman Tony Wiggins Denied Bond