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July 9, 2020 By: Staff Report Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew today sentenced Luis Berrios-Trinidad (30, Tampa) to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison for sex trafficking of minors. The court also ordered Berrios-Trinidad to forfeit a Glock 19 9mm…
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July 9, 2020 By: Staff Report ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Blaine Charles Morgan, 35, of Crownpoint, New Mexico, has been charged federally with murder for a stabbing that occurred on the Navajo Nation. The FBI and Navajo Nation Criminal Investigations on Monday, July 6, 2020, arrested…
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July 7, 2020 By: Staff and LEO Roundtable TAMPA, Fla.- The Free Press has partnered with LEO Round Table and will broadcast its Law Enforcement Program here in Cops and Crimes. Visit LEO Round Table at Website: http://leoroundtable.com/ Publishers Note: While The Free Press will always…
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July 8, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla.- The FBI has seen a spike in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims complaints related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic involving the use of stolen personally identifiable information (PII). U.S. citizens from several states have been victimized by criminal…
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July 8, 2020 By: Staff Report WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Federal district judge Kenneth A. Marra committed a man who fired gunshots inside a West Palm Beach VA Medical Center to the custody of the U.S. Attorney General for 25 years of mental health…
Read More Man Who Shot Firearm Inside West Palm Beach VA Medical Center Committed to 25 Years in Custody
July 8, 2020 By: Staff Report NEW YORK, Ny, – Warning, the video below is graphic and will be disturbing to some viewers. Anthony Robinson wanted to spend some time with his 7-year-old daughter before he left the fast pace and violent streets behind, his…
Read More NYC Father Murdered Holding His 7-Year-Old Daughters Hand
July 8, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla- Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a coach at Tampa Bay Technical High School for 6- counts sexual activity with a minor, on Tuesday. “Students trusted this man as their coach, and as a parent myself, I…
Read More Ruskin Resident and Coach at Tampa Bay Tech Arrested 6-Counts of Child Sexual Activity
July 7, 2020 By: Staff Report SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – A Human head was found in St. Pete this morning, by a person jogging at 38th Avenue South. WFLA was streaming from their news chopper on Facebook and captured these images from the very fluid…
Read More BREAKING NEWS Human Remains Found – 38th Avenue South in St. Pete
July 6, 2020 By: Staff Report WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Attorney General Ashley Moody today announced an arrest by the Winter Haven Police Department of a Polk County licensed certified nursing assistant for the exploitation of a disabled adult. The arrest follows an investigation by…
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July 6, 2020 By: Staff Report KILLEEN, Tx. – Federal authorities filed a criminal complaint against 22-year-old Cecily Aguilar in connection with the disappearance of U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash, U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Command (USACID) Special Agent in…
Read More Cecily Aguilar Faces Federal Charge – Connection with the Disappearance of U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen