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FBI: Peter Tuccio, Associate of Gambino Organized Crime Family Pleads Guilty to Arson in Queens
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Peter Tuccio pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Steven L. Tiscione to using fire to co [...]
Florida Nurse Arrested, Sexually Assaulted a Patient
On January 6th, 2021, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) was contacted in reference to the alleged sexual assault of a patient by a staff memb [...]
Tampa Police Release Bodycam Footage of Shooting Christmas Morning with Barricaded Man
TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Police Department has released body-worn camera footage of the gunfire exchanges that took place during a 21-hour standoff wi [...]
Haines City Police Arrest Former Ohio Police Officer for Online Threats of Violence in D.C.
HAINES CITY, Fla. - A Haines City man was arrested on Tuesday for making threatening remarks online about carrying out violence in the nation's capit [...]
Brooksville Man Wanted in Pasco County, Receives 18-Stitches Trying to Outrun a Deputy K-9
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - On Monday at 6:45 p.m., Hernando County Sheriff's deputies responded to 600 Darby Lane in Brooksville to assist Pasco Sheriff's O [...]
Former Federal Agent and Others Indicted in Florida
A South Florida federal grand jury indicted a former federal agent and three other Miami-Dade residents for their alleged roles in an operation that [...]
Hillsborough County Sheriff Investigating Deadly Tampa Shooting
TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating the circumstances that led to a deadly shooting Sunday night in Tampa.
On [...]
71-Arrested in Hillsborough County Human Trafficking Sting
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - On January 11th, National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Sheriff Chad Chronister announced the results of a month-long [...]
Florida Man Jailed, Accused of Mutilating and Burning Three Little Girls
A Florida man is behind bars on a multi-million dollar bond after investigators say he punished three children in a grotesque manner.
Kevin Jean, [...]
After 2-Years of Running, Tampa Murder Suspect Arrested in Gibsonton
TAMPA, Fla. - For two years, Tampa Police Homicide Detectives have been working to locate and arrest suspects in the January 2019 shooting and murder [...]