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HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Fla. – Highlands County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating an incident that occurred yesterday, Oct. 22. An aggravated battery took place on Ramona Avenue off of State Road 17 in Avon Park. The victim, an 88-year-old man, was airlifted to a trauma center…
Read More 88-Year-Old Avon Park Man Beaten in His Home, Critical Injuries
HAINES CITY, Fla. – As a law enforcement department holding Advanced Law Enforcement Accreditation since 2014, the Haines City Police Department, every four (4) years, hosts assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) to perform reviews of the agency’s operations, policies,…
Read More Haines City Police Department, Public Notice
PASCO COUNTY, FL. – Pasco County Animal Services (PCAS) is excited to take its progressive approach to animal sheltering to the national level with Assistant Director Spencer Conover’s recent appointment to the Board of Directors for the National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA). “When…
Read More Pasco County Animal Services Represented on National Board
TAMPA, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man linked to a deadly shooting in Tampa earlier this month. At 9:50 p.m. on October 2, deputies were called to a reported shooting at the Bella Mar Apartments located at 12418 N 15th…
Read More Arrest Made in Deadly Oct. 2nd Bella Mar Apartment Shooting
LAKELAND, Fla. – On Thursday, Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 21-year-old Kodie Andrew Cameron Cummingham of Lakeland for battery of a homeless man. According to the affidavit, Cummingham and the victim were having a verbal argument in the parking lot of Defy 6220 US…
Read More FWC Employee Punches Homeless Man, Arrested in Polk County
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The story behind the death of beloved animals is unfolding as Hillsborough County, Animal Services, and the State Attorney’s Office decide the fate of a Wimauma man who shot two of his dogs. He may face three felonies, according to an…
Read More Two Dogs Shot by Owner, County Wants Other Dogs Removed
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – An early morning vehicular crash in Brooksville, leaves one man dead. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a man traveling northbound on US-41, north of Pine Cabin Road, at a high rate of speed, collided with the rear of a tractor-trailer around 3:15…
Read More Fatal Brooksville Crash and Fire Early Friday Morning
TAMPA, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is working to identify a man who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint early Sunday morning. At 3:27 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, a white male suspect entered the 7-Eleven gas station located at 6016 Gunn Highway…
Read More ‘Fear For Her Life’ Robbery on VIDEO, Suspect Sought by Sheriff
LAKELAND, FL. – Two tractor-trailers crashed this morning just after 11:00 a.m. on I-4 and Polk Parkway. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the tractor-trailers were traveling eastbound on the I-4 exit ramp to access eastbound Polk Parkway (SR-570) in the outside and inside lane respectively.…
Read More Two Tractor-Trailers Crash in Lakeland Polk County Thursday
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – On October 21, 2020, at approximately 4:20 p.m an unidentified male walked into the Chase Bank located at 5029 U.S. Highway 19, New Port Richey. The male passed a note to the teller demanding at least $2,000. The teller did…
Read More New Port Richey Attempted Bank Robbery, Suspect Sought