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‘Palo Rituals’ Skulls Found in the Shed of Polk County Men Who Stole From Graves in Lake County Cemetery
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff's deputies arrested two suspects wanted by the Lake County Sheriff's Office for desecrating graves and steali [...]
57-Year-Old Lakeland Man Killed in Pinellas Park Pedestrian Crash Friday
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - A 57-year-old Lakeland man was killed early Friday morning, crossing U.S.-19 in Pinellas Park.
According to Florida Highwa [...]
‘Removed The Heads Of Deceased’ Two Polk County Men Charged, Stealing Veterans Remains From Cemetery For Religious Rituals
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - UPDATED STORY, CLICK HERE. Detectives with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office have been investigating the thefts from gravesites at [...]
Injured Bald Eagle Rescued in Pasco County
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Pasco County Fire Rescue assists in the rescue of a bald eagle on Thursday.
Pasco County Fire Rescue Station 21 heard a knock [...]
“Get drunk! Pass the f— out!” Pinellas County Charter School Dean, Wife Charged With Child Neglect
PALM HARBOR, Fla. - The dean of a Pinellas County charter school and his wife provided their babysitter marijuana and alcoholic beverages over 30-tim [...]
Fatal Pedestrian Crash Involving a Pinellas County Sheriff Deputy In Largo
LARGO, Fla. - According to investigators, on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at approximately 9:02 p.m., K-9 Deputy Edge was responding to deploy his K-9 [...]
“The Violence Is Wrong” Florida Governor on U.S. Capitol Riot
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis described the riots in D.C. as unacceptable.
"It doesn’t matter what banner you’re flying under, the violence is wro [...]
Lakeland Shooting and Violent Crime Spree Ends With 3-Arrested
LAKELAND, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff's deputies arrested three suspects in Lakeland after a 24-hour long violent crime spree during which they shot o [...]
Hernando County Sheriff Seeks Home Burglary Suspects
SPRING HILL, Fla. - Hernando County Sheriff's Office is seeking two-suspects involved in a residential burglary.
The suspects pictured below are s [...]
Pasco County Fire Rescue Announces New Deputy Chief of Administration, Jeremy Sidlauskas
LAND O' LAKES Fla. - Pasco County Fire Rescue announced a new Deputy Chief of Administration on Thursday.
"Following an exhaustive and highly com [...]