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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Deputies arrested dozens of drunk drivers throughout the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office’s 10-day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Labor Day weekend campaign. The saturation is customary over holiday weekends, and unfortunately, reckless and intoxicated drivers were not hard to find.…
Read More ‘Dozens of Drunk Drivers Off The Streets’ Hillsborough County Sheriff 10- Day Campaign
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – UPDATE: 34th Street S between 18th Ave. S and 22nd Ave. S is open, now that an investigation into a suspicious package has been cleared. With the help of the Tampa Bomb Squad a device found in the 1900 block of…
Read More St. Pete Suspicious Package Incident Cleared
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office conducted an “Operation Pop-Top” on Friday, September 4, 2020, at nine different convenient stores in the Lakeland and Mulberry areas. The ongoing operation is designed to ensure that stores within the county do not sell alcohol…
Read More Mulberry Clerk Charged for Selling Alcohol to a Minor
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla.- President Donald Trump continues to discourage future COVID-19 lockdowns amidst the nation’s increasing mental and physical health problems attributed much to isolation. A case of preferred therapy possibly denied over a Florida Non-Compete Agreement brings the administration’s concerns too close to home.…
Read More COVID Panic and Loss From a Suicide, Tampa Lawyer Barred from Therapist
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed three people in Westchase. On Tuesday, at approximately 5:00 a.m., a 2020 silver Chevy Malibu, traveling northbound on Sheldon Road, ran a red light and was struck on the…
Read More 3-Dead in Westchase Crash, HCSO Investigating
TAMPA, Fla.- Beginning at 9 a.m. today, North 22nd Street will be closed between East Hanna and East Idlewild Avenues while the Tampa Water Department repairs a water main break. Barricades and signs will be located in the area to assist with traffic flow. Please…
Read More Full Lane Closure on North 22nd Street Between East Hanna and East Idlewild Avenues
SPRING HILL, Fla. – The subject pictured below, in the slideshow, is the suspect in a fraud that occurred at Grow Financial located at 4122 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill on Monday, May 27, 2020 at approximately 4:15 P.M. The Hernando County Sheriffs Office needs your…
Read More Spring Hill Fraud, Suspect Sought By Sheriff
TAMPA, Fla- Tampa Fire Rescue responded to a person being struck by lightning while on a personal watercraft Monday. The incident happened near the Davis Island Yacht Club. By standers had the man out of the water and performing CPR on him when medics arrived.…
Read More Man Struck By Lightning Near Davis Island Yacht Club
TAMPA, Fla.- The center of Tropical Storm Paulette was located near latitude 17.2 North, longitude 42.2 West. Paulette is moving toward the west-northwest near 3 mph (6 km/h). A general west-northwestward to northwestward motion at a slightly faster speed is expected during the next several…
Read More Tracking Tropical Storm Paulette,Update
September 7, 2020 by: Staff Report PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Treasure Island Police Department officers conducted an investigation into the complaint and arrested 33-year-old Donnie Brownlow Jr., from St. Pete, for Domestic Battery and other charges Sunday night. After officers took Brownlow into custody, he…
Read More Florida Man Handcuffed, Jumps Into Boca Ciega Bay and Dies