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47-Year-Old Clearwater Man Dies in Crash Christmas Eve
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Just after 8:00 PM Thursday, a head-on crash claimed the life of a 47-year-old Clearwater man.
According to Florida Highway Pat [...]
Lakeland Shooting Injures Four Adults, Teen at a Home Christmas Eve
LAKELAND, Fla. - The Lakeland Police Department says four adults and a teen were injured in a shooting around 5:45 PM on Christmas Eve.
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Suspect Arrested After 21-Hour Standoff With Police in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. - After more than 21 hours, Renardo Bucklon was successfully taken into custody just before noon on Friday, after officers made a tactic [...]
Driver From Bartow Plays Chicken With A Tractor-Trailer in Mulberry
MULBERRY, Fla. - A 23-year-old Bartow man was charged Wednesday night with reckless driving on SR-37 in Mulberry around 9:30 PM.
According to Flor [...]
85-Year-Old Largo Man Killed in Pedestrian Crash Wednesday
LARGO, Fla. - Another pedestrian crash has claimed the life of an 85-year-old Largo man. The crash happened on Seminole Boulevard in Largo Wednesday [...]
Sarasota Missing Adult Alert Cancelled 88-Year-Old Man Found Safe
UPDATE: This alert has been cancelled. The Sarasota Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing person.
Andrew M [...]
Suspect Sought By Hernando County Sheriff for Several Thefts at Target
SPRING HILL, Fla. - Hernando County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on a male subject related to several Target theft’s in Spring Hill.
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Middle School Worker Facing Child Porn Suspicion ‘Runs Over Computer’ To Destroy Evidence
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. - A plant operator at Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School faces charges in connection with using his personal computer to possess [...]
Highland City Man Arrested for DUI Manslaughter that Killed Two Lakeland Men
LAKELAND, Fla. - On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, Traffic Homicide detectives arrested 31-year-old Justin Mathis of Highland City for DUI Manslaughter [...]
Polk County Sheriff’s ‘Operation No Snow’ Charges 21-Suspects In Cocaine and Meth Sting
FORT MEADE, Fla. - On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, Polk County Sheriff’s Office undercover Narcotics detectives and the HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Tra [...]