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3 Teens Arrested After High-Speed Chase And Drive-By Shooting Investigation In Polk County
3 Arrested After High-Speed Chase And Drive-By Shooting Investigation In Polk County
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Three individuals, including a 16-year-ol [...]
Nashville Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of Police Officer
Knykholas Lane
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A Nashville man, Knykholas Lane, 21, has been federally charged with a firearms violation after allegedly firing [...]
Parents Attack SRO In Front Of Child During Enraged Confrontation! LEO Talk Show
Parents Attack SRO In Front Of Child During Enraged Confrontation! LEO Talk Show
The Tampa Free Press will publish the LEO Rou [...]
Florida Attorney General Charges Organized Crime Ring For Retail Theft Spree
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (File)
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Office of Statewide Prosecution has filed multiple felony cha [...]
New Jersey Man Charged For Alleged Armed Bank Robbery
Handcuffs, Source: Pexels
A New Jersey man faced his initial court appearance on charges of armed bank robbery, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger [...]
Tampa Woman Sentenced For Smuggling Over $100,000 Into US
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa woman, Mirtza Ocana, has been sentenced to five months in federal prison for attempting to sm [...]
Florida Mother Arrested After Fatal Attack On Teen Daughter In Poinciana
Kelsey Glover (OCSO)
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. - A tragic incident in Poinciana has led to the arrest of a mother accused of fatally harming her teenag [...]
Florida Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty To Stealing Mail, Credit Card Fraud
United States Postal Service (“USPS”)
A former mail carrier has admitted to stealing credit cards from the mail and using them for fraudulent purc [...]
Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Multi-County Counterfeit Ring
Trentavius Quntez Scott
TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa man, Trentavius Quntez Scott, 37, has admitted to passing counterfeit money in multiple counties acr [...]
St. Petersburg Drug Kingpin Sentenced To Over 21 Years After Reloading Criminal Career
Eric Lemon (PCSO)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla - A repeat offender is back behind bars for a long stretch after U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeyw [...]