The Four Points Sheraton Suites Tampa Airport Westshore, 4400 W. Cypress Street, is where the kidnapping took place. The victim was held at the Ice Lounge, in Jacksonville, still wearing handcuffs. Detectives with the Tampa Police Department and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office are jointly working on a kidnapping case. The incident took […]
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Man Kidnapped From Hotel Escapes In Jacksonville
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Murder Suspect From Jacksonville Surrenders To Police
MARCO STEPHENS A 29-year-old Jacksonville man was arrested after he approached a Pasco County deputy Saturday. The deputy was in Wesley Chapel when the man approached him and made incriminating statements to the deputy. According to police, the deputy was returning to his parked car when the man approached him with what appeared to […]
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Police Solve Year-Old Murder With Arrest
JOSHUA MONROE MARQUELLE DRYMON Police have solved a murder case with an arrest. The murder took place in Gulfport on July 4, 2017. According to police, Joshua Allen Monroe, 31, was shot while outside of his home. Detectives developed leads in the shooting that brought them in contact with Marquelle Drymon. Police stated that […]
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Man Charged With Setting Another Man On Fire
HAROLD ROSENBAUM, JR. JAMES HEFFERNAN DAVID MAHONEY Pinellas County deputies have arrested a man and charged him with attempted murder. He is accused of setting another man on fire at a homeless camp in Oldsmar. According to police, the incident took place shortly after midnight Saturday in a wooded area southeast of Tampa […]
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13 Men Arrested In Undercover Child Sex Sting
Undercover detectives with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office conducted a six-day undercover “traveler” operation from October 2 through October 7, 2018. Detectives posed as girls and boys online — on social media platforms and on-line dating sites — to investigate those who prey upon and travel to meet children for unlawful sexual activity. The suspects […]
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Deputies Arrest Man Who Ran Over Friend
LARRY WASHINGTON Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man and charged him with attempted murder. He is accused of running over his friend. Deputies said Larry Washington, 49, and 32-year-old Herminio Rivera are friends and live on the same property. The two had reportedly spent the day riding around, smoking marijuana […]
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Owner, 2 Employees Charged In Prostitution Sting
AI SHU JIN … Owner AIZI LI SHUNYU JIN Three women were taken into custody Friday during a prostitution sting. The New Port Richey Police Department served search warrants simultaneously on two businesses. Ms. Ai Shu Jin is the owner of the Miyako Spa, 4962 U. S. Highway 19 and the Kimora Spa, 6602 […]
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Police Need Help To Solve Unrelated Murders
ROBERT BELLAMY MILLER, III JUSTIN VANCLEFF HEILIG The Tampa Police Department is continuing its investigation into three recent murders. The crimes are unrelated. The three deaths took place within a three-day period last month. The first murder took place on Sunday, September 23rd. Officers were dispatched to a report of shots fired in […]
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Man Convicted Of Plot To Bomb Target Gets 40 Years
MARK CHARLES BARNETT A federal judge has sentenced an Ocala man to 40 years in prison. He was found guilty of attempted arson, possession of an unregistered destructive device, and making destructive devices. Mark Charles Barnett was indicted on the charges on June 20th. Barnett, who is a registered sex offender, had been conditionally released from state […]
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Man Charged With Double Murder
CHARLES EDWARD HIXON, JR. … Facing 2 counts of murder KENNETH SHOOK CHERYL CASEY A 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the murder of two people. Their bodies were found in an alley earlier this week. According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, around 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, a woman flagged […]
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Mother Charged In Death Of Infant
MEGAN MICHELLE RAND BRENNEN RAND A 34-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of her infant son. She was arrested on Tuesday. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, on April 24th, at 2:25 a.m., deputies responded to 9715 Long Meadow Drive, in reference to an unresponsive child. The […]
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Student Arrested For Threatening To Shoot Up School
DEONTE HALL A 17-year-old student was arrested Wednesday and charged with a felony. He is accused of making written threats to conduct a mass shooting at school. According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, Deonte Hall was taken into custody at his home. He is alleged to have posted on Facebook that he would “shoot […]
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Woman Charged With Murder, Armed Robbery
JUSTIN VANCLIFF HEILIG Died September 30 MELISSA McNUTT … Charged with murder Detectives have arrested a woman in connection with a murder that took place on September 30th. She has been charged with first-degree murder and robbery. According to the Tampa Police Department, officers were dispatched to the 600 block of […]
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Lakeland Commissioner Charged With Murder
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL DUNN The Lakeland Police Department charged a City Commissioner with murder last Friday. He is accused of shooting a suspected shoplifter as he was leaving the store. The shooting took place shortly after 2:30 p.m., on October 3rd. The shooting took place at the Vets Army Navy Surplus, 819 N. Florida Avenue. […]
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Gas Station Skimmer Probe Nets 3 Arrests
YUNIOR TORRES-HERRERA ALAIN GARCIA BLANCO DAVID FERNANDEZ Detectives have arrested three people in connection with a gas station skimmer investigation. The investigation began earlier this month. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the arrests took place Saturday. The investigation is linked to skimmers being found in Riverview. Several skimmers were found on […]
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Two Men Arrested In Unrelated Murders
JAMES MICHAEL MORRIS … Charged with killing Anthony Alexander Galasso DAVID OMAR MENDOZA … Charged with killing Michael Andrew Maltalbano Detectives have arrested two men in connection with unrelated homicides. Both murders took place earlier this month. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the first murder took place on October 6th. […]
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Police Search For Credit Union Robbery Suspect
CREDIT UNION ROBBERY SUSPECT The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for a bank robbery suspect. The suspect robbed a credit union shortly after noon on Monday. According to police, a Black man in his 20s with a thin build and wearing a wig with dreadlocks entered the MIDFLORIDA Federal Credit Union, 825 […]
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Police Rule Young Woman’s Death A Murder
LAURIE MARIE PIETSCHER Detectives have ruled the suspicious death of a woman as a murder. Her body was found last Friday. According to the Tampa Police Department, the body of Ms. Laurie Marie Pietscher,28, of Sebring, was found near a business at 3712 N. 15thStreet. Police were called to the scene where the […]
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Would-Be Victim Shoots Robbery Suspect
JAKOBE COTNEY Police are investigating a shooting where a would-be victim shot another man. Both fled the scene after the shooting, but were later located. According to police, shortly before 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, 18-year-old Jakobe Cotney was reportedly walking E. on Sligh Avenue from a nearby Family Dollar Store. Cotney told police a man […]
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Detectives Seek Identity Of Bank Robbery Suspect
BANK ROBBERY SUSPECT Detectives with the Temple Terrace Police Department are searching for a Hispanic man in connection with a bank robbery. The offense took place shortly before 1 p.m., on October 29th. According to police, the man entered the Regions Bank, 10904 N. 56thStreet, approached a teller and demanded money. After receiving the […]
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