Man Charged In Violent Attack
JORGE SOTO On June 23, 2016 while at the Weeki Wachee Preserve, Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies said Jorge Soto and Emily Strand became engaged in a verbal altercation. Deputies said Soto became...
View ArticleWrong-Way Driver Arrested After Accident
YADIXA RODRIGUEZ The Florida Highway Patrol arrested a woman who was traveling in the wrong direction on Hillsborough Avenue this past weekend. According to police, around 11 p.m., Friday, Ms....
View ArticleMan, Woman Arrested For Having Children In Filthy Home
JOSE COLON AND BARBARA BOONE Tampa Police arrested two people Tuesday after they found five children living in deplorable conditions. The children were living with Jose Colon, 65, and Barbara Boone,...
View ArticleTwo Killed, One Critical In Separate Shootings
LERRY DANNY MARIUS …..died at hospital from gunshot wound. St. Petersburg Police are investigating two separate shooting incidents that left two men dead. On Tuesday at 10:18 p. m., police said...
View ArticleFlorida State Student Stabbed Couple, Bit Dead Man’s Face
AUSTIN HARROUFF …..stabbed a couple to death. On Monday, authorities said a 19-year-old Florida State University student, with no criminal record, stabbed a couple outside their home, wounded their...
View ArticleJury Convicts Man In $569,000 Stolen Checks Case
DARIUS VASHON TOLBERT … Convicted in $569,000 Social Security scam A federal jury has found a Tampa man guilty in stolen government funds and mail. Although a sentencing date has not been set yet, he...
View ArticleThree Arrested In String Of South Tampa Burglaries
Alejandro Blanco-Poza, Diego Perera, and Leyanet Morales-Torres. Three people believed to be responsible for a string of 25 burglaries in the South Tampa area were arrested Wednesday, August 17th....
View ArticleWoman Drives At Prison Transport Van
EMILY SPIESS On Saturday, St. Petersburg Police were loading arrested people into their transport van in the downtown area when a woman drove her car into them. Emily Spiess, 30, sideswiped one...
View ArticleDriver Gets 40-Year Sentence In Death Of Couple
ANTHONY NEELEY On Friday, Pinellas County Judge Philip Federico sentenced Anthony Apollo Neeley to 40 years in prison in connection with a traffic accident resulting in death....
View ArticleWrong-Way Driver Facing Charges After Police Chase
COREY LEVON JOHNSON, JR. … Facing numerous charges Last Wednesday, police arrested a man after a chase first by vehicle and later on foot. He is facing several charges. Circumstances leading up to...
View ArticleConvenience Store Shotgun Robber Sentenced To 46 Years
JOSHUA ANTHONY RIVERA On Friday, a federal judge sentenced an Orlando man to 46 years in prison. He was convicted of committing several armed robberies. S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell...
View ArticleMan Sentenced To 6 Years For Aggravated Identity Theft
TERRELL TRAMONE BROWN On Monday, a federal judge sentenced an Alabama resident to 6 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to access device fraud and aggravated identity theft on June 6, 2016. S....
View ArticlePolice Investigating Two Overnight Shootings
JOETAVIUS DEON WHITSON St. Petersburg police are investigating an early-Wednesday morning shooting involving two men. According to police, Joetavius Deon Whitson, 24, was shot by a suspect described as...
View ArticleMan In Custody After Infant’s Deat
ERIC PATRICK NERI According to authorities in Bradenton, Eric Patrick Neri, 21, turned himself in to police Wednesday morning. He faces arrest warrants for second-degree child neglect with great harm...
View ArticleDeputies Investigate Overnight Shooting
CARLOS ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ On August 27th at 11:14 p.m., the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office received a call reporting a home invasion robbery at 16310 Dew Drop Lane. The preliminary investigation...
View ArticleSerial Burglar Arrested
CARLOS RAMIREZ On August 23rd, St. Petersburg Police officers arrested a man that had been committing numerous burglaries throughout Pinellas County. St. Petersburg Police Burglary Unit detectives were...
View ArticleSuspect Arrested In Motel Shooting
FREDRICK ALVIN BENTLEY …..charged with murder Tarpon Springs Police detectives are investigating a murder that occurred Saturday morning at the Sunbay Motel, 57 West Tarpon Avenue. The...
View ArticleDeputies Fired At During Execution Of Search Warrant
KALAMO KAMU, SR. On Friday, Pasco County Sheriff’s Office deputies, along with other law enforcement officials, executed a search warrant at 8020 Congress Street in New Port Richey. The investigation...
View ArticleMan Gets Nearly 3 Years In Scam That Netted $260,271
BRIAN THOMAS … Sentenced to 3 years in prison Last Friday, a federal judge sentenced a Dade City man to 2 years and 6 months in connection with the theft of social security funds. Officials said...
View ArticleMan Shot After Phone App Alerts Owner Of Burglary
MICHAEL N. STEWART … In serious condition A 23-year-old Tampa man was admitted to a local hospital in serious condition after being shot. He was reportedly shot exiting a West Tampa home that was...
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