Eight men were taken into custody in Florida after a rash of local robberies in Aug. One 40-year-old man reported that he was jogging when three men approached him at gunpoint and confiscated his iPod, wedding band and a watch valued at $150. After the, they escaped...
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Five Florida residents accused of racketeering
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement claims that a cargo theft ring stole truckloads of merchandise as part of an operation that stretched across the entire state. It is alleged that the number of stolen truckloads is in the dozens. Officials believe that items...
Florida man faces multiple drug charges
A 22-year-old Florida man faces multiple criminal charges related to drugs. The resident of Palm Coast, Florida, was charged with cultivation of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and probation violation. The case is pending and additional criminal charges...
Shooting suspect turns himself in after video surfaces
A suspect in a March 24 shooting has turned himself into police after witnesses identified him from surveillance video. The 22-year-old man is being charged with first-degree murder due to the fact that the victim succumbed to his injuries shortly after the shooting....
Spring Hill couple faces drug charges after search
A 36-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman were arrested at their Spring Hill home after police searched the house on a warrant March 15 and allegedly found cash, a stolen handgun and drugs. The pair faces drug offenses that include marijuana possession with intent to...
Twelve former college students charged with manslaughter
A dozen former college band members at Florida A&M University were recently charged with manslaughter following the 2011 hazing death of another 26-year-old band member. These charges have been added onto original charges of felony hazing that 10 of these...
Couple arrested for animal cruelty said they can’t afford dog food
Two Tampa residents facing criminal charges of animal cruelty say that their pet dog was underweight because they could not afford dog food, according to media reports. Besides the animal cruelty charges, authorities have also charged the couple with unlawful...
Tampa may pay for false arrest over ‘fake’ Super Bowl tickets
A case of false arrest in Tampa in 2009 has city officials hoping settle a lawsuit filed by the arrested couple. The city has offered a $65,000 settlement to a 28-year-old woman, along with her husband, was in town scalping tickets to the Super Bowl early in 2009....
Cyberbullying accusations can have serious consequences
Parents and educators in Tampa have become highly concerned about bullying among children in recent years. As the Internet has become nearly ubiquitous, teasing and nasty comments among students has gone online through social networking websites like Facebook and...
Should police be able to monitor cellphone use without a warrant?
As smart phones have become nearly ubiquitous in Tampa and across the country, the question of how much easy access police officers should have to people's cellphone data is coming up. Courts and state legislatures have struggled to apply the right to privacy that the...
