A former Steinbrenner High School band director has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to having an unlawful sexual relationship with a student. The 37-year-old man will also serve 10 years’ probation as a sex offender. He is slated to turn himself into authorities on Monday,…
17 people have been arrested in connection to a seven-month-long drug investigation, which resulted in the bust of an alleged major drug trafficking organization. The investigation, which began in September of 2018, allegedly found a significant drug trafficking hub operating out of 1804 South Forbes Road in Plant City. Over…
A member of the San Francisco 49ers was arrested Saturday night in Tampa and charged with domestic violence. Reuben Foster, a 24-year-old linebacker out of Alabama, was taken into custody just after 9 p.m. at the team hotel, the Grand Hyatt Hotel on 2900 Bayport Drive. The 49ers played the…
Nearly two dozen men are accused of massive construction fraud, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. They were arrested last week as part of an undercover sting, and now authorities are warning the public about protecting themselves against unlicensed contractors. The nine-day undercover sting was designed to catch unlicensed…
A 49-year-old Tampa man is facing federal charges after being accused of inappropriate behavior on a flight. The man appeared in federal court Monday in Albuquerque, N.M., on a criminal complaint charging him with abusive sexual contact. The charge against the man arose out of an in-flight incident while…
A Clearwater doctor has pleaded guilty to one count of health-care fraud and has agreed to surrender her DEA registration number, her Florida medical license and to a permanent exclusion from Medicare and Medicaid programs, according to the justice department. The 66-year-old woman violated a Florida law that requires doctors…
A former Hillsborough County teacher arrested last week on charges of probation violation has had the charge dismissed. The 39-year-old was in court Tuesday for a hearing that she violated her probation for taking pictures with a friend’s 12-year-old daughter in a Clearwater Beach restaurant. A judge dismissed the violation…
A former standout high school quarterback in Tampa Bay is out on bond after being accused of beating his ex-girlfriend. The 29-year-old is facing domestic battery charges in connection with an incident in Key West earlier this month involving his girlfriend at the time. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s…
A Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested Tuesday after officials claim she got into a physical altercation with her wife. The alleged incident happened on March 3 at their home. The alleged 29-year-old victim told officials that her 29-year-old wife forcibly restrained her, causing minor injuries, several times that day…
A former Tampa police officer was arrested on drug trafficking charges this week in Polk County, along with two other men. The 66-year-old man and two others, 37 and 24, were arrested during an undercover drug transaction on Thursday, Jan. 10. The 66-year-old bonded out of jail Saturday, while the…