A Pinellas Park firefighter has been arrested for selling and possessing prescription drugs, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives began to investigate after allegedly receiving a tip that the 38-year-old Largo man was selling prescription drugs. Police arranged a purchase from the man Friday evening. The man was…
A former correctional officer has pleaded guilty to committing tax fraud and using inmates’ identities. According to investigators, the 26-year-old was working at the Zephyrhills Correctional Facility when he used Florida Department of Corrections databases to access the personal identifying information of inmates between January 2011 and May 2014. The…
A Bradenton police officer was recently arrested for soliciting a prostitute. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office has been working undercover for the past few months to catch prostitutes. Deputies targeted both prostitutes and “johns” on websites. Once a price was successfully negotiated, the suspects were arrested. Police claim that on…
Disney Channel star Billy Unger was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of drunk driving after he was stopped in his Nissan Altima on Pacific Coast Highway, according to authorities. Unger is best known for his role on the Disney sitcom “Lab Rats.” He was reportedly going 65 mph in…
Florida will have 159 new laws starting Tuesday that address various issues, including college tuition, corporate tax credits, abortions and sex offenders. One of the most prevalent laws is one that aims to protect children and others from dangerous sex offenders. The laws are intended to keep the most violent…
A group of eight individuals are suspected of using modified tractor trailers to transport cocaine between Texas and Palm Beach County. The eight suspects from South Florida and the McAllen, Texas area are facing drug charges in a case before the federal courts. All of them are in custody, as…
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested nine people and seized almost 100 pounds of marijuana in a large-scale marijuana operation, according to reports. Two different marijuana grow houses were broken up, including one operated by a 40-year-old Lake Wales man. The man is allegedly responsible for six grow houses in…
Two juveniles linked to a string of house burglaries in Maitland were arrested on Wednesday, according to police reports. Maitland police claim the two are also connected to numerous other break-ins in Orange and Seminole counties. Some stolen items, which included electronics, purses and televisions, were recovered at the suspects’ homes, according…
Two men were arrested around 3:35 p.m. on Friday after a Volusia County Sheriff’s Office deputy positioned along State Road 415, in Osteen, noticed a car go by and observed the passenger not wearing his seat belt. The deputy stopped the vehicle and remarked that both men seemed nervous. When asked why…
Conflict exploded in a courtroom Monday after a judge apparently dared an assistant public defender to go out back and fight. The Brevard judge allegedly grabbed the assistant public defender and punched him in the head. A video of the incident has been released, which can be viewed here. In the…