The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deputy-involved shooting in unincorporated Polk City.
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Florida deputies find Florida man in roach-infested home; caretakers arrested
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — 10 people were arrested on wide-ranging charges after the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Section served a narcotics search warrant. Deputies served the warrant at a home that served as the site of several overdoses. Neighbors also complained about junk and trash covering the property. Edwina Jackson, 53, of […]
New Florida law adding penalties for fentanyl takes effect Oct. 1
A new set of penalties added to Florida law targeting fentanyl-related crimes takes effect Oct. 1.
New Florida law adding penalties for fentanyl takes effect Oct. 1
A new set of penalties added to Florida law targeting fentanyl-related crimes takes effect Oct. 1.
Lake Placid Florida man arrested, called one of county’s ‘most prolific drug dealers’
A Lake Placid Florida man deputies called “one of Highlands County’s most prolific drug dealers” was arrested after officers found enough fentanyl “to kill 25,000 people”.
Tampa Bay company creates wipes to detect dangerous drugs like fentanyl, methamphetamine
Trace Eye-D is a local company with a lab in Sarasota County. They’ve been around for six years, first working in the area of explosives detection. Back in 2020, the company started to put an emphasis on detecting dangerous drugs and has used what’s known as “color metrics” to create a new line of drug-detecting wipes.
Florida drug bust seized enough fentanyl to ‘kill everyone within 18 counties’
Two men suspected of buying and selling “large quantities” of fentanyl were arrested after authorities in Clay County uncovered enough of the lethal drug to kill more than 4 million people.
Indiana officer shot during traffic stop in August has died
An eastern Indiana police officer who was shot in the head during a traffic stop in August has died more than two weeks after she was removed from life support, authorities said.
Mummified remains found in bathtub of burglarized home in Arizona
Authorities are trying to identify a mummified body found by police in the bathtub of a northwestern Arizona home as they investigated a burglary.
Mummified remains found in bathtub of burglarized home in Arizona
Authorities are trying to identify a mummified body found by police in the bathtub of a northwestern Arizona home as they investigated a burglary.