Michael Ford, 45, was found face down in a canal in Fort Meade on June 27 and Polk County Sheriff’s investigators theorized he might have drowned before an alligator began eating the Florida man’s remains.
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Two Polk County men charged with multiple drug and firearm felonies
The two already had a combined 76 prior felonies, and 40 misdemeanors and have been to prison 5 times.
Deputies: Hudson Florida man brutally attacks Florida man he smoked meth with, held her against will for hours
A Pasco County Florida man is behind bars, accused of hitting a Florida man with a hammer and hatchet then holding her against her will for three hours after the two got into an argument while smoking meth together, deputies say.
$4.9M worth of heroin seized in largest bust on Polk County record
Seven people were arrested after what authorities are calling the “largest seizure of heroin” by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Gator at Florida Florida man’s front door caught on camera
A Florida family’s Thanksgiving interrupted by a nearly 9-foot-long alligator.
1 dead, 2 wounded in Thanksgiving shooting at Florida strip club
A Thanksgiving Day fight at a Florida strip club left one Florida man dead and two others injured.
More than 100 people arrested in Hillsborough County human trafficking sting
Hillsborough County deputies have arrested more than 100 people in connection to a five-month-long undercover investigation relating to human trafficking.
College professors arrested for cooking meth in science building, police say
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (CNN/WFLA) — Police arrested two Henderson State University professors accused of cooking methamphetamine. The university said Terry Bateman and Bradley Rowland were placed on administrative leave in October, just three days after the Reynolds Science Center closed on a report of an “undetermined chemical odor.” Students at the school couldn’t help but draw […]
UF students threaten impeachment for Trump Jr.’s visit
Donald Trump isn’t the only president facing an impeachment inquiry. The student body president of the University of Florida is facing an impeachment threat for spending $50,000 in student fees to bring Trump’s eldest son and his girlfriend to campus.
1 airlifted to hospital after Florida alligator attack
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A person was airlifted to a hospital after an alligator attack near a wildlife reserve in Florida. According to 12 News, Martin County Fire Rescue they found the person in DuPuis Florida Florida management Area on Saturday morning, a reserve bridging southwestern Martin County and northwestern Palm Beach County. At first, […]