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Plea Bargain Means Reduced Sentences For Pair Busted In Florida Drug Trafficking Case
The Miami U.S. Attorney’s Office issued a statement on December 3, 2017 regarding the sentence issued in the case of two Hialeah, FL men arrested for drug trafficking in Opioid pills. Newstalk Florida reported that the defendants were the subject of months-long investigation by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the Miami-Dade Police Department… Read More »
Proposed Reforms In Florida Juvenile Cases
If criminal justice activists can persuade lawmakers to relax Florida law on the handling of juvenile cases, 2018 may be the year that a 28-year-old bill actually becomes law. According to a December 5, 2017 article in the Tallahassee Democrat, the Sunshine State’s current juvenile crimes system is at odds with research on the… Read More »
First Degree Murder Case In Naples Shows Current State Of Death Penalty in Florida
After more than eight years of bizarre developments and frustrating delays, the man convicted in a horrifying Naples, Florida murder case has received a death sentence for his crimes. The Naples Daily News reported on the matter, where the defendant murdered his wife and five young children by slitting their throats. After the killings… Read More »
Florida Man Arrested In Miami For Crimes Committed As Rideshare Driver
Police in Pinecrest, Florida recently arrested a man on multiple counts related to offenses he committed while posing as a rideshare driver. The Miami Herald reported on December 8, 2017 that the man held himself out as working through Uber or Lyft rideshare services in order to pick up women. However, he would take… Read More »
Palm Bay, FL Man Tries To Pay Walmart In Counterfeit Bills
An alert Walmart clerk and follow up by the store’s asset protection department landed a Palm Bay, Florida man in jail after he tried to pay for merchandise with counterfeit bills on December 2, 2017. According to a Palm Bay Daily report, the cashier identified the $20 bills as fraudulent due to their incorrect… Read More »
Woman On Horse Charged With DUI In Polk County, FL
A Polk County, Florida woman found out the hard way that the state’s laws on drunk driving are actually more expansive than many people assume. Around 2 p.m. on November 2, 2017, she was apprehended in Lakeland for DUI while riding her horse, according to a report from CBS affiliate WTSP Channel 10 News…. Read More »
Crime Generally Down, But Rape On The Rise In Florida
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement recently issued a report that included both good and bad news for residents and visitors to the Sunshine State: According to a November 22, 2017 article in the Sun-Sentinel, crime rates are dropping, but the incidence of rape is on the rise. The study covered all reported crimes… Read More »
Should The Suspect In East Fort Myers, FL Murder Case Turn Himself In?
Just days after responding to a call on November 12, 2017 about a double murder in east Fort Myers, Florida, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office have named a suspect. According to a report from online news source News-Press, authorities are asking for help from the public in locating the individual, a 25-year-old man who… Read More »
Additional Counts For Using A Phone In The Commission Of A Felony in Florida
A Key Largo man arrested on October 25, 2017 on drug charges will face additional counts for using a two-way communications device to facilitate a felony, according to a recent report from online news source KeyNews.com. A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson stated that the allegations stem from three separate incidents where the man… Read More »
The Impacts Of Florida Domestic Violence Crimes On Firearms Rights
An arrest on misdemeanor domestic battery charges will have serious, wide-ranging consequences for the mayor of Royal Palm Beach, Florida. The Miami Herald reported on November 14, 2017 that a protective order was entered by the judge overseeing the case, directing the man from having no contact with the victim. While the victim was… Read More »