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Tampa man accused of impersonating police officer, stealing gun from victim

Tampa man accused of impersonating police officer, stealing gun from victim

A man was arrested over the weekend for impersonating a police officer after he pulled over two victims in Tampa. Troopers also said he stole a gun from another victim on I-75 before he was caught by Tampa police.

July 18, 2022 4:17pm EDT
Drugged driver chokes police dog during stop in Fauquier County: police

Drugged driver chokes police dog during stop in Fauquier County: police

A drugged driver suspected of carjacking was arrested after he choked a police dog during a traffic stop in Fauquier County, police say.

July 18, 2022 1:40pm EDT
Dashcam video shows Georgia driver nearly hit pedestrian, ram patrol cars during traffic stop

Dashcam video shows Georgia driver nearly hit pedestrian, ram patrol cars during traffic stop

A Georgia police department shared an intense dashcam video that depicts a dangerous traffic stop and the arrest of a Warner Robins woman.

July 18, 2022 12:45pm EDT
One suspect arrested, 2 still sought in weekend shooting outside Ellenton outlet mall

One suspect arrested, 2 still sought in weekend shooting outside Ellenton outlet mall

Manatee County deputies have arrested one of three possible suspects in a shooting that injured one person outside Ellenton Premium Outlets Sunday. 

July 18, 2022 10:24am EDT
Florida QB Anthony Richardson drops 'AR-15' nickname, says he no longer wants to be 'associated' with gun

Florida QB Anthony Richardson drops 'AR-15' nickname, says he no longer wants to be 'associated' with gun

"While a nickname is only a nickname and ‘AR-15’ was simply a representation of my initials combined with my jersey number, it is important to me that my name and brand are no longer associated with the assault rifle that has been used in mass shootings, which I do not condone in any way or form," the UF quarterback said.

July 18, 2022 10:23am EDT
West Virignia woman wakes up from 2-year coma to name brother in attack

West Virignia woman wakes up from 2-year coma to name brother in attack

After two years in a coma due a brutal attack that left her "hacked" and "left for dead," a woman in West Virginia woke up to identify her brother as the person who tried to kill her.

July 18, 2022 9:50am EDT
Indiana mall shooting: 3 dead; witness kills gunman

Indiana mall shooting: 3 dead; witness kills gunman

The man entered the Greenwood Park Mall with a rifle and several magazines of ammunition and began firing in the food court.

July 17, 2022 10:23pm EDT
Acting Uvalde police chief placed on administrative leave following release of Texas House report

Acting Uvalde police chief placed on administrative leave following release of Texas House report

Mayor Don McLaughlin also says the city will be conducting its own internal investigation regarding Uvalde PD's actions, policies and procedures.

July 17, 2022 5:59pm EDT
Florida mother who forced her 3-year-old child to overdose on prescription sedatives gets 40-year sentence

Florida mother who forced her 3-year-old child to overdose on prescription sedatives gets 40-year sentence

The Florida mother who forced her 3-year-old child to overdose on prescription sedatives has been sentenced to four decades in prison.

July 17, 2022 5:23pm EDT
MCSO: 3 suspects on the run after 1 injured in shooting outside Ellenton outlet mall

MCSO: 3 suspects on the run after 1 injured in shooting outside Ellenton outlet mall

Manatee County deputies are searching for three suspects after a man was shot outside the Ellenton Premium Outlets Sunday afternoon. 

July 17, 2022 4:39pm EDT
'Just grow a conscience': Family begs for answers 2 years after deadly I-75 shooting

'Just grow a conscience': Family begs for answers 2 years after deadly I-75 shooting

A Bay Area mother is pleading for answers two years after her son and his friend were shot to death on I-75 while driving home from the Hard Rock Casino.

July 17, 2022 1:09pm EDT
‘Systemic failures’ in Uvalde school massacre, report finds

‘Systemic failures’ in Uvalde school massacre, report finds

The nearly 80-page report was the first to criticize both state and federal law enforcement.

July 17, 2022 12:46pm EDT
Man accused in Lakeland fatal hit-and-run arrested after returning to crash scene

Man accused in Lakeland fatal hit-and-run arrested after returning to crash scene

The Lakeland Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that left a motorcyclist dead and landed another driver in jail.  

July 17, 2022 11:33am EDT
Clearwater man plotted mother’s murder for a year before ‘putting an end to her,’ police say

Clearwater man plotted mother’s murder for a year before ‘putting an end to her,’ police say

Police say a Clearwater man spent the past year planning his mother’s death before luring her to his apartment Saturday evening with the sole purpose of taking her life.

July 17, 2022 10:58am EDT
Tampa man arrested for murder after neighbor found shot to death at community dock

Tampa man arrested for murder after neighbor found shot to death at community dock

Tampa police have arrested a man they say shot and killed a man in his 40s and left his body at a lakeside dock within a gated community on the Hillsborough/Pasco County line. 

July 17, 2022 10:33am EDT
Bobby East murder: California police shoot, kill suspect wanted in former NASCAR driver's death

Bobby East murder: California police shoot, kill suspect wanted in former NASCAR driver's death

Trent William Millsap was accused of fatally stabbing former NASCAR driver Bobby East at a California gas station on Wednesday.

July 16, 2022 5:16pm EDT
Former NFL player Orson Charles threatens to shoot officers over parking space in Ybor City, police say

Former NFL player Orson Charles threatens to shoot officers over parking space in Ybor City, police say

Orson Charles, a former NFL player, and All-American tight-end is in trouble with the law again after police say he threatened to shoot people Friday night while arguing over a parking space in Ybor City.

July 16, 2022 4:09pm EDT
Google Doodle honors, shares submitted artwork from Uvalde shooting victim

Google Doodle honors, shares submitted artwork from Uvalde shooting victim

To honor the victims of the shooting, Google has set up an In Memoriam page as part of their Doodle for Google section, with a photo of 10-year-old Alithia Haven Ramirez and her submission.

July 16, 2022 1:05pm EDT
Rapper Kodak Black arrested on drug charges in Florida following traffic stop

Rapper Kodak Black arrested on drug charges in Florida following traffic stop

Rapper Kodak Black was arrested in South Florida on charges of trafficking in oxycodone and possession of a controlled substance.

July 16, 2022 12:37pm EDT
Florida man arrested after missing woman’s body found inside state forest

Florida man arrested after missing woman’s body found inside state forest

The search for a missing Kentucky woman is over after deputies located her remains inside a Florida state forest and charged a man she was believed to be in a relationship with for her murder. 

July 16, 2022 11:23am EDT
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