CRIME & SAFETY
Drunk Florida man crashes into 6-year-old getting off school bus: Sheriff Grady Judd
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A drunk Florida man found himself behind bars after he allegedly crashed into a 6-year-old child that was getting off a school bus in Polk County last week, according to Sheriff Grady Judd. Robert Reedy was charged with DUI, DUI with injury/damage and reckless driving after...
Florida woman arrested after officials find 28 live animals, 5 dead cats in her home
A Florida woman is facing more than 30 charges after authorities found 28 live animals and five dead cats in her Lakeland home. According to NBC6 affiliate WFLA, who first reported this story, Polk County deputies arrested Catherine Briley after they found five dead cats inside a room which was closed off with no food or water as well as 27 cats and one dog who could not walk.
Williston man arrested after being part of an organized fraud scheme
BRONSON, Fla. (WCJB) - Levy County Sheriff’s deputies teamed up with Polk County deputies to arrest a man from Williston they say a part of an organized fraud scheme. Deputies arrested Tavaries Norris, 42, after they say he and two other men defrauded victims out of $20,000. Deputies searched...
Parents of overdose victims stop in Marion, Lake counties to discuss dangers of drugs
Two mothers who have each lost a child to drug overdose and have long been on the front lines of educating parents, children and the community on the dangers of drugs, continue to spread that message. Michelle Pepin and Lisa Bolton, joined by Kelly Powers Timbrell, Susan Schmidt and Leslie...
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