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BSO’s Crime Lab Acquires New Instrument in Forensic Genetic Genealogy
The Broward Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory acquired a new instrument in Forensic Genetic Genealogy just in time for National Forensic Science Week. Genetic genealogists use deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profiles from a crime scene or unidentified…
Palm Beach Gardens Man Arrested for Abusing Bird on Threatened Species List
Florida Man Michael Bochicchio, 31, of Palm Beach Gardens was arrested and charged with animal cruelty for torturing a Sandhill crane. Bochicchio was charged after Florida Fish and Wildlife Officers and Jupiter Police said he chased down a Sandhill…
Scissor-Wielding Florida Man Stabs Person Over 40 Times
Florida Man Edmond Clarke III, 36, sits in the Lee County Jail charged with Attempted Murder after he was seen on video stabbing a man over 40 times with a pair of scissors.
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Clarke entered the Trading Post…
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Seizes Enough Fentanyl to Kill 1.5 Million Adults
The JAX Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit seized a record amount of Fentanyl during a recent drug raid. Detectives from JSO seized 3 Kilos (6.6 Pounds) of Fentanyl in powder form, 6,000 Fentanyl pills, and 1.26 Kilos of Cocaine. The amount of Fentanyl…
Florida Man Kills Ex-Wife and Her Son for Using Electricity
Florida man Michael Williams, 47 of Deland killed his ex-wife and her son because they were using too much electricity. Volusia deputies responded to the Williams residence after Michael called 911 to report he’d shot the pair in self-defense. When…
Florida Man Carjacks Woman – Kidnaps 3 Year Old In Back Seat
A Florida Man decided to carjack a woman in Ft. Myers. The woman was pumping gas at the Citgo in the 4300 block of Palm Beach Boulevard when the suspect pulled a knife and stole her vehicle.
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The store…
Hostage-Taking Ring Busted for Ransoming Cuban Migrants and Human Smuggling
MIAMI – On September 15, 2022, Didier Perez Perez, Lester Leyniel Soca Diaz, and Yoandy Alonso were indicted by a Miami Southern District of Florida Grand Jury for transporting Cuban nationals into the U.S. via Monroe County, Fla., to a migrant stash…
FDLE Arrests Lutz Man for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials and Sexual Contact with Animals
LUTZ, Fla. – FDLE agents arrested Shane Logan Keith, 34, of Lutz today on 10 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), second-degree felonies, and two counts of engaging in sexual conduct or sexual contact with an animal,…
Coast Guard Offloads More Than $475 Million in Illegal Narcotics in Miami
MIAMI — The crew of the USCGC Legare (WMEC 912) offloaded approximately 24,700 pounds of cocaine and 3,892 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $475 million, Thursday at Base Miami Beach.
The drugs were interdicted in the international waters…
Florida Man Flees in Stolen Car, Busted by Deputies Before K-9s Get Him
Florida man Jose Gutierrez ended up in jail after a multi-county chase ended when he wrecked the vehicle he’d stolen. The Charlotte County sheriff’s office put out a BOLO for a stolen vehicle and trailer that was heading towards DeSoto County.…