Racing on the highway, or “street racing” as it is often called, is a misdemeanor criminal traffic offense governed by Florida law. Racing can involve any number of different types of vehicles, including cars, motorcycles, and SUV’s. A conviction for street racing carries considerable penalties, including suspension of your Florida driver license and increased […]
Whether it is you or a loved one who has been arrested for a crime, one question comes to mind: who is the best criminal defense lawyer / attorney in Tampa Bay? This is a complex question that has many different issues to consider. For example, Do I need an attorney specific to my […]
Driving While License Suspended, also known as DWLS, is a serious charge in Florida. DWLS is a very common charge, impacting many people across the Tampa Bay area every year. Recently Tampa criminal defense attorney Barry Taracks, senior partner at Taracks & Associates, sat down with us to discuss how DWLS can have a serious […]
Thirty-two men were arrested in a sex sting based out of Clermont earlier this week. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies posed as children in various chatrooms where they pretended to want to have sex with adults. The suspects allegedly brought condoms, lubricant, candy, and alcohol to meet with the children. These sex stings are becoming increasingly […]
Florida Statutes Chapter 800 defines various sex crimes, including Statute 800.02 “Unnatural and lascivious act”; 800.03 “Exposure of sexual organs”; 800.04 “Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age”; and 800.09 “Lewd or lascivious exhibition in the presence of an employee”. These laws carry […]
A Tampa man has been arrested after authorities were tipped off to a facebook photograph of him with a dead deer. The man, Kyle Edwards, faces a year and a half in jail and up to a $1,500 fine for killing a deer and an alligator. This is just one more of those stories that […]
The Supreme Court of Florida handed down an opinion last week changing the face of DMV Administrative Hearings as we know them. Until this decision, if an officer made an illegal, or “bad”, stop of a vehicle, the DMV could still suspend that driver’s license if he or she was found to have blown […]
In response to pressure from the federal government, Apple has decided to remove all DUI Checkpoint Apps from the App Store as of today. Some Apps may still be available, as Apple has given the developers of these applications a few extra days to become compliant with the new rules. Google, on the other […]
A Tampa man has been arrested after he allegedly posed as an undercover officer and molested a 19 year old woman. The man forced the woman into his vehicle and then sexually molested her. Police obtained an ATM photo and bank info on the man and the victim identified him through a photo. The […]
A Palm Harbor man was arrested last night after six of twelve pets he owned died, PCSO officials say. Michael Waite, 39, was charged with one felony count of animal cruelty. Waite was supposed to be watching three birds, two dogs, and seven cats including five kittens. Two of the birds died and were found […]
