Police have thwarted a Columbine-like plot at a Tampa High School, officials say. A 17 year old Tampa teen was arrested and charged with several crimes related to bomb making and plotting to create havoc at his former school, Freedom High. Police claim that this event would have been “something the likes of which Tampa […]
A St. Petersburg, Florida physician has been indicted by the US Attorney’s Office for writing illegal prescriptions for oxycodone and hydrocodone. Aimee Joy Martin, 35, will face up to 20 years in prison. Federal officials also plan to revoke her license to practice medicine in Florida.
Did you recently receive a letter in the mail informing you that you are the target of a federal grand jury investigation? The US Department of Justice may be prepared to seek charges against you. A Grand Jury is a group of people who hear evidence against you and determine whether or not charges should […]
A Tampa man has been arrested for possession of 15 or more images on his home computer of young children engaged in sex acts, HCSO is reporting. Deputies arrested the man, age 35, on Wednesday. He has been charged with 15 counts and remains in jail with a $112,500 bond. The man has been […]
TBO is reporting that Casey Anthony’s defense team is billing the State approximately $147k after she was declared indigent earlier this week. The costs are associated to paying witnesses, health evaluations, court reporters, and other trial related costs. To date the State of Florida has paid $118k of these costs. ABC News paid the Anthony […]
The Tampa Police Department is reporting that a couple used their ten year old son to help in a burglary last night. The parents had the child climb through a bedroom window of an apartment on North Alaska Street where he unlocked the front door, allowing his parents to steal a TV and a […]
A Seminole County Judge has come up with a new way to punish drunk drivers. After seeing hundreds and hundreds of DUI cases, Judge Carmine Bravo has decided to make those convicted of DUI write a 500 word essay about a person who died in a highway crash. In an interview with the Orlando […]
Hillsborough Judges are deciding whether or not Intoxilyzer 8000 results should be admissible in court following research by experts indicating that the machine may not be reliable. DUI expert witness Stephen Daniels was quoted on 10 News Tampa Bay recently stating that in hundreds of tests no breath volume was reported, which raises the […]
There is a new drug being used and abused across the nation called “bath salts.” Over half the County now makes the use and possession of these salts illegal, and Florida is no exception. In January of 2011, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an emergency order making it a felony to sell or possess the […]
Prostitution is a serious crime in Florida. The crime is, perhaps, taken even more serious in Tampa given our reputation for strip clubs. Local law enforcement agencies look to crack down on both prostitutes and their clients in an effort to keep the city clean and avoid an even worse reputation. Generally speaking, prostitution offenses […]
