A driver in Stuart, Florida made a big mistake when he was pulled over for drunk driving recently. Michael Moore (no relation to the filmmaker, we think) told police he was trying to “drive off” his buzz after he was pulled over on US 1. Moore told police he had a fight with his wife […]
Often times clients approach us and ask what are Florida’s laws on Animal Cruelty. Under Florida Statute 828.12, depending on the severity of the cruelty, an individual can be charged with either a first degree misdemeanor or a third degree felony offense. A person may also be charged with separate counts of animal cruelty for […]
A Senate Panel has OK’ed a new bill (SB 7044) that would raise the penalties for public assistance fraud, also known as welfare fraud. Under the bill, fraud in excess of $20,000 but less than $100,000 would become a second degree misdemeanor offense, punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a $10,000 fine! […]
On Saturday, March 15 2014 HCSO is conducting DUI check points and increased DUI patrol in and around the Tampa area. This is being done in anticipation of St. Patricks Day Celebrations across Tampa Bay.
Are you trying to contact an inmate at either Falkenburg Road Jail or Orient Road Jail in Hillsborough County, Florida?Inmate Information Line: First, the “Inmate Information Line” is 1-813-247-8300. You will need the inmate’s booking number, which is available on the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office website.Inmate Court Date Information: If you need information on an […]
The results of pop star Justin Bieber’s DUI breath test are in, and it looks like the singer, 19, blew a .014 – just a fraction of the legal limit! In his arrest affidavit, the Officer who busted Bieber wrote that he “immediately smelled the odor of alcohol emanating from the driver’s breath” and that […]
We Floridians may not understand just how cold it actually is across the US this Winter. In Kentucky, it is so cold that an escaped convict actually turned himself back in to custody rather than facing the brutal winter weather! With temperatures in the single digits, 42 year old Robert Vick of Hartford, Kentucky walked […]
