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Woman in her twenties arrested for manipulating teen boys into sex on SnapChat

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TAMPA, FL – Alyssa Zinger, a 23-year-old resident of Tampa, Florida, has been denied bond and remains in custody following allegations of posing as a 14-year-old girl on social media and engaging in sexual misconduct with several underage boys she met online. Initial charges were brought against Zinger in November, with additional felony charges related to lewd or lascivious behavior following. The investigation into Zinger began when she was suspected of having an inappropriate relationship …

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Woman escapes kidnapper at Walgreens after months of captivity

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TAMPA, FL – A woman who claimed to be held captive for months by a man who violently abused her managed to escape during a stop at a Walgreens pharmacy, according to authorities from Florida on Tuesday. The victim seized her opportunity to run when the suspect, identified as Walter Medina, 48, momentarily left her by herself at a pharmacy in the Tampa area, as reported by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. A concerned citizen …

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Florida Woman Fights Off Attacker in Gym, Captured on Camera

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Nashali Alma, a 24-year-old Florida woman, is speaking out about her terrifying experience fighting off an attacker in her apartment complex gym. The entire incident was caught on camera, and the footage has been released by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. In the video, Alma describes how the suspect, identified as 25-year-old Xavier Thomas-Jones, approached her while she was exercising alone. Alma had let Thomas-Jones into the gym because she recognized him from previous workouts. …

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Florida woman fatally shoots uncle during holiday gathering

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A 20-year-old Florida woman, Sammantha Danielle Driggers allegedly shot her uncle during a family holiday gathering. The investigators ultimately detained Sammantha on Thursday. She was later charged with one count of second-degree murder for killing her uncle. According to authorities, Sammantha admitted to killing her uncle, Matthew Charles Driggers, by shooting him in the head. An arrest affidavit revealed that the incident was reported to Citrus County Sheriff’s Office as per the report that the …

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Man Charged With Murder Of Infant After Abuse Kills Baby

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In Tampa, Florida, a 25-year-old man was arrested Friday after a 1-month-old infant was killed during “an unspeakable act” of abuse. A local hospital contacted the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Dec. 8, after an unresponsive 1-month-old infant arrived with upper-body trauma. Despite doctors’ efforts to save the child, the infant died the following morning. After returning home from work, the mother rushed her infant to the local Tampa hospital when she realized her …

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Major Drug Trafficking Ring Busted In St. Petersburg Florida

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According to St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway, the investigation was launched to reduce gun violence in the Tampa Bay area, but ended with local, state, and federal agencies taking down a major regional drug ring. Holloway told reporters Tuesday that one to two tractor-trailers have been coming from California to Hillsborough County every week since at least January. According to officials, those shipments will be picked up and delivered throughout the Tampa Bay area …

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Shots Fired In Parking Lot Of Popular Kid’s Arcade Franchise

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Shots fired in Chuck E. Cheese parking lot during altercation in Florida – NBC News Three women and one man were taken into custody following a fight and shooting at a Florida Chuck E. Cheese. Four women were taken into custody after gunfire erupted at a Brandon Chuck E. Cheese on Saturday evening. The incident began when a woman pulled a gun on a security guard and fired one shot before another woman took the …

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Two deputies are in critical condition after a criminal intentionally crashes into them

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TAMPA, FL – A harrowing incident unfolded in Florida as two Hillsborough County deputies were critically injured when a man intentionally drove his car into them. The deputies, Cpl. Carlos Brito, 39, and Deputy Manny Santos, 31, were responding to a 911 call about a woman’s adult son displaying violent tendencies. The suspect, 28-year-old Ralph Bouzy, initially fled the scene when the deputies tried to engage him. However, he soon returned, speeding his car into …

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Home Depot employee, age 82, dies after being fatally shoved by a robber at work

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On January 24th, Hillsborough Police apprehended Terry McAnthony McMillian Jr., 26. They arrested him on charges for first-degree murder and robbery. McMillian was taken into custody in Durham at 7 a.m. and is currently being held without bond in Orange County Jail. This arrest is in relation to an incident that occurred in October 2022 at The Home Depot in Hillsborough, which resulted in the death of an employee who was injured in the robbery. …

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