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Fentanyl, meth, loaded AK-47 seized during Florida crime suppression operation
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (242+ words) FORT MYERS, Fla. (CBS12) — A traffic stop in North Fort Myers turned into a major drug bust after deputies say a man tossed a container packed with fentanyl and meth along the road. The Lee County Sheriff's Office said deputies were…...
Boca Raton officer’s deadly shooting ruled legally justified by State Attorney’s Office
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (295+ words) BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — The use of deadly force by a Boca Raton police officer who fatally shot a 39-year-old man in 2024 was legally justified, according to the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office. The Boca Raton Police Department announced Tuesday…...
2 women dead, 2 shootouts, 1 family: The coincidence surrounding The Ben standoff suspect
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (395+ words) PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Two shootouts. Two women dead. Two generations. One county. Twenty-four years apart — and both father and son were the same age. Todd Wegrich is 53. His father, John Wegrich, was also 53 when he was fatally shot by…...
Delray Beach police arrest 25-year-old accused of traveling to meet minor for sex
1+ week, 3+ day ago (197+ words) DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A man is accused of traveling to meet a minor for sex in Delray Beach, according to the Delray Beach Police Department. Delray Beach Police say that on Tuesday, police arrested David Edil Olmos, 25, after he allegedly…...
Former Chicago police chief warns repeat offenders are fueling violent crime
1+ week, 4+ day ago (838+ words) A deadly weekend of violence in Chicago and Trenton, New Jersey, is renewing questions about repeat offenders and criminal justice policies as authorities in Virginia face separate scrutiny over the arrests of three noncitizens in an undercover child exploitation operation....
Police say burglary of dead South Florida couple’s home exposed larger criminal enterprise
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (27+ words) WPEC Police say burglary of dead South Florida couple’s home exposed larger criminal enterprise...
Hillsborough County man arrested after traffic stop leads to cocaine, guns and cash haul
2+ week, 2+ day ago (150+ words) PLANT CITY, Fla. (CBS12) — A traffic stop in Hillsborough County ended in much more than a traffic citation, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. HCSO says that on Wednesday, deputies conducted a traffic stop in Plant City on Lino Moctezuma…...
$6,000 reward offered for information on Palm Beach County woman missing since 2024
2+ week, 5+ day ago (167+ words) PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is renewing its call for information in the disappearance of a woman who has been missing for nearly two years, with a reward of up to $6,000 now being offered for…...
Police pull over Florida man riding lawn mower, find suspected meth, pills, marijuana
2+ week, 5+ day ago (225+ words) DIXIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A man riding a lawn mower on a Dixie County road was arrested after deputies said they found suspected methamphetamine, marijuana and other drugs in a bag on the mower. A Dixie County Sheriff’s Office narcotics deputy…...
Movie money, real arrests: Fake $100 bill lands two Fort Pierce women in jail
3+ week, 2+ day ago (203+ words) PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — A dinner at a Port St. Lucie restaurant allegedly ended with a counterfeit $100 bill, two arrests, and a reminder that movie money doesn't spend quite like the real thing. The incident happened Aug. 8 at St. Lucie…...