According to Statistics Canada, the number of police-reported hate crimes targeting a given religion rose from 530 in 2020 to 884 in 2021, representing a 67% increase. This finding marked the highest number of hate crimes targeting a religion since comparable data have been recorded and followed three consecutive years of decreases. Police-reported hate crimes targeting the JewishContinue Reading
On March 10, 2023, detectives within the Special Victim’s Section served a court-authorized search warrant in the 10000 block of Black Swan Ct. in Seffner. Through investigative means, detectives discovered the suspect, Scott Pfundheller, 57, an I.T. Manager at WEDU, PBS TV, had five videos containing bestiality and six computer-generated images/videos ofContinue Reading
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) announced the arrest of a Riverview, FL teacher for initiating an inappropriate relationship with a student. The teacher, Paige Morley, 22, taught at Winthrop College Preparatory Academy, in Riverview, when she entered into a romantic relationship with a male student. Morley coordinated to meet withContinue Reading
Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested 30 suspects during a two week long investigation that focused on sexual predators who target children and convicted sexual predators and offenders who are required to comply with Florida’s registration laws, including current restrictions in place based on their status. During the initiative, undercover detectivesContinue Reading
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of martial arts instructor, Daniel Medina-Alvarez, facing charges of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation. This is the fourth time Medina-Alvarez has been charged for similar offenses involving other victims for which he was also arrested. Detectives have learned that multiple victims made severalContinue Reading
29-year-old Bradenton, Florida man and self-identified Proud Boy, Daniel Lyons Scott, pleaded guilty to charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of ascertaining and counting theContinue Reading
A judge with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas sentenced a Houston-area child predator Feb. 9 to 80 years in federal prison for two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of distribution of child pornography following an investigation conducted by Homeland SecurityContinue Reading
Last week, Florida’s First Lady, Casey DeSantis tweeted: The crime rate in Florida is at a 50-year low – proof that being tough on crime and supporting our brave law enforcement officers works! Many on Twitter questioned the tweet with a plethora of snarky and ridiculous comments; however, the FloridaContinue Reading
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 64-year-old, Timothy Liscum of Melbourne and a teacher at Satellite High School, after he traveled to a location in Brevard County expecting to meet a minor child for the purpose of having sexual relations. The investigation began earlier this week, afterContinue Reading
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) announced he arrest of two men last week for trafficking in fentanyl and other charges following the drug overdose death of a Volusia County man. 23-year-old Brandon Jones and 32-year-old Joeffren Padilla III both from Winter Haven were arrested last Tuesday. The PCSO released theContinue Reading
34-year-old Justin Roberson of Clearwater was recently sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Roberson had pleaded guilty on September 20, 2022. According to court documents, the Clearwater Police Department (CPD) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) were involved inContinue Reading
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) announced the arrest of 52-year-old Keivan Tavakoli for exposing himself to a juvenile. Tavakoli is a physician from Spring Hill. According to officials: On Monday, January 9, 2023, a 15-year-old girl reported an older man drove up to her requesting directions in Tampa. The victimContinue Reading
A judge sentenced Paul John McNicol, 30, of LeClaire, Iowa to 216 months in prison for receiving child pornography on Nov. 30 following a Homeland Security Investigations, or HSI, probe. The judge ordered McNicol to pay $10,000 in restitution and a $5,000 special assessment under the Justice for Victims ofContinue Reading
A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a Kansas man with one count of sexual exploitation of a child/production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography following a Homeland Security Investigations probe. Joel Cypert, 35, of Columbus, is accused of creating sexually explicitContinue Reading
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) announced this week the arrest of a man who shot at a deputy in a road rage incident. HCSO offered details on the incident: On Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at 6:03 p.m. Deputy Daniel Henry was leaving the HCSO Practical Training Site at the end ofContinue Reading
Polk County Sheriff’s deputies shot an arsonist his privates after a high speed chase ended near Dinosaur World with a fire fight. Luke Neely, 30, is facing several charges after throwing molotov cocktails at a house, damaging the roof and then led police on a high speed chase. When deputiesContinue Reading
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested two convicted sex offenders, in separate events, shortly after they illegally entered the United States, Nov. 14. Eagle Pass agents, conducting line watch operations, encountered seven subjects attempting to avoid detection on a local ranch. All apprehended subjects were transported toContinue Reading
A local man was sentenced in federal court Nov. 1, for his role in a sex trafficking conspiracy that involved four victims, including two teenagers following a Homeland Security Investigation (HSI), joint law enforcement partner investigation. Cory Lavell Smith, also known as “Fatz,” 28, was sentenced by U.S. District JudgeContinue Reading
A south Texas man admitted to smuggling noncitizens who were trapped in a travel trailer, following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Corpus Christi and the U.S. Border Patrol (BP). Gaston Perez, a 40-year-old Brownsville resident, pleaded guilty in the Southern District of Texas, Nov. 1, to transporting unlawfullyContinue Reading
Sullivan County authorities in Tennessee identified the body found in South Holston Lake last Thursday as Brian L. Morrison of Kingsport. Morrison, 45, was found dead at the boat ramp near Observation Knob on South Holston Lake by a fisherman Thursday morning, who immediately contacted police. Wanda Marie Ward, 45, faces second-degreeContinue Reading
A 1974 murder cold case may finally be solved as officials claim to have identified the “Lady of the Dunes,” putting them one step closer to solving the state’s oldest murder case. Authorities in Massachusetts, federal and state authorities have worked to use investigative genealogy, which combines modern DNA analysisContinue Reading
