April Fools is the official day to pull a prank, but the occasion for a good practical joke seems to be any time for teens and college students. What initially seemed like fun or a harmless bit of silliness can land the perpetrators in the back of a squad car. It's...
We read recently of a case that has a classic good news/bad news component to it. The good news is that felony and misdemeanor charges were dropped against a man. The bad news is that the charges were dropped because he has been sentenced to five years and five months...
Many people would be surprised to learn they risk getting accused of drug paraphernalia possession if law enforcement agents search their car or house. Florida law defines drug paraphernalia as any object that can be used to ingest, make, transport or package drugs....
There's an old saying that looks can be deceiving. Written words can also be deceiving, say law enforcement officials in northern Florida. According to police in Tallahassee, a dozen men were recently arrested in a child sex sting operation involving a series of...
Last year, a 64-year-old Florida man was pulled over for failing to stop as he left a convenience store parking lot and for then driving too fast. An Orlando police officer asked the man to step out of his vehicle. When he did, the officer noticed "a rock like...
The FBI says its investigation began about 300 miles north of Fort Myers in Jacksonville, Florida. The inquiry then migrated north another 900 miles to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.That is where a 64-year-old man was recently arrested on child pornography charges after law...
A drive southeast from Fort Myers to the other side of Florida will bring you to Hollywood. That is the home of a man and woman charged recently with bank fraud and other white collar crimes.Officials say the man, 64, and woman, 51, forged documents as part of a...
If you find yourself charged with drunk driving, the penalties can be quite harsh. Once you are pulled over on suspicion of drinking and driving, you will likely be asked to submit to a breath test so that authorities can determine whether you have enough alcohol in...
If you drive southeast of Fort Myers for about two and a half hours, you'll come to South Miami, Florida. That is where a former police detective recently pleaded no contest to four misdemeanor charges for which he will have to serve a year of probation and complete...
You have probably seen mouse glue traps in the hardware store. While the traps might be effective in catching unwanted rodents, the sticky devices are also apparently useful as tools to snag mail from post office collection boxes.The scheme is called "fishing." Nine...
