A 14-year-old Dutch girl has been arrested after making what she thought was just a joke on Twitter. The girl, just known as “Sarah” Tweeted to American Airlines “hello my name’s Ibrahim and I’m from Afghanistan, I’m part of Al Qaida and on June 1st I’m gonna do something really big bye.” American Airlines quickly […]
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Tampa Bay Lightning’s Ryan Malone Arrested for DUI and Cocaine Possession
On the night of April 12, 2013, police spotted Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ryan Malone driving his SUV when he made a left turn and hit a curb. When pulled over, a police officer reported that Malone smelled strongly of alcohol. Malone refused to take a field sobriety test and was arrested. When he […]
Florida Supreme Court Finds Man Liable For Drunk Driving Death Caused by Ex-Wife
In 2005, Mary Taylor-Christensen was driving the PT Cruiser her ex-husband bought her during their divorce proceedings when she hit and killed a man changing a tire on the side of the road on I-95 in Cocoa. Taylor-Christensen fled the scene of the accident and was followed by a witness who cornered her in a parking […]
St. Petersburg Woman Destroys McDonalds Wearing Only a Thong
In a video from March 24, which went viral at the beginning of April, a St. Petersburg woman, wearing nothing but a thong, is seen destroying the kitchen in a Pinellas Park McDonald’s. In the video, this woman is seen throwing things on the floor out of coolers, knocking over registers and even pausing to take […]
“2 Drunk 2 Care” Tweeter Charged with Multiple Crimes for November Wrong-Way Crash
People around the country were outraged when it was revealed that a 20-year-old who allegedly caused a wrong-way accident in November had been glorifying her illegal lifestyle and had even tweeted “2 Drunk 2 Care” shortly before the Broward County crash that took two lives. Kayla Mendoza described herself on social media as being a […]
Florida Woman Sentenced to 8 Years After No Contest Plea for DUI Death
At around 10:00 pm in June 2013, 54-year-old Carl Edward Patrick was riding his motorcycle south on US-41 when 54-year-old Donna Lynne Brown made a U-turn and struck his bike from behind. Brown claimed that she did not know that she struck Patrick and dragged him and his bike under her car for more than three […]
Drug Trafficking Ring Shut Down After Successful Multi-Agency Task Force
On March 19, 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice, through Unites States Attorney Pamela Marsh, announced the end of a successful drug task force operation called Operation King of the Trap. In that operation, a combination of many federal and Florida state law enforcement agencies combined to help wipe out a drug trafficking ring that […]
British Woman Sentenced in Florida DUI Manslaughter Case Years After Fleeing U.S.
In October 2005, British citizen Richen Turner was driving while her BAC was three times the legal limit in Broward County, Florida when she was involved in a crash that took the life of 39-year-old Peter Cambra. Turner, who did get some minor injuries in the crash, fled to Great Britain shortly after the crash and […]
Seminole County Arrests 26 in Child Sex Sting by Posing as Minors
Law enforcement in Seminole County announced on March 24 that they arrested 26 men in a child sex sting. In the sting, police officers posed as children online where the men made contact with them. In the sting, the officers posed as 11-14 year olds and had internet chats and even phone conversations with the […]
DUI Manslaughter Case Nearly Ended by Mistrial After Allegations of Juror Bias
Mario Careaga, an insurance executive from Broward County, was found guilty of DUI manslaughter for his roll in the death of Miami Heat dancer Nancy Lopez-Ruiz in 2010. Careaga was driving after leaving a party at a department store when he struck Lopez-Ruiz, who was parked on the side of the road on her motorcycle. […]
