May 22, 2025 Deep thoughts: The value of journalistic integrity; South Africa and genocide; politicizing anti-Semitic murder This is what I want to know about value of journalistic integrity; South Africa and genocide; and politicizing anti-Semitic murder.
May 20, 2025 The day I saw Queen Elizabeth This future journalist was interning in the newsroom at WFLA-TV during the summer semester of 1991. Queen Elizabeth II was about to visit and it was an exciting time.
April 12, 2025 4 mugshots, 3 plea deals, 2 arrest warrants and this guy’s trouble started with one bad haircut A young man whose legal trouble started when he couldn’t pay for a haircut has gotten himself into more and more trouble. His two latest arrests only happened after he failed to show up in court.
April 11, 2025 She wasn’t allowed in jail because ‘a boil on her vagina was irritating her’ but now she’s in prison A woman with multiple convictions for drugs, forgery, and theft is serving yet another prison sentence – for two separate crimes she committed more than eight months apart.
April 7, 2025 Elderly woman’s assisted living facility caregiver charged with theft, forgery for trying to cash $4,750 check An employee at a check-cashing store didn’t just refuse to cash a forged check with a large amount. She also kept the suspect and her driver’s license at the store until the victim’s son and police arrived.
March 21, 2025 Follow-up Friday: New look suspect finally freed, then put back behind bars 3 days later The man accused of causing commotion on a public transit bus, who then portrayed some unforgettable poses for the booking photographer, was finally freed for good this week.
March 18, 2025 Woman charged with battery on her ex, a senior citizen, again: ‘She had been in her room drinking…’ A woman no stranger to the criminal justice system was arrested again and this time, it was for what her ex-husband said she did to him in bed.
March 8, 2025 Elderly sex offender who repeatedly threatened young victim arrested again after 1 month free An elderly sex offender who served more than a decade in prison for lewd or lascivious battery upon a child under 16 is back behind bars. His latest arrest came exactly a month after his release.
March 7, 2025 Follow-up Friday: Elderly landlord gets felony charge dropped, then racks up 2 more mugshots The elderly landlord charged with burglary for trying to move a tenant who hadn’t been paying rent is now facing lesser charges, but he has also been arrested again.
March 5, 2025 Photo finish – literally – to woman’s car insurance claim: ‘I messed up’ Accidents happen, but that’s not why a certain woman is facing a felony. She said she swerved her 2018 Toyota Camry “to avoid a dog in the road and she hit a tree stump,” and that’s not disputed.
March 3, 2025 Both battered: ‘Very intoxicated’ couple led to fight over wife’s homemade porn on husband’s phone An argument over “pornographic photographs” a woman let her husband take developed into something physical – and booking photos of them both.
March 2, 2025 Attacker who claimed 65+ neighbor made him ‘fear for his life’ when complaining about TV out of jail, on probation The man who clawed and bit an older neighbor who complained his TV was too loud is out of jail and on probation.
March 1, 2025 Senior facing a felony despite family claim: ‘All he did was ask the tow truck driver what his name was’ A grocery delivery turned into “a physical disturbance” and it wasn’t over the order. The trouble started when the driver got stuck in front of Richard Edward Fritzinger’s house.
February 28, 2025 Follow-up Friday: Senior driver faces 2 new criminal traffic charges after serving time for DUI crash, probation violations The trouble keeps adding up for an elderly driver who served a jail sentence for DUI with property damage, and another for probation violations.
February 27, 2025 Bicyclist who said ‘he had just got ‘dope’ and chose not to stop’ sentenced to jail, released early A man who tried to ride away from a traffic stop on a bicycle, was caught with a stun gun, and found with drugs, has finished a jail sentence for his crimes.
February 26, 2025 Girlfriend, boyfriend charged with battery on each other. One left visibly red, black and blue, but how? “A report of a domestic battery” brought sheriff’s deputies to the home of a couple who’d returned from Valentine’s Day out.
February 24, 2025 Driving disaster: No bond for teen arrested for suspended license, then charged with stealing bike A teenage driver has been jailed without bond for weeks, and taking care of his traffic trouble could’ve limited his time in lockup by a lot.
February 22, 2025 Driver’s seatbelt violation led to this passenger’s drug arrest, warrant for animal cruelty A driver not wearing his seatbelt got pulled over but it’s his passenger who was arrested for two felonies, and then found to have a warrant for a deadly case of animal cruelty.
February 21, 2025 Theft suspect full of surprises: Drugs inside her, more from her pants in the hospital hall, deputies say A woman facing five criminal charges including two felonies was released from jail after a trip to the hospital. She was taken there to find drugs inside her, but not inside any sort of container.
February 19, 2025 Daytime drinking, dog discussion led to domestic violence. ‘That felt good,’ tasered sister told cops Two sisters are in trouble with the law, accused of domestic violence on an older housemate over a dog. One of them was even tasered before she could be arrested.
February 17, 2025 ‘Gossiping about her and her romantic life’ got nosy neighbor smacked in the face, senior charged Catching up with a neighbor wasn’t a friendly occasion when the encounter came with a personal question, and the two women were not alone.
February 16, 2025 From ‘passed out in the driver seat of his truck’ to facing more felonies for what his wife said A man is facing four new felonies after cops caught him “passed out in the driver seat of his truck,” and then had a word with his wife. He arrived at this point after dozens of convictions dating back to the 1980s.
February 14, 2025 This guy’s latest arrest didn’t go as smoothly as his others A man under arrest showed up in jail with scrapes all over his face and a Band-Aid on his forehead. It followed a chase from sheriff’s deputies.
February 12, 2025 Young suspect could blame friends for his arrests, but not for his alleged drug problem A young man’s trouble with the law may be his own doing, but he could also make a case against his friends for getting caught.
February 10, 2025 Woman arrested for drugs said she had more on her, but ‘she was not going to tell me where,’ deputy reports A woman arrested multiple times on drug charges during traffic stops has earned a reputation for trying to stash evidence.
February 8, 2025 Suspect picked the wrong senior citizen victim and she became his worst nightmare, arrest report says A 77-year-old woman showed up at the sheriff’s office early in the morning and by late afternoon, her information would lead to a much younger theft suspect’s arrest on six criminal charges.
February 7, 2025 Woman’s latest arrest happened with son ‘in the parking lot of the X-Mart Adult Supercenter’ “A suspicious person in the parking lot of the X-Mart Adult Supercenter” got the attention of sheriff’s deputies who rushed over to see what the excitement was about.
February 5, 2025 Neighbor arrested for touching underage girl inappropriately, not only with hands, victim says A girl had a lot to say about her neighbor, and when she was done telling the police, they arrested him.
February 3, 2025 Suspect ‘screamed, hit his head on my vehicle and asked ‘am I going to jail’ rather than engaging in an adult conversation’ Folks at a bus stop got quite a scare from a man police claim was drunk, but the bus driver reportedly got the worst of it.
February 1, 2025 Teen faces 10 charges for cemetery hit-and-run, evading a traffic stop and criminal mischief: ‘That’s me’ A teenager got himself a new SUV and had an eventful couple of days driving it, but he hasn’t been behind the wheel in three weeks. It’s in pretty bad shape, and the young driver has been in jail for crimes in and out of the SUV.
January 31, 2025 Follow-up Friday: This guy’s 7th arrest from a traffic stop, booked same day his story ran A police officer on “routine patrol” in an area where “property crimes and multiple narcotics arrests” took place arrested a man who’d been to the county jail several times before.
January 29, 2025 Landscaping crew’s Christmas gift stolen; Woman’s ‘unique markings’ on doorbell camera helped detective ID her It was the season of taking, rather than giving, for one woman, according to her latest arrest report.
January 27, 2025 Drive-thru customer unsatisfied with sauce soaks Wendy’s worker, gets lip service with her fist A woman who tried to grab a bite spent Christmas behind bars. She’s accused of throwing drinks through a Wendy’s drive-thru window, and pinning an employee against a wall, during an argument that started over the small selection of sauces.
January 25, 2025 Taser ‘achieved complete neuromuscular incapacitation,’ runaway suspect ‘fell to the ground’ before latest arrest A felon who spent years in state prison would’ve marked the tenth anniversary of his release – if he chose to do so – back behind bars, where he’s being held without bond on six new criminal charges.
January 24, 2025 Follow-up Friday: Another plea deal, jail sentence after ‘a small bulge in her front left pocket’ turned out to be meth A senior citizen who spent nearly a year in state prison on drug charges decades ago is back behind bars after she was sentenced for yet another.
January 22, 2025 Senior ‘squishing and hurting’ real estate agent in her car, wouldn’t let her leave: ‘All she has to do is move over’ Selling a home can be emotional but the relationship between an owner and his real estate agent turned violent in her car. Imagine them playing Musical Chairs after a showing, but it was no game.
