Federal Jury Convicts Davenport Man of Carjacking in Tampa Robbery
Tampa, Florida – Armoni Tyree Moody, 24, of Davenport, was found guilty by a federal jury of carjacking, brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime, and possessing ammunition as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced. Moody faces a minimum of seven years and up to The post Federal...
Hillsborough County, FL, New China King restaurant cited for 24 violations, medicine near food
New China King at 10940 Cross Creek Boulevard in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, received a warning from the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation after inspectors documented 24 violations during a November 12, 2025, inspection that requires a follow-up review. Several warnings were issued to...
Newly created judge positions on county, circuit courts in Polk County draw 21 applicants
The Judicial Nominating Commission for the 10 th Judicial Circuit has released the names of applicants for two judge positions created by legislative action. Senate Bill 2508, passed in this year’s session, added positions for county court and circuit court judges. Two have applied only for the circuit judge...
Town ‘N’ Country Traffic Stop Leads To Major Drug Bust, 13-Time Felon Arrested
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A routine traffic stop in Town ‘N’ Country on Thursday, November 13, 2025, escalated into a drug trafficking arrest after deputies discovered a substantial cache of illegal drugs inside the suspect’s vehicle. Deputies initiated the stop on Jeraile Sanders, 39, after discovering...
Davenport Man Convicted Of Violent Carjacking, Faces Minimum Seven Years In Federal Prison
TAMPA, Fla. – A federal jury has found Armoni Tyree Moody, 24, of Davenport, guilty on all counts related to a violent carjacking, United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced Friday. Moody was convicted of carjacking, brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime, and possessing ammunition as a...
Polk County Sheriff Judd Rips Auburndale Woman After Grand Theft Auto, Lakeland Crash
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd called out a 20-year-old Auburndale woman who is now facing charges for battery and grand theft of a motor vehicle, following an altercation with a friend who was trying to help her. The suspect, identified as Makyla Hall, 20, of...
Two Lake County teens die in crash after trying to pass in no passing...
Two Lake County teens died in a crash after attempting to pass in a no passing zone. A 16-year-old Groveland girl was at the wheel of a 2008 Toyota Scion at 6:05 p.m. Saturday southbound on State Road 33 approaching Groveland Farms Road when she attempted to pass another vehicle in a no passing zone, according to an...
Davenport Man’s Florida Keys Vacation Ends In Felony Arrest, Murder Threats Against Deputy
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – A Davenport man with a previous felony record was arrested in the Florida Keys late Saturday after a traffic stop escalated into charges involving weapons possession and threats to kill a law enforcement officer and his family. Lucien Alexandre Crooks, 30, faces multiple charges, including...
Curlew Hills Veterans Day ceremony remembers those who served
Despite the record cold in the Tampa Bay area, veterans gathered to tender warm salutes in honor of America at Curlew Hills Memory Gardens in Palm Harbor. The ceremony began only hours after areas in Tampa Bay hit 39 degrees on Nov. 11, breaking the 1892 daily record low (40), as confirmed by the National Weather...
Victims killed in Ybor City pursuit crash identified
The names of the four people killed Saturday, Nov. 8, when a fleeing driver drove onto a sidewalk in Ybor City and crashed into a nightclub’s outdoor seating area have been released in a court document. The arrest affidavit for the driver, made public Monday, identifies the victims as...
