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Jail ‘refused’ battery suspect with dozens of priors until his latest facial injury was treated
BELLEVIEW, Fla. (CohenConnect) – This unusual case ended with both the victim and suspect battered, and the suspect’s booking photo – showing a “laceration to his forehead” – was the latest of dozens taken by four law enforcement agencies over the decades.
Woman ‘wandering thru the woods topless’ arrested for ‘something stupid,’ then a 2nd time, cops say
ALTOONA, Fla. (CohenConnect) – A woman described as “wandering through the woods topless, wearing only bathing suit bottoms,” is charged with beating up her lover when his truck got stranded in a remote area, and she left her clothes inside.
2 new theft and drug arrests since the spring, Ben Franklin and rosary tattoos helped nab him
CLERMONT, Fla. (CohenConnect) – A familiar face is back behind bars for at least the sixth time and he may have been even more recognizable than before, thanks to certain tattoos on his hands.
Theft suspects ‘needed to return items’ but had car race off, claiming they'd ‘gotten into a fight’
MOUNT DORA, Fla. (CohenConnect) – A couple of repeat offenders are back behind bars after an adventure with a neighbor that started at a home improvement store. “An asset protection agent for Lowe’s” told police in Florida “two individuals had attempted to steal merchandise” and “had left the parking lot in a black Dodge Charger” on the morning of Monday, Sept. 2.
From ‘rolling on the pavement and screaming’ to ‘bleeding from his face,’ charged with attacking cop
MOUNT DORA, Fla. (CohenConnect) – “The man appeared to be in distress as he was rolling on the pavement and screaming.”. That’s who a police officer in Florida wrote about finding after hearing “a loud scream” while “conducting area patrols” at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1.
Shoplifting suspect found ‘passed out and unresponsive’ after 2 violent episodes in patrol car
FRUITLAND PARK, Fla. (CohenConnect) – A woman wanted for some minor shoplifting — less than $10 worth of items from a convenience store — is facing two felonies and four misdemeanors after a trip to the hospital and jail.
‘Short blonde woman causing a disturbance,’ screaming ‘someone was trying to kill Trump’
LADY LAKE, Fla. (CohenConnect) – An older woman who may have thought she was protecting a former president is facing some serious charges unrelated to that former president. “Numerous people called police,” her arrest report said, “reporting that there was a short blonde woman causing a disturbance around the town square, screaming that someone was trying to kill her.”
Suspect told clerk ‘Buy your momma a beer,’ then busted ‘while actively drinking,’ police say
CLERMONT, Fla. (CohenConnect) – A woman with a recent string of arrests has been held almost a week after she was allegedly caught drinking an adult beverage she’d just stolen from a gas station convenience store.
Elderly man attacked neighbor, a senior on a ladder, with spray used ‘to keep kids away,’ report say
TAVARES, Fla. (CohenConnect) – A senior citizen is in serious trouble after he allegedly attacked his neighbor — another senior, who was standing on a ladder — with an unknown spray.
Search for inmate’s missing spork after lunch led to her 6th charge of battery on officers, nurses
OCALA, Fla. (CohenConnect) – A woman who has been in and out of jail for the past few years is in more trouble, facing an all-too-familiar charge for what she’s accused of doing in jail almost a year ago.
‘Angry and belligerent, puckered his lips, and proceeded to spit on me,’ cop says
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (CohenConnect) – All this young suspect had to do was leave a restaurant, and he was reportedly given a number of chances. Instead, he ended up being punched in the face, taken down violently, and charged with a felony.
Woman accused of stabbing her baby's father with sharp object used for 'scraping fentanyl'
LADY LAKE, Fla. (CohenConnect) – A man “who appeared to be in distress” told police “his baby’s mother” stabbed him “with an object used for ‘scraping fentanyl,’ which he described as having a point.”
Teacher’s porn had kids ‘around the age of the children he daily has care, custody and control over'
OCKLAWAHA, Fla. (CohenConnect) – A middle school teacher is heading to prison after he was convicted of seven counts of possession of child pornography. Michael Kozierowski was busted when his internet provider in Florida reported “child sexual abuse material had been uploaded to their online infrastructure from” Kozierowski’s IP address.
License suspended 5x so woman caught sleeping behind the wheel gave cop “an inmate ID card” instead
OCALA, Fla. (CohenConnect) – Her SUV was reportedly running but the woman in the driver’s seat wasn’t going anywhere, except to jail. A police officer in Florida got the call about someone “passed out behind the wheel of a running vehicle,” last Wednesday morning, Aug. 28.
K9 deputy chomped on this felon with a warrant, leading to his latest arrest and charges
ALTOONA, Fla. (CohenConnect) – A tip about the “possible location of a subject with an active felony warrant for violating probation” led to the wanted man, but the arrest may not have happened if it wasn’t for a sheriff’s K9 named Jebb.
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