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A man on probation in Kentucky is facing multiple charges after he reportedly left the state without permission and physically assaulted an officer in Florida after collecting a $167.3 million Powerball jackpot.

On April 26, a man who previously served a 14-year prison sentence and is on parole until August became the recipient of half of the $167.3 million Powerball jackpot his mother won on a ticket he bought for her from a convenience store in Georgetown. On April 30, though he reportedly failed to get the required permission to leave the state, he and his girlfriend were involved in an incident at a hotel in Florida. While at the waterfront resort in St. Pete’s Beach, the man had an encounter with a patron that allegedly led to him striking the other party in the face. When a deputy from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office intervened to try to diffuse the situation, the man reportedly swung his leg, and his foot made contact with the deputy’s face. At the same time, the man’s girlfriend, who was allegedly intoxicated, reportedly began yelling at people and defending him.

When the deputy tried to arrest the man, he reportedly tried to run away. According to reports, after he was caught, he remained uncooperative with law enforcement.

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The ex-girlfriend of a married Florida man reportedly pretended she was an ICE agent and allegedly kidnapped his wife from her place of employment.

On April 10, a woman was working a shift at the Days Inn in Panama City when someone wearing clothing giving the impression they were an ICE agent came to the hotel and asked for her. The employee noted that in addition to the outfit, the woman was carrying a walkie-talkie and a card that appeared to be from the sheriff’s office, causing her to further believe she was a legitimate law enforcement agent. When the employee was told she would need to accompany the woman to the sheriff’s office, she willingly got into the back seat of their vehicle.

According to reports, when they were in the car, the driver took the woman’s cellphone away and said she could make a call when they arrived. During the ride, the driver reportedly made comments about the passenger’s husband and told her she would be held responsible for his wrongs. The man’s wife, who knew where the sheriff’s office was, realized the driver had passed the location. The driver reportedly informed her that they were going to a different office, but instead allegedly drove the woman to an apartment complex and told her additional ICE agents were awaiting their arrival. When she was told to get out of the vehicle, the passenger was able to run away.

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A Florida man on probation for multiple charges reportedly fled from the police in a pickup truck with his father as a passenger and he began smashing into every vehicle that was in his path.

Early in the afternoon on November 20, officers from the Miami-Dade Police Department set out to arrest a man on probation until 2033 who has several pending criminal charges. Before they could take him into custody, he got in his truck, where his father was in the passenger seat, and sped away. The department’s Homeland Security Bureau and Priority Response Team assisted in locating the suspect. When he was found, pursuing deputies tried to pull him over, but the man reportedly sped away.

In what one onlooker said was “a little bit crazy like a movie scene,” the suspect, who got stuck in traffic, allegedly began slamming into the other vehicles on the road in a purported attempt to escape. He was ultimately unsuccessful, and the police forced him to get out of his truck at gunpoint.

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After being accused of retail theft-related offenses in August, a Florida man with a criminal history dating back decades was booked into the same jail for the 75th time.

Last month, a man from Clearwater reached a troubling milestone – his 75th arrest and booking into the Orient Road Jail. The 57-year-old habitual offender was first arrested in 1985, and over nearly four decades, he has faced numerous charges that resulted in 11 stints in prison.

According to reports, agents from the Hillsboro County Sheriff’s Office Organized Retail Theft Unit were investigating claims that fraudulent activity had resulted in merchandise from Lowe’s stores in Hillsboro and Clearwater Counties being stolen an estimated total of ten times. They purported that the person executed the scheme by taking barcodes from less expensive items and placing them onto higher-priced merchandise, allowing them to purchase products at a significantly lower cost. They believed they had enough information to determine who had carried out the alleged fraud, and upon further investigation, the authorities said the suspect had posted multiple online ads selling what they assumed was merchandise from Lowe’s.

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A Florida man with active warrants was arrested after getting lost in the woods and calling the authorities, who located him and found he was allegedly carrying drugs and paraphernalia.

On the morning of May 25, a 43-year-old man from Branford was walking in the forest near the Suwannee River. In time, he found he did not know where he was, and he decided to call the authorities to let them know he was lost. He gave them his last known approximate location and asked them to send someone to help.

A deputy with the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office and agents from the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission headed out to a spot near the Branford Greenway Trail, where the man mentioned when he provided a location. They combed the area and headed in the direction of the river until they found the caller approximately an hour later.

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A Wisconsin man was arrested for multiple drug offenses and violation of probation after several anonymous calls about his taking part in drug activity were received by the authorities.

According to reports, at the beginning of the month, someone called the Middleton Police Investigative Services Bureau and reported that they knew of a man in the area involved in drug activity. Shortly after, several other people began calling to report the same individual. An investigation into the claims was opened.

With the help of the information provided by the callers, the authorities tracked down a man that they believed was the party of interest. When checking his identity, the police found out he was currently on state-ordered probation.

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A man on probation was arrested after allegedly cutting his boyfriend with a machete and kitchen knife during a domestic dispute at their shared residence.

Late in the evening on March 11, a man and his boyfriend were in their Brooksville, Florida home. One of the men reportedly got ahold of the other man’s cell phone and began reading the text message back scroll. When his partner saw him with the device, the pair reportedly began arguing.

The verbal altercation escalated, and the man who reportedly read the texts walked away. He allegedly emerged from another room carrying a machete and began chasing his boyfriend. He reportedly cut the man’s face with the large blade, and when the alleged victim turned his back to get away his boyfriend reportedly stabbed him. The man was able to get out of the home, and he went to a neighbor’s residence.

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A Florida man who is on probation for a domestic violence-related issue was arrested after allegedly running around naked before reportedly entering a thrift store and stealing a tee shirt.

On January 24, the Wings of Faith Thrift Store in Ocala was visited by a 38-year-old man. Before he went inside, the man, who was allegedly totally naked except for a pair of sunglasses, ran around in front of the establishment for a bit.

Several people noticed the reportedly bizarre behavior, and the police began receiving reports from bystanders. The witnesses also said they it looked like the man was holding a pair of shorts.

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Three women from Washington state were arrested after they were accused of stealing approximately $30,000 worth of designer handbags from a mall in California.

According to reports, on August 16, a store in The Americana at Brand shopping complex in Glendale was the target of a robbery. The store reported that designer handbags were missing from their inventory. The estimated total value of the missing bags was $30,000.

Officers on E-bikes from the Glendale Downtown Policing Unit were patrolling the area around The Americana at Brand around the time of the alleged theft. While they were still near the shopping center, they saw a vehicle being driven without license plates. The car was also blocking traffic, and the officers pulled over the driver.

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A California man on probation for a DUI was arrested after slamming his vehicle into a police patrol car with an officer inside while reportedly driving under the influence. 

Early in the morning on December 13, an officer with the Oceanside Police Department was on patrol and parked on a center island near a Route 79 offramp. 

According to reports, someone driving a Kia Optima was speeding when they exited the highway. The car went over the curb and onto the center island, and it barreled into the front of the officer’s vehicle in a head-on collision. 

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