Florida Sentinel Bulletin

LA’DARION CHANDLER Last Tuesday, Polk County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives charged 19-year-old La’Darion Chandler, of Lakeland, with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 33-year-old Lakeland man whom Chandler shot in December 2022. The victim died several weeks later. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said, “Our crime is at a 51-year low, and our violent crime…

KHALIL ABDUL SHAKUR SHAHEED       Two men at a local business became engaged in an argument and physical altercation that ended in gunfire.      According to Clearwater Police, and Clearwater Fire & Rescue personnel responded to a shooting shortly after 6 p. m., Monday, in the parking lot of Dunkin’ Donuts, 2551 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd….

KEONTE HENLEY             Officers responded to the 1200 block of E. 139th Street to investigate a murder on February 21st. Recently, detectives identified the man they believe is responsible for the murder.      When deputies arrived, they discovered a woman with severe upper body trauma.      The woman was transported to an area hospital, where…

JAMES CRAIG On Monday, around 12:56 a. m., deputies assigned to the Patrol Operations Bureau arrested James Craig, employed with the Seminole Fire Department, for Driving Under the Influence (DUI). Deputies observed Craig operating his Ford pick-up truck northbound on Park Street just south of 62nd Avenue North at 100mph in a posted 45mph zone….

GUNS    MONEY OPERATION CHECKMATE ARRESTS OMAR BRAVO AND FIDENCIO ROBLES         On Tuesday, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, joined by Florida’s Attorney General Ashley Moody and Assistant Special Agent in charge of the DEA Tampa Mike Ferguson, announced the results of a three-month-long operation aimed at disrupting and dismantling a violent gang’s distribution…

  ANGELLA JACKSON JANORRIS JOHNSON   KANISHA ALTIDOR LATINISHA BROWN Detectives with the Economic Crimes Division of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office has concluded his investigation with the arrest of four employees.  The investigation revealed a large-scale fraud scheme, that included fourteen elderly victims at three different Assisted Living Facility (ALF) locations. Detectives began an…

ADONIS FRANCISCO ADAMES   Last Saturday, February 25, 2023, at 2:40 a.m., Troopers received reports of a wrong-way driver traveling northbound on I-275 near Milepost 50 in the southbound lanes. Troopers converged to the area as the driver proceeded northbound, entering I-75 and continuing northbound in the southbound lanes.  Near Milepost 276, north of State…

  JAMES PEACH At approximately 3:12 a. m. Saturday, February 18, 2023, Bartow Police responded to a single vehicle crash off the roadway of Highway 60 in Bartow near Main Street. They discovered 29-year-old James Peach of Polk County had been driving eastbound on Hwy. 60 when he lost control of his vehicle and struck…

DANIEL MEDINA-ALVAREZ      As new victims come forward, Daniel Medina-Alvarez is now facing charges of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation (X3). This is the fourth time Medina-Alvarez has been charged for similar offenses involving other victims for which he was also arrested.      Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said, “I’m disgusted, this man abused his position…