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• Former USF Student Charged With Double Murder Following Disappearance of Bangladeshi Doctoral Candidates

  Published: Apr 26, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Authorities have charged Hisham Abugharbieh with two counts of premeditated murder in the deaths of University of South Florida doctoral students Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy. The...

• University of South Florida Doctoral Student Found Dead; Roommate Charged in Connection to Disappearance

  Published: Apr 24, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Tragedy has struck the University of South Florida community as the remains of Zamil Limon, one of two missing doctoral students, were discovered on a bridge connecting Tampa and S...

• Hillsborough Deputies Deploy Aviation and K9 Units to Apprehend Three Suspects in Brandon Vehicle Burglary Spree

  Published: Mar 25, 2026

  Section: Crime

  The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested three individuals early Tuesday morning following a coordinated tactical response to a series of vehicle break-ins at a Brandon ap...

• Tampa Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Fatal DUI Manslaughter While on Probation

  Published: Mar 13, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Jose Perez, 29, has been sentenced to 15 years in Florida state prison followed by five years of probation for a 2023 crash that killed a motorcyclist. At the time of the fatal inc...

• Florida Law Enforcement Apprehends Eighty Nine Individuals Including Local High School Educator in Human Trafficking Sting

  Published: Mar 3, 2026

  Section: Crime

  The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has concluded a multi-agency undercover operation targeting the commercial sex trade and child exploitation. Among those arrested was a 32...