Florida deputies seen in video nabbing home invasion suspects who tied up family, carrying girl to safety

The Pennsylvania suspect who remains on the run Tuesday after being accused of shooting a police officer three times while he was handcuffed had previously pleaded guilty in a home invasion case, reports say.  Koby Lee Francis, 22, has yet to be located following the brazen incident that unfolded outside of the McKeesport police station, near Pittsburgh, on Sunday afternoon. Video released by investigators shows Officer Gerasimos Athans opening the passenger side door of a cruiser parked outside

Graphic bodycam video shows Florida officers shooting a man who charged at an officer with what police said was a knife. Two Daytona Beach officers shot Andrew Mansilla, 25, in the neck Thursday night, critically injuring him.

Edinburgh could be forced to close after an investigation unearthed serious safety issues. The Care Inspectorate said an inspection at Thornlea Nursing Home in Loanhead, Midlothian, uncovered "serious and significant concerns" about the quality of care provided.The watchdog has now filed court paperwork seeking the cancellation of the privately-run home's registration, which it said could allow new arrangements to be organised for residents.

Florida is turning to the dogs to help solve its Burmese python problem.  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has been training dogs to track down pythons for more than a month. Last week, one of the dogs had its first successful find.  Truman, a black Labrador retriever, found an 8-foot python in the Rocky Glades Public Small Game Hunting Area in Miami-Dade County on Dec.

Two inmates, who were on the run after escaping from a Tennessee minimum-security facility, were arrested Sunday in Pompano Beach, Fla., according to authorities.  Robert Lee Brown, 36, and Christopher Osteen, 34, were taken into custody by law enforcement more than two days after the pair escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tenn., on Friday, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) said in a news release.

A prison guard in South Florida was arrested after allegedly accepting payment and agreeing to traffic an undisclosed amount of cocaine into a correctional facility outside of Miami. Dade Correctional Institution Sergeant Travis Thompson has been charged with one count of Cocaine Trafficking, a first-degree felony, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced Saturday.

A Florida woman has been charged with storing a dead man’s body in a trash can in order to collect his Social Security benefits. Michelle Haney, 49, of Bradenton, was arrested and charged Wednesday with abuse of a dead body in connection with the death of 40-year-old Jon Christopher Leonard.

Don't mess with Gunner and Richard Wilbanks. The Florida puppy who was rescued from the jaws of an alligator by his fearless owner has been named a Deputy Dog by the local sheriff's office.

Florida deputies begged and pleaded with a suspect at gunpoint to just put his hands up for four minutes before they were forced to use deadly force, video shows — and experts said incidents like this show the incredible challenges cops face on a daily basis.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office this week went the extra mile to help some kids stuck at home because of the coronavirus pandemic.  Deputies from West Boynton Beach on Tuesday stopped by a few homes to deliver school meals to kids doing virtual schooling.  The sheriff’s office said that they were inspired to delivery the food after hearing from a few kids that the thing they miss most from school is lunch. Many of the families are dependent on school lunches, the sheriff’s office said.

: The American Conservative Union says it will hold the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference in person amid the coronavirus pandemic. And for the first time ever, the largest and most influential annual gathering of conservatives that’s best known as CPAC, will be held far from the nation’s capital.

A Florida man who allegedly shot a burglar as he apparently begged for his life is facing an attempted murder charge. Corthoris Jenkins, 28, was playing video games in his North-Miami Dade apartment Tuesday when Xavier West allegedly broke into the efficiency unit, the Miami Herald reported.

Bodycam footage shows Florida deputies pointing guns at a young man as they convince him to drop a Samurai sword. On Tuesday night, in Callaway, three members of the Bay County Sheriff's Office convinced the man to put down the sword and get on the ground before handcuffing him.

Georgia officials tell Fox News they are investigating a Florida attorney for attempting to vote illegally in the state's Jan. 5 Senate runoff, after a video emerged of him stating his intent to move to Georgia temporarily and encouraging others to use his relative’s address to do the same.

Two duck hunters in Florida had to patiently wait their turn after spotting a massive alligator snatch their quarry in a swamp last week. Kevin Stipe and Cass Couey, who own the PRO HUNT navigation app, posted video to Facebook on Wednesday of what they described as a “monster” gator.The video shows the reptile sneak up on an unsuspecting duck and chomp down on the waterfowl as the men watch from a distance.

Two suspects in Virginia suffered non-life-threatening wounds this week after being shot by the resident during the alleged home invasion, according to reports. The suspects were identified as James Franklin, 27, of Roanoke, and Alan Douglas Mould, 26, of Lynchburg.

A Florida woman savagely hacked a man with a machete in his own bedroom during a psychotic attempt to convince his wife to run away with her, authorities said. Alana J.