Many people including myself have been receiving weird text messages. If you don't recognize the sender, please do not click on any links. Some people are losing their social media accounts after clicking these random links that are being sent to their phone. There are also many text messages where the person is posing as law enforcement or government officials. Do not send them any money! Some residents in the Tampa Bay area are even being affected by these scams.
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s office, there is a texting scam going across the United States. There have already been several incidents in the Polk County area. Several people have reported receiving a text that advertises T-shirts for sale by the Polk County sheriffs office! The text provides a link where you can make the purchase, but DO NOT CLICK THE LINK!
The text is not coming from the Sheriffs office. The scam text also includes Lakeland and Auburndale Police departments as well. Sheriff Grady Judd released a statement saying “Always be cautious of text messages with links, even if it appears to be from someone you know. Call the sender and make sure they sent it to you.” This scam started last year, but some people are still receiving the text. Be careful!
5 Unsolved Mysteries In Florida
It is very sad when a persons loved ones can't get closure. There have been so many unsolved cases here in Florida, and I get sad every time I read about them. The first case I covered below happened in the Naples area. I went to college in Southwest Florida so I'm very familiar. I remember sitting at the press conference and actually crying. I couldn't imagine not knowing what happened to a loved one. All the unsolved cases in Florida are important, but below I picked out 5 that stood out to me.
Two Florida Men Disappeared After Being Arrested By The Same Police Officer
I remember when Tyler Perry came down to Southwest Florida to speak about this case. The Collier County Sheriff's office tells us that Corporal Steven Calkins arrested Felipe Santos in 2003 and Terrance Williams in 2004. Both men sadly disappeared after. Calkins arrested both men, never booked them and allegedly dropped them off at a Circle K. Calkins was fired after giving contradicting statements during the investigation. Tyler Perry is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of Williams and Santos, no leads or information surfaced. The two men remained missing.
Triple Family Murder
In 1996 Jeanie Sims arrived home from a babysitting job and found her mother, father, and 12-year-old sister attacked in their Tallahassee home. The three family members had been shot and stabbed. Both parents were still alive but her little sister was dead. The father died before the ambulance arrived and the mother passed away in the hospital. Police still have not found the killer and the suspects that they did have remain free.
Exotic Bird Breeders Vanished From Their Farm
Bhagwan Lall and his aunt Lilawattie Buerattan were the owners of an exotic bird farm in Loxahatchee. Back in 1994 a delivery driver Darryl Crewe arrived at the property to drop off feed for the birds. Suspiciously he found no one around.
Crewe left and called the police after returning the next day to find the birds still unfed and the farm deserted. One of the hired helpers told police he saw Lall and Buerattan kidnapped by two armed attackers in a white van. This case remains unsolved.
Actress Tammy Lynn Leppert Disappeared After An Argument
Actress Tammy Lynn Leppert who played in movies such as Scarface, went missing in 1983. On July 6th of that year Leppert left her home and traveled with an unidentified male friend in his car. The friend later told police that they argued and he left Leppert at an Exxon gas station in Cocoa Beach. Police and Leppert's family suspected it was a known serial killer named Christopher Wilder who she went with but their was no supporting evidence . Leppert's mother says her daughter had knowledge of a drug and money ring in Florida and her death resulted from it. . As of 2018, Leppert is still missing.
The Murder Of Jennifer Odom
The parents of Jennifer Odom called the police after she never arrived home from school in 1993. Jeniffer was on 12-years-old. Six days after her disappearance the police brought in a psychic to general ears. The psychic told police she saw two abductors involved in Jennifer's kidnapping and murder. None of the evidence linked to the suspects they did have. This case ramains unsolved.
