The Office of Statewide Prosecution works closely with law enforcement officers during the course of multi-circuit criminal investigations. Just this week, the Office of Statewide Prosecution, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and multiple local law enforcement agencies concluded an investigation, which resulted in the arrest of eight individuals for their involvement in an organized crime ring that swept the southeastern United States. Allegedly, they committed smash-and-grab burglaries.
According to the investigation, this group traveled throughout Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and eleven judicial circuits in Florida using stolen cars to crash through doors at major electronic stores, such as Best Buy, h.h.gregg, and Comp USA, in order to steal Apple products. Thanks to this strong partnership among law enforcement agencies and the Office of Statewide Prosecution, we will now move forward with the aggressive prosecution of these individuals.
In closing, today marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day. My Mom still remembers. My Uncle Raymond was only 18 years old when he hit the beaches of Normandy, knowing only that a big battle lay ahead. And on that day, Raymond became my hero. He was critically injured as American troops stormed the beaches there; a few days later, in a makeshift hospital, he died. Mom still remembers being a little girl and seeing the military officers in uniform knocking on the door to tell my grandmother her 18-year-old son was killed. My grandmother fell to the floor.
For every American, D-Day is a symbol of American resolve and courage, that we’re willing to offer our lives to secure the liberty and freedom of others. But personally, every time I hug a veteran, I think of Uncle Raymond. He will always be remembered, and he will always be loved.
According to the investigation, this group traveled throughout Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and eleven judicial circuits in Florida using stolen cars to crash through doors at major electronic stores, such as Best Buy, h.h.gregg, and Comp USA, in order to steal Apple products. Thanks to this strong partnership among law enforcement agencies and the Office of Statewide Prosecution, we will now move forward with the aggressive prosecution of these individuals.
In closing, today marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day. My Mom still remembers. My Uncle Raymond was only 18 years old when he hit the beaches of Normandy, knowing only that a big battle lay ahead. And on that day, Raymond became my hero. He was critically injured as American troops stormed the beaches there; a few days later, in a makeshift hospital, he died. Mom still remembers being a little girl and seeing the military officers in uniform knocking on the door to tell my grandmother her 18-year-old son was killed. My grandmother fell to the floor.
For every American, D-Day is a symbol of American resolve and courage, that we’re willing to offer our lives to secure the liberty and freedom of others. But personally, every time I hug a veteran, I think of Uncle Raymond. He will always be remembered, and he will always be loved.