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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 6, 2015

Former Florida Officer Acquitted of On-Duty Rape

A Palm Beach County jury found former Boynton Beach officer Stephen Maiorino, 36, not guilty Tuesday of armed sexual battery, armed kidnapping and unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior. If convicted, he had faced up to life in prison.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 1, 2015

Video: Florida Deputies Dance "Thriller" for Terminally Ill Little Boy

When Sheriff Chris Nocco invited him to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, complete with a motorcade, Spencer's family knew it would be a special day, but they had no idea what was in store.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2015

Florida Department to Require College Degrees for New Recruits

For the first time in a decade, the Miami Beach (Fla.) Police Department is set to require a four-year college degree for all new officers. The department is also raising the minimum hiring age from 19 to 21 years old.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2015

Miami Officer's Finger Nearly Bitten Off, Attacker Shot and Killed

A Miami-Dade police officer shot and killed a man along an entrance ramp to I-95 during heavy rush hour traffic, after chasing him into shrubbery, deploying a TASER, and almost getting his finger bitten off.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2015

Video: NFL Player's Wife Arrested for Assaulting Officer at Game

Miko Grimes, wife of Dolphins cornerback Brent Grimes, was arrested at Sunday’s Dolphins-Bills game by Miami-Dade Police.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2015

Escaped Pet Monkey Damages Florida Patrol Car

A resident of Sanford called police shortly after 8 a.m. Monday to report there was a monkey eating their mail, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2015

Florida Deputy Killed After Serving Papers, Suspect Dead

Veteran deputy Bill Myers of the Okaloosa (Fla.) Sheriff's Office has died from injuries in a morning shooting after serving papers to the suspect, who is also dead.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2015

'Pure Luck' Deputies Not Injured in Shooting, Says Florida Sheriff

The deputies said they noticed while talking with Wagner that he had an empty gun holster. They told the pair to put their hands up, Johnson said, and that's when Wagner pulled out a gun.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2015

DOJ Announces $19M in Grants to Police Departments for Body Cameras

The Department of Justice awarded $19.3 million in grants Monday to dozens of police departments seeking to start using body cameras but turned down a greater number of applicants hoping for federal aid to deploy the technology.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2015

Anti-DUI Checkpoint Lawyer Goes to DUI Checkpoint to be Stopped, Gets Arrested

A Florida attorney behind a controversial method to get out of a DUI checkpoint has ended up in handcuffs.

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