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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 16, 2014

Miami Police Veteran Named Department's New Chief

On Monday, after 27 years climbing the ladder, Llanes got his wish. City Manager Daniel Alfonso picked the department lifer and assistant chief to lead the city’s high-profile, 1,150-member department.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 5, 2014

Florida Sheriff's Office Empowers Law Enforcement with New World Systems' Technology

The Walton County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office selected New World's Aegis Public Safety Software Suite, providing new software solutions for the agency's Computer Aided Dispatch, Law Enforcement Records Management, Corrections Management, Decision Support, Mobile Messaging and Field Reporting abilities.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 4, 2014

4 Florida Dispatchers Placed on Leave After Deputy's Ambush Murder

The memo discusses problems with the agency's "premise hazards and notifications," which are designed to give first responders any pertinent information about an address where they've been sent, including potential known dangers.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 24, 2014

Florida Firefighter Killed in Standoff with Police

A Bradenton, Fla., firefighter is dead after a standoff Sunday evening between him and Bradenton Police Department officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 24, 2014

Florida Man Who Ambushed and Killed Deputy Made Previous Threats

A man who had made previous threats against police set his house on fire Saturday and ambushed the first sheriff's deputy who responded, fatally shooting the deputy and wounding another before he was killed by a police officer who lives nearby, a law enforcement official said.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2014

Video: 3 Shot at Florida State, Campus and Local Police Kill Gunman

More than 300 students scrambled for exits or ducked for cover when the shooting began at Strozier Library. Officers responding to 911 calls confronted the gunman and ordered him to drop his weapon.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 7, 2014

Fla. Officer Shot Sergeant Girlfriend, Killed Himself

The report found that Officer Luis "David" Monroig shot Sgt. Amy Young and then himself in the head. The shooting happened in an Estero home where the pair lived. The couple had six children between them from previous relationships.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 30, 2014

Miami Officer Arrested, Charged with Protecting Drug Dealer

Miami officer Jose Maldonado-Dick was arrested Wednesday after reporting to work. He's been charged with two counts of cocaine trafficking and two counts of being unlawfully rewarded while working as a cop.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 24, 2014

Tampa to Build $5.4 Million Police Shooting Range

Despite one council member's objections, police officers in Tampa, Fla., will once again be able to conduct firearms training inside their city, thanks to a City Council vote to spend nearly $4.8 million on a new police shooting range and firearms training facility.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 16, 2014

Handcuffed Man Jumps from Orlando Balcony, Dies to Escape Arrest

The death will be investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement but according to Orlando police, Pugh and another man, 20-year-old Daivion Gregory-Osaghae, were involved in a hit-and-run crash just before 5 a.m. Wednesday.

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