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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2014

Fla. Man "High on Xanax" Fires on Patrol Car

A 20-year-old Apopka, Fla., man was arrested Tuesday after police said he admitted shooting up an Apopka police car at a 7-Eleven.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 25, 2014

Miami Police Union Challenges Gun Ban

A day after Miami's police chief banned officers from carrying guns into City Hall, the police union fired back, challenging the rule as a violation of federal law and officers' rights.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 24, 2014

Fla. Officer Killed, Suspects Found Dead Nearby

A Windermere, Fla., police officer was shot and killed Saturday morning apparently by a suicidal teenager.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 6, 2014

Video: Beach Officers, Bystanders Rescue Kids After Mom Drives into Daytona Surf

Volusia County (Fla.) Beach Patrol officers helped rescue three children Tuesday after their pregnant mother drove her van into the surf.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 6, 2014

Missing Fla. Deputy Found Dead in Pond

Family, co-workers and volunteers who searched for days were brought to tears Wednesday by discovery of the body of a missing Brevard County corrections deputy.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 6, 2014

Fla. Police Looking for Man Who's Urinating on People

The victims told the Gainesville Police Department they were standing with their backs turned to the man when they suddenly felt themselves being urinated upon, according to a GPD report.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 4, 2014

Video: Rapid DNA Technology to be Tested in Fla. Court

Capt. Diana Blackledge said detectives identified a suspect, but felt they didn't have enough evidence to convict him in court, that is, until they employed a "portable DNA lab in a box."

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleMarch 4, 2014

Reserve Officers: For Love of the Job

At minimum, an LASD reserve officer's service will include logging 20 hours a month regardless of obligations posed by the reserve's regular job and family responsibilities. He may find himself working his own patrol car, standing guard in the cold along a parade route, or handling that "change of shift" report nobody else wanted.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 3, 2014

Video: Fla. Man Made 3,000 Harassing Calls to 911

Authorities say Keith Lukas called Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office dispatchers nearly 3,000 times in a year-and-a-half, each time harassing and belittling them. On Tuesday, he was convicted on one count of making "repeated harassing phone calls."

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 27, 2014

Fla. Executes Man Who Killed Trooper

Howell was convicted in January 1995 in the death of FHP trooper Jimmy Fulford during a traffic stop three years earlier.

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