Some citizens are quick to blame police officers themselves for pension funding issues, not understanding the underlying causes. This is why the prospect of citizens who are uninformed or misinformed voting on pension issues is worrisome.
Read More →The pedestrian struck and killed by a Mount Dora (Fla.) Police officer was likely intoxicated as we walked in the middle of the roadway on Saturday night.
Read More →An off-duty Florida sheriff's deputy suffered minor injuries, after tackling a suspect who tried to steal cash from a donation jar for terminally ill children.
Read More →A former Orlando (Fla.) Police officer told investigators he "got into a funk" and "lost it" before fatally shooting his 22-year-old son.
Read More →On Monday, Judge Walter Heinrich revoked bail that had initially been set at $65,000 for Matthew Lane Buendia, who fired at Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputy Deputy Lyonelle De Veaux on Friday.
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Five officers from the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Police Department were instrumental in the attempted rescue of three officers ambushed inside of a house.
Read More →Manuel Valle, 61, was put to death by lethal injection at Florida State Prison for the murder of Officer Louis Pena, who had pulled Valle over for running a red light in 1978.
Read More →A man who killed a Coral Gables (Fla.) Police officer at a traffic stop is set to serve his sentence on Wednesday, eight weeks after his initial execution date. Manuel Valle is set to receive an injection of a new mixture of lethal drugs.
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St. Petersburg (Fla.) PD's Officer Ruben DeJesus fatally shot a man during a struggle after the officer's pat-down search revealed the revolver. Officer DeJesus, a 25-year veteran, was investigating a suspicious vehicle with two fellow cops.
Read More →As the trooper tried to open the door of Veronica Elder's Toyota RAV 4, the 20-year-old stepped on the accelerator and pinned the trooper's arm in the window. Elder was arrested later after a second attempt to escape.
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