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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 17, 2011

Florida Sgt. Killed In Crash On Way To Work

Delray Beach (Fla.) PD's Sgt. Adam Rosenthal was killed when his cruiser struck a tree outside of Boca Raton, as he headed to the station to begin his shift

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 14, 2011

Florida Deputy Pulls Man From Burning Car

Pasco County (Fla.) Sheriff's Deputy Kelly Endricks pulled a 66-year-old man from a burning car after it crashed into a power pole, breaking out the sunroof to pull him to safety.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 11, 2011

States Rush to Ban Fake Bath Salts

Several states, including Louisiana, North Dakota and Florida, have issued emergency bans on fake bath salts that contain a synthetic drug. The bath salts, which users can purchase online, cause paranoia, hallucinations and on some occasions, violent behavior.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2011

Florida Deputy Charged with Battery of Detainee

Deputy Zachary McArthur has been charged with one count of felony battery for the Dec. 9 incident. The deputy is alleged to have battered Justin Johnson while he was being detained at the jail.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2011

Tampa OIS Suspect Grabbed Officer's Weapon

Officer William B. Cain called for backup and eventually pulled the car over, after running the plate and determining the driver had a suspended license. After the suspect was able to get a hand on the officer's gun, Officer Scott Savitt shot him twice fatally.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 27, 2011

Bored Florida Teens Shot 275 Cars, Causing $100,000 Damage

Evan Salas, 19, and Brandon Smith, 18, have been arrested for a rampage through three cities in Pinellas County. The teens said they shot the vehicles because they were "bored."

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Inside the Badge by Robert O'BrienJanuary 27, 2011

Rethinking Suspect Searches

Both tragedies in Miami and St. Petersburg will be very thoroughly investigated and micro-analyzed. In time, there will be detailed debriefs that will answer these questions, and provide valuable lessons to prevent this from ever happening again.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2011

Slain Florida Officers Ambushed by Gunman Hiding In Attic

Officer Jeffrey Yaslowitz and Sgt. Tom Baitinger were providing backup to a U.S. Marshal, when they were fatally shot. The shooter was later found dead, after the house was partially dismantled using heavy machinery.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 22, 2011

Miami-Dade's Top Cop: Slain Officers Used Sound Tactics

Miami-Dade Police Director James Loftus praised slain officers Roger Castillo and Amanda Haworth and their unit, the career criminal squad, and said he wouldn't entertain doubts about their tactics.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2011

Miami-Dade Detectives Killed Serving Murder Warrant

Miami-Dade Police Detectives Roger Castillo and Amanda Haworth were shot and killed while serving a warrant to a man recently paroled from prison and wanted in connection to an October homicide. Castillo died at the scene, and Haworth succumbed later in surgery.

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