
Sgt. Wesley Whitmore, a 15-year-veteran, pulled over a white vehicle with an expired tag on Sunday at about 10 a.m. in a 7-Eleven parking lot in Lakeland. He was struck by the Escalade driven by Leo John Saunders that had veered out of control.
Read More →Deputy Brandon Coates, 27, served for 4 1/2 years with the sheriff's office. He worked in the Tactical Anti-Crime Unit and had been married to another deputy for about a year.
Read More →A police officer and building-maintenance employee were injured Monday, when a man they arrived to evict opened fire from inside the dwelling.
Read More →The deputy didn't ticket owner Angela Minacapelli, yet animal control officers warned her about securing the animals, which had reportedly charged nearby residents.
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Police say Misty McNeal lured a man for sex along Palm Beach Boulevard. She then proceeded to direct him to place his hands on a wall and frisked him, in addition to flashing a fake badge.
Read More →Including fire and EMS recipients, 14 public safety personnel received the award.
Read More →A Fort Myers (Fla.) Police officer and two dispatchers have been fired for staging a fake call designed to reunite two officers who had been dating.
Read More →After responding to a burglary call, a Miami police officer was outside the home working on his report, when he noticed a "funny smell" that let him to a marijuana growing operation.
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The 7 1/2-foot gator then violently rolled several times, hitting the wall and breaking off chunks of stucco. Once the gator stopped rolling, the deputies were able to secure its mouth with electrical tape and it's hind legs with handcuffs.
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Deputy Gary French told investigators his wife wrapped a towel around her own neck and squeezed it, when he was interviewed by Mount Dora PD officers.
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