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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2022

Tampa Officer Nearly Struck by 2 Wrong-Way Drivers

The Tampa Police Department says that one of its officers was driving a suspect to jail early Sunday morning when he was nearly hit by two wrong-way drivers.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2022

Injured FL Deputy Seriously Hurt when Car Crashes into Medical Building

“The deputy was engaged in his regular physical therapy to treat his ongoing leg injury when the car plowed through the building hitting him. No one else was injured," the sheriff's office said.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2022

NLEOMF Announces 2022 National Officer Safety and Wellness Award Winners

“The primary objective of Destination Zero is to drive down causal factors that kill and injure our nation’s law enforcement officers,” said Marcia Ferranto, CEO of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2022

GA Deputy Chief Arrested in FL Prostitution

"What are you thinking?" Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a press conference Tuesday. "You just want to go ‘c’mon man, have you lost the last three brain cells, or do you just have cabbage for brains?'"

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 31, 2022

FL Agency Retiring, Auctioning Its Last Crown Vic

Moving ahead, the department has chosen to mostly use SUVs for patrol duties because of the extra gear storage, greater water capabilities and passenger space.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 29, 2022

Florida Officers Seriously Injured in Pursuit Crash

According to the Haines City Police Department, Officers Jose Ramirez and Gedrick Vargas were conducting a traffic stop Saturday around 5:20 p.m. when 19-year-old Robert Lee Smith III pointed a rifle at the officers and fled the scene in a black Toyota.

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Newsby Wayne ParhamAugust 26, 2022

Children of First Responders Receive Free Counseling

“We have counselors that have been trained in the unique needs of first responders’ children. I think they have this specific kind of life, and they deal with a certain kind of stress. And so that's what we're here to address in that particular program,” Crane explains.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 22, 2022

FL Special Agent Dies from Injuries Sustained in Crash

“Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of Agent Perez, who spent his entire life serving others from the United States armed forces to more than 30 years in law enforcement,” says FDLE Acting Commissioner Mark Glass.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 18, 2022

Miami-Dade Detective Dies Days After Shooting

Officer Cesar "Echy" Echaverry of the Miami-Dade Police Department was critically wounded during a shootout with an armed robbery suspect in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood Monday night.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2022

AirTags Lead Florida Deputies to $16K of Stolen Luggage

In July, a traveler reported that her luggage never arrived at her destination, and it was later listed as lost or stolen. The bag contained items worth more than $1,600, according to police. The Apple AirTag in her suitcase, however, showed that it was last active in Mary Esther, Fla.

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