
Sheriff Chad Chronister says the deputy was on patrol in a high crime area and spotted a car he thought might be stolen.
Read More →The activists plan to hold a news conference Thursday at city hall, calling on the mayor and city commissioners to denounce the chief's actions, and asking that he be removed as police chief.
Read More →Deputies say they also found a device appearing to be a grenade in the vehicle. The driver stated he had cleaned out a veteran’s home and found the grenade and decided to keep it.
Read More →Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Sunday he hopes to sign legislation that awards $5,000 bo-nuses to out-of-state law enforcement who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in violation of local vaccine mandates and move to Florida to work there instead.
Read More →One of the officers was hit in the chest, leg and arm. He was wearing body armor, police say. That officer is in serious but stable condition after being rushed to a trauma center.
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K-9 Deputy First Class Marcus Dawson responded to the home in the west section of Palm Coast after a neighbor reported that a fire appeared to have broken out in the kitchen.
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Officer Yandy Chirino, 28 years old and with the department only four years, was highly decorated, having earned several commendations and being named the department’s officer of the month in June 2020.
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“It’s a litany of things,” interim chief Manny Morales said when asked by the city’s attorney to explain why Acevedo had lost the trust of officers. “But it perhaps boils down to the systematical or systematic demoralization of the police department that has been a result of his leadership style.”
Read More →A veteran Miami officer—Assistant Chief Manny Morales—has been named interim chief as city leaders take steps to terminate Chief Art Acevedo who was hired away from Houston in March.
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City Manager Art Noriega announced Monday night that he was suspending Acevedo with the intent of terminating his employment, saying the chief’s relationship with his department and the community “has deteriorated beyond repair.”
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