
“Shots were fired,” Chief Richard Rand said. “K-9 was deployed, and the female was stopped.”
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As James ran down a breezeway in the complex, the sheriff's office said he tossed the 2-month-old baby at Deputy Jacob Curby.
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Authorities said the children found several guns, including a shotgun and an AK-47, inside the home and opened fire on deputies as they investigated a report of a break-in. Sheriff Mike Chitwood said his deputies “took fire” for about 30 minutes.
Read More →“The 14-year-old comes out of the garage with a pump shotgun, levels it at deputies and despite warnings to drop it, she walked back into the garage, she comes back a second time, and that’s when deputies opened fire after taking multiple rounds,” Sheriff Mike Chitwood said.
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Annually, Fort Myers seniors submit essays to the Tiara Brown Academic and Athletic Scholarship.
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“All my respect and gratitude goes out to these two men who took action when they saw a deputy under attack. It makes me proud to know that in Volusia County, our residents still have our deputies’ backs,” Sheriff Mike Chitwood said in a statement online.
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"Officer Anthony Giorgio pretty quickly assessed just how bad this was about to get and took off at a dead sprint. He entered the water along with another man, Coast Guard Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Reece Raxter. They fought the chop and rip current to reach the kids."
Read More →“Some want to defund the police, we’re funding the police and then some,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
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Art Acevedo choked up as he said, "I've led the best team; it's hard to say goodbye."
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“It is with deep regret and heartache that I inform you of the passing of Officer Kevin Valencia,” Chief Orlando Rolon said in a statement Monday.
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