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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 22, 2019

Florida Man Strikes Officer with SUV's Side-View Mirror While Fleeing Arrest

A Titusville man faces charges of aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer, fleeing and eluding, and resisting arrest after striking a Melbourne police officer with the side-view mirror of his SUV.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 22, 2019

Florida Officer Suffers Minor Injuries in Hit-and-Run Crash

An officer with the St. Petersburg Police Department suffered minor injuries when his patrol vehicle was struck by another vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 22, 2019

Florida Department Welcomes First Therapy Dog

The Winter Haven Police Department posted images on Facebook over the weekend of its brand new K-9, a therapy dog named Miranda.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2019

Teen Driver Fleeing Florida Deputies Fatally Strikes Pedestrian

The driver—identified as 18-year-old Jamar Johnson—was in a vehicle attempting to elude deputies when he fatally struck a woman walking in a crosswalk, police say.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 18, 2019

Off-Duty Florida Officer Saves 2 People Trapped in Overturned Vehicle

An officer with the Cocoa (FL) Police Department was off duty and preparing to get into the shower when he heard a traffic accident near his Titusville home.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2019

Tampa Police Department Retweets Trump, Faces Twitter Backlash

The Tampa Police Department faced the wrath of anti-Trump Twitter followers after the agency's official Twitter account retweeted a post from Brad Parscale—President Trump's 2020 campaign manager—saying "#FourMoreYears" in response to actor Jon Voight's video praising the president.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 10, 2019

Free Pitbull Concert Raises $1M for Orlando Officer Wounded in Shooting

A free Pitbull concert held last month raised more than $1 million for the family of Officer Kevin Valencia, who was badly wounded while responding to a hostage situation last year.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 2, 2019

Suspended Broward Sheriff Wants to Run Again

In January, Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Israel, citing problems with the Sheriff’s Office response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre, in which 17 people were killed and 17 injured on Feb. 14, 2018.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 2, 2019

Broward County Sheriff's Office Loses Accreditation Following Mass Shootings

The Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation voted 13-0 last week to strip the Broward County Sheriff's Office of the accreditation following a review of the agency's response to two different mass shootings.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 1, 2019

Video: Florida Deputy Dragged 100 Yards by Vehicle at Traffic Stop

A deputy with the Seminole County (FL) Sheriff's Office was dragged 100 yards by a man driving an SUV that had illegally tinted windows.

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