An officer with the Largo (FL) Police Department was struck by a passing bus as he attempted to create distance between himself and a dog that had been charging him in an aggressive manner.
August 7, 2020
“We had people that were just walking past the site while we were working last night who picked up rollers and joined in with us and while they did that, they would send messages back home to people who were with law enforcement," said organizer Kelli Campbell with Back the Blue Florida.
August 3, 2020
An officer with the Tampa Police Department was wounded—as were several other individuals—when a gunman reportedly went on a "shooting spree" on Thursday evening.
July 31, 2020
Both officers crouching over the girl and tapped her back as she lay on her side near the pool, her appendages turning darker shades of purple.
July 29, 2020
An officer with the Lake City (FL) Police Department was shot while making a welfare check at a home that had been recently struck by bullets.
July 28, 2020
An officer with the Orlando Police Department was assisted by a Good Samaritan in reviving a person who had appeared to have overdosed on drugs.
July 24, 2020
An off-duty officer with the Cocoa Beach Police Department is being hailed as a hero after he leaped into the surf to pull a young boy out of danger from a nearby shark in the water.
July 20, 2020
While there have been calls across the country to "defund" police departments and have the funding reallocated to other providers of social services, one city in Florida is bucking that trend and increasing the budget for the police department by nearly $30 million annually.
July 16, 2020
The director of the Miami-Dade (FL) Police Department says he has begun the process that will likely end with the termination of an officer who was seen on video punching a woman in the face at Miami International Airport earlier this week.
July 3, 2020
Officers with the Miami-Dade Police Department were among the very first on scene of a fire in a dwelling in which a victim was suspected to still be inside.
June 25, 2020
Several officers with the Tampa (LF) Police Department were reportedly ambushed early Saturday morning while responding to a call for service.
June 23, 2020
A mock lynching of a mannequin wearing a police uniform was found hanging over an interstate highway in Florida over the weekend.
June 22, 2020
“This decision was based on a multiple of factors to include officer and public safety, feedback from policing professionals, members of our community, local leaders and officials,” Ramirez said on Twitter. The director also said he chose to change the policy after speaking with members of the Police Executive Research Forum.
June 12, 2020
“To all police officers, Sheriff deputies, marshals, or any law enforcement officer, The Local Fresh Grill will always be a safe haven for you, a place where you can come and enjoy your lunch knowing that I have your back.”
June 12, 2020
An arbitrator has dismissed the case against Brian Miller. According to a statement from the union that represents deputies and sergeants, the arbitrator found that the Broward County SO violated Miller’s due process rights when Sheriff Gregory Tony terminated him long after state law allowed it.
May 14, 2020
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