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Patrol
Woman Charged with Murder of Florida Deputy Claims to Work for God
Master Deputy Bradley Michael Link and Master Deputy Sheriff Harold Howell entered the home through the back entrance. According to the sheriff, Deputy Link was shot in the back.
August 6, 2024
Master Deputy Bradley Michael Link of the Lake County (Florida) Sheriff's Office was ambushed and killed inside a suspect's home Friday.
Command
Florida Incentive Program Drawing Officers from All Other States
“Florida is the most pro-law enforcement state in the nation because we back our blue,” state Attorney General Ashley Moody said.
July 10, 2024
Command
Florida Sheriff’s Agency Teams with University to Launch AI Cybercrime Unit
"With the incredible upside potential benefits of artificial intelligence, there is a downside: criminals will use the technology to commit crime,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said.
June 12, 2024
Vehicle Ops
Florida Agency’s Recruiting Video Features Rolls Royce Patrol Vehicle
The department says the luxury vehicle is being loaned to them by Braman Motors — a Florida-based car dealership that also sponsored the cost to wrap the Rolls-Royce in MBPD's black-and-white design.
May 21, 2024
Screen shot from a Miami Beach Police Department X video shows a Rolls Royce loaned to the agency and customized by a luxury car dealer.
Patrol
Florida Deputies Wounded in Shootout with Sovereign Citizen, Sheriff Says
"It was a gunfight. There were 38 shots fired. We hit the suspect eight times, and he was immediately deceased," Sheriff Grady Judd stated.
April 29, 2024
Patrol
Woman Sentenced to Life in Prison for Stabbing Florida Deputy
St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson said his deputy was trying to help the woman when she attacked him.
April 11, 2024
Patrol
Joker Puts “For Sale” Sign on Florida Traffic Decoy Cruiser
The agency reported on Facebook, “Kinda disappointed in the minimal interest in this beautiful vehicle. Despite its high mileage and idling hours, this baby has lots of life left and plenty of stories to tell..."
March 25, 2024
Facebook image of a Charlotte County, Florida, Sheriff's patrol vehicle with 'For Sale' sign.
Patrol
Florida Deputies Arrest Teen Carrying Gun and Drugs on Spring Break Beach
The crowd scattered when 16-year-old Felixander Solis-Guzman raised a handgun at another boy, causing deputies to flood the scene, as seen on Volusia County Sheriff's Office body cam footage.
March 20, 2024
Volusia County, Florida, Sheriff's deputy pursues gun-wielding suspect toward the surf on New Smyrna Beach.
Command
South Florida Agencies Recruiting at the Beaches During Spring Break
Police officers were seen handing out Frisbee discs and sunglasses to beachgoers as an attempt to talk to them about their recruitment efforts as they take advantage of the high amount of college-aged spring breakers in town.
March 13, 2024
Patrol
Florida Deputies Rescue Autistic Child from Swamp
Using a thermal imaging camera on a sheriff’s office helicopter, aviation personnel spotted the child walking through the wetlands. The aviation unit guided deputies on the ground to her location.
February 29, 2024
A deputy from the Hillsborough County (Florida) Sheriff's OIffice rescues a five-year-old girl who wandered off into a swamp area.
Command
Editorial: America Needs More Straight-Talking Sheriffs
“Society wants to blame everything else but where the blame should be. The blame goes to this individual,” Sheriff Billy Woods said.
February 29, 2024
Marion County, Florida, Sheriff Billy Woods schools the media on police operations, crime, and individual responsibility.
Special Units
Florida Sheriff’s K-9 Dies Days After Being Wounded in Shootout
K-9 Leo was wearing a bullet-resistant vest when shot once by a suspect during a call in Silver Springs. The bullet struck the K-9 in an area not covered by his armor.
February 21, 2024
Marion County, Florida, Sheriff's K-9 Leo with his handler Corporal Justin Tortora. Leo was mortally wounded in a shooting Saturday.
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