Tag: Florida agencies

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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Florida Sheriff Teams Up with Community Groups to Add Mental Health, Substance Abuse Services at Jail

The Polk County Jail is the largest mental health and substance-use disorder housing facility in the county. Studies show that 44% of jail inmates have some sort of mental health disorder and 63% of inmates have a substance-use disorder.

February 21, 2024

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Florida Deputy Saves Life of Baby Trapped in Wrecked SUV

Sgt. Musgrove went back to the SUV but did not see the baby. Then he realized the baby was under the body of the motorcyclist who had been thrown through the window on impact. The baby was hurt and trapped in the child seat by the man’s body.

February 20, 2024

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Florida Deputy Taken to Hospital After Responding to Chemical Suicide

Medics took the responding Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy to a local hospital as a precaution after he or she was potentially exposed to that substance

February 9, 2024

Special Units

Bank Robbery Suspect Killed by Florida SWAT Sniper During Hostage Incident

Sheriff Carmine Marceno said the suspect was holding a female hostage in a “headlock” and threatening her with a knife when the sniper took the shot.

February 6, 2024

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Florida Deputy’s Apple Watch May Have Saved His Life

“So I checked my heart rate, it was about 160,” said Deputy Luke Heyman. “I thought it was just a malfunction of the watch or just an erroneous reading.”

February 5, 2024