The Mulberry police chief has suspended the department's canine unit until policies and equipment are in place to ensure the dogs' safety, after a German shepherd left in a car died when the air conditioner failed. ...more

August 7, 2008

The Mulberry police chief has suspended the department's canine unit until policies and equipment are in place to ensure the dogs' safety after a German shepherd left in a car died when the car's air conditioner failed. ...more

August 6, 2008

MULBERRY The handler of police canine Sam Diesel had kept the German shepherd in a portable kennel at the Mulberry Police Department in the weeks before the dog died inside a patrol car with faulty air conditioning, according to an investigative report released Tuesday by the agency. ...more

August 5, 2008

John Tischner of Dunedin decries handling of death of police dog. ...more

August 2, 2008

The death of a police dog in a department car, blamed on a faulty air conditioner, points to the risks these animals face in helping fulfill their handlers' duties, dog handlers say. ...more

July 23, 2008

The death of a police dog in a department car, blamed on a faulty air conditioner, points to the risks these animals face in helping fulfill their handlers' duties, dog handlers say. ...more

July 22, 2008

Mulberry police charged a man with felony arson and felony aggravated assault, saying he used an aerosol can as a makeshift flamethrower. ...more

June 10, 2008

SEBRING — As the cops reporter, most of what I write about, the daily crime in Highlands County, is generally depressing, with an occasional laugh from some of the dumber crimes. ...more

January 1, 2008

Thirty-five people, including several local candidates, have applied to be the next police chief of this small city. ...more

November 8, 2007