The Avon Park Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own, who passed away early Tuesday morning at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. ...more

October 28, 2009

Authorities still don't know why 56-year-old Gilbert Velez pointed an Airsoft pellet gun at a Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputy Thursday night. ...more

March 27, 2009

With almost half his life spent carrying a gun and badge, Capt. Scott Bierwiler had some stories to tell. ...more

February 21, 2009

Two members of Highlands County's law enforcement community received recognition Monday from the Polk County Sheriff's Office, when members arrived in Highlands County to commend sheriff's agricultural Deputy Fred Tagtmeier and Lake Placid Police Officer Eddie San Miguel for their roles in solving agricultural crimes there. ...more

September 19, 2008

A Hillsborough sheriff's deputy who said he had always wanted to spend his life in law enforcement used a Taser on his wife then held his service pistol to her head before he was arrested and held for mental evaluation, deputies say. ...more

July 8, 2008

TAMPA - A Hillsborough County deputy was arrested this morning, charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor battery. ...more

July 7, 2008