It's sad when those we entrust with protecting the public are accused of wrongdoing. It happens occasionally, and now it has happened in Avon Park. We don't know if the officers are innocent or guilty, but their alleged crimes send shivers down the spines of the public, and probably fellow law enforcement professionals as well. ...more

December 5, 2008

An Avon Park police officer was out of jail Wednesday on a $5,000 bond following his Tuesday arrest. ...more

December 4, 2008

For the second time in less than two weeks, an Avon Park police officer was arrested by agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Sebring field office. ...more

December 3, 2008

"It's been a long day, but a day that has come to an end. It ended in the arrest of one of our police officers today." That was the opening statement from Avon Park Police Chief Matt Doughney at a press conference Wednesday night, where he announced that Officer Adam Wayne Willis, 30, was taken into custody following a lengthy investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) for misconduct. ...more

November 20, 2008

David Christopher Sills says a Florida Department of Law Enforcement report on his shooting is filled with lies. ...more

November 20, 2008

A U.S. marshal who shot a suspect last month did so accidentally after colliding with the suspect with his gun drawn during a chase, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. ...more

November 19, 2008

A Gulfport woman wrote about $240,000 in checks payable to herself from her job's operating account, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. ...more

October 24, 2008

A man shot and wounded by a deputy U.S. marshal Thursday had been sought on felony drug warrants from Tampa police, an official said today. ...more

October 17, 2008

At least two employees with the Highlands County Clerk of Courts office apparently have received subpoenas on behalf of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, but the reason why is unclear. ...more

October 15, 2008

As the economy has sunk, burglary and theft have been on the rise, and Florida's top prosecutor warns that it could get worse. ...more

October 14, 2008