Boat flares or other signaling devices are used to attract the attention of rescuers when a boater is stranded. Pyrotechnic flares can be hand-held or fired from a flare gun. Some emit a bright flame or smoke; the best can be fired from a gun and float back on a miniature parachute. Other devices are battery-operated and use a strobe light to send out the international distress signal. Ideally, all should be stored in a waterproof container. ...more

March 6, 2009

Audie Grogg, who says a Hillsborough County detention deputy abused him while he was an inmate early this year, was arrested Thursday on a charge of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. ...more

September 5, 2008

TAMPA - Audie Grogg, who says a Hillsborough County detention deputy abused him while he was an inmate early this year, was arrested today on a charge of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. ...more

September 4, 2008

Audie Grogg says a Hillsborough County detention deputy abused him while he was an inmate early this year, and his attorney filed a notice this week saying Grogg intends to sue. ...more

June 13, 2008

TAMPA - Audie Grogg says a Hillsborough County detention deputy abused him while he was an inmate early this year, and his attorney filed a notice this week saying Grogg intends to sue. Jail video shows Grogg swung a crutch in the direction of a deputy and that the deputy took him to the ground right after. ...more

June 12, 2008