Deputy uses agency-issued pistol to put down injured animal ...more

October 28, 2009

A Highlands County jury began deliberating late Wednesday afternoon at the conclusion of the trial of three people charged in a 2008 Avon Park New Year's Eve brawl that involved police officers. ...more

March 12, 2009

The newest member of the Pasco County Sheriff's Office was introduced to the public Friday morning. ...more

March 7, 2009

NEW PORT RICHEY The newest member of the Pasco County Sheriff's Office was introduced to the public this morning. Eragon, a 14-month-old German shepherd, strode into the Sam's Club on U.S. 19 with his handler, Deputy Cliff Baltzer, a field training supervisor, and several other sheriff's officials around 9:30 a.m. ...more

March 6, 2009

The man who is reported to be President Barack Obama's choice as the nation's drug czar was once a St. Petersburg police officer. ...more

February 25, 2009

The man who is reported to be President Barack Obama's choice to be the nation's "drug czar" was once a St. Petersburg police officer. ...more

February 24, 2009

A police officer was fired today after an investigation found he had sex with a teenage girl he met through a department program, according to police documents released this afternoon. ...more

December 17, 2008

Jeffrey McDougal, a 16-year veteran of the Zephyrhills Police Department, was recently promoted to captain. ...more

November 26, 2008

Jeffrey McDougal, a 16-year veteran of the Zephyrhills Police Department, was recently promoted to captain. McDougal, who has worked as a detective, patrol sergeant and internal affairs investigator, among other positions, is now commander of the Operations Division, the department said in a news release. His law-enforcement career spans 20 years. ...more

November 24, 2008

A former Secret Service agent who helped protect the vice president has been made commander of Hillsborough County jails. ...more

September 30, 2008