SEBRING — On average, every two days somewhere in the United States a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty. There will be a Salute to Peace Officers memorial held at 9 a.m., Friday, May 9, in the board room of the Highlands County Government Center. ...more

May 8, 2008

TAMPA - The families of fallen deputies lit candles as the rays of the setting sun reflected off Tampa skyscrapers. ...more

May 6, 2008

TAMPA - Gov. Charlie Crist has directed state agencies to create an Officer Down alert using technology similar to what is used for Amber Alerts. ...more

May 6, 2008

Police officers in Florida died in the line of duty at the rate of more than one a month last year. ...more

May 6, 2008

Police officers in Florida died in the line of duty at the rate of more than one a month last year. This morning, the 16 officers who perished in 2007 were enshrined on a memorial at the state Capitol. ...more

May 5, 2008

The Pasco Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Service was held Thursday evening at the historic Pasco County Courthouse. ...more

May 3, 2008

It's not exactly an award you'd strive to get. If it comes, however, you embrace it. ...more

May 1, 2008

TAMPA I flick on the blue and red flashing overhead lights of a Tampa police car at the intersection of Alert Avenue and Careful Way. ...more

January 16, 2008

A jailed gang member accused of firing an AK-47 as he ran through a North Miami Beach apartment complex is considered the main suspect in the shooting death of a police detective, officials said Wednesday. ...more

January 10, 2008

At their final meeting of the year, county commissioners talked trash, approved the purchase of a large tract of land for preservation and honored a fallen deputy. ...more

December 6, 2007