Timothy Allen Hall wasn't far from home when a Florida Highway Patrol trooper spotted his silver Buick speeding on Lake Drive on Tuesday, according to a report. ...more

November 20, 2008

Timothy Allen Hall wasn't far from home when a Florida Highway Patrol trooper spotted his silver Buick speeding on Lake Drive on Tuesday, according to a report. ...more

November 19, 2008

In response to the answer of my last letter written on Oct. 9, where I was offering a basic Spanish course to deputies of Highlands County, and my disappointment with Sheriff Benton when I had to wait five weeks to see her and on the day of the appointment I didn't get to see her anyway, Mayr Malool defended the sheriff by saying that the sheriff was busy trying to catch a cop killer. This is an absolute untruth. I was in Highlands County when that tragedy took place. There was no manhunt going on on the day I was supposed to see the sheriff. I don't know Mayr Malool but I do know that when an officer has four or five illegals stopped at 3 a.m. and they are saying "Jump him-her, grab him-her or grab his-her gun, and the officer doesn't understand these alert words, it is dangerous. ...more

October 18, 2008

The use of taser, pepper spray and physical force to detain and subdue a suspect who the arresting deputy later learned was legally blind was justified, according to a Highlands County Sheriff's Office administrative review. ...more

August 22, 2008

SEBRING — Cell phone callers dialing 911 in Highlands County will be better tracked in the near future. A $482,671 grant will help the sheriff's office upgrade its 911 system from analog to digital. For those who don't understand the difference, that would be like changing from a film camera to a digital one, explained Lisa Burley, chief of staff for Sheriff Susan Benton. ...more

May 7, 2008

Jumping into a body of water in full uniform isn't typically part of a law enforcement officer's repertoire. ...more

February 23, 2008

PINELLAS PARK - Jumping into a body of water in full uniform isn't typically part of a law enforcement officer's repertoire. ...more

February 22, 2008