Terry Lyon makes the mistake of thinking that what I believe will happen is what I want to happen. ...more

November 2, 2009

At the Highlands County Sheriff's Office, an investigator occasionally goes into Internet chat rooms and poses as a teenage girl. ...more

November 1, 2009

Bartering: Service provided for service to be given within a period of time agreed upon. Registering with an internet exchange provided by local libraries and monitored through local police agencies. Honoring bartering agreements satisfactorily continuously would be successful. Dishonoring bartering agreements would result in elimination and publication. ...more

October 26, 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

Jack Cover, who invented the Taser stun gun now used by thousands of police agencies as a better way to subdue suspects, has died. He was 88. ...more

February 13, 2009

In mid-January, the National Safety Council called for a nationwide ban on the use of cell phones while driving, citing overwhelming evidence of the risk of injuries and death from driver distraction. California has banned texting behind the wheel and, along with several other states, prohibits the use of handheld phones while allowing drivers to talk with hands-free devices. But research has shown talking is risky even when both hands are free, because the mind is somewhere else. ...more

January 31, 2009

For someone lacking in the spoken language of English, Valma Francisco who wrote the anti-Grimming article seems extremely articulate. For someone who would fail the first question on "Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?," the writer seems to have had some assistance in writing a very detailed — but false — missive smearing Ron Grimming. I urge the citizens of Highlands County to follow the anti-Grimming writer's advice and research Ron Grimming. You would find a long and distinguished career with the Illinois State Police followed by his stint at the Florida Highway Patrol. Serving at the pleasure of the governor one can only maintain a position if they become a "yes man." Ron Grimming was not that man. ...more

October 4, 2008

A joint task force of police agencies that included Tarpon Springs police and the Pinellas County sheriff's detectives shut down nine alleged marijuana grow houses in Tarpon Springs, Palm Harbor and Dunedin and elsewhere in the county. ...more

August 22, 2008

The city plans to boost police salaries starting in October to stem the loss of officers to higher-paying law enforcement agencies. ...more

August 20, 2008