BRANDON - Sheriff's Sgt. Ron Harrison spent 28 years trying to keep Hillsborough County roads safe, and next week the county will rename the stretch of road where he was killed this year in his honor. ...more

November 30, 2007

A checkpoint this week to crack down on drunken driving will be dedicated to slain Hillsborough County sheriff's Sgt. Ron Harrison. ...more

October 22, 2007

PLANT CITY - O'Brien's Irish Pub & Grill is sponsoring a fundraiser Saturday in memory of Hillsborough County sheriff's Sgt. Ron Harrison to benefit Tampa Bay area youth football leagues. ...more

October 16, 2007

PLANT CITY – O'Brien's Irish Pub & Grill is sponsoring a fundraiser Saturday in memory of slain Hillsborough County sheriff's Sgt. Ron Harrison to benefit Tampa Bay area youth football leagues. The Plant City O'Brien's, 1701 S. Alexander St., is calling the Oct. 20 fundraiser "Memory of a Hero," in honor of Harrison. Harrison was shot and killed Aug. 15 while driving his cruiser home after completing a DUI training exercise in Brandon. The assailant was later killed in a shootout with officers. ...more

October 16, 2007

Hillsborough County State Attorney Mark Ober reported Wednesday that sheriff's Deputies Shawn Duggan and Robert Carr were justified in using deadly force in the shooting death of Michael Allen Phillips. ...more

September 20, 2007

TAMPA - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office thinks its deputies were justified in fatally shooting a man accused of killing Sgt. Ron Harrison last month, sheriff's Col. Gary Terry said Monday. ...more

September 10, 2007

Not long after Hillsborough County Sheriff's Deputy Sergeant Ron Harrison was killed on patrol in Brandon, members of the Gold Shield Foundation paid a visit to the family and delivered a check to his college-age daughter. ...more

September 8, 2007

A new witness to the slaying of a beloved deputy, a history of his killer's gun and possible charges against others are part of a new report being released today to the Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office. ...more

September 6, 2007