Avon Park Police Officer Alberto Perez was arrested for the second time in less than a week, this time on a warrant charging perjury. ...more

May 6, 2009

A Belle Glade reverend was arrested in Brandon this morning on a warrant accusing him of trying to molest underage athletes. ...more

April 15, 2009

An immigration appeals board has denied an emergency stay of deportation requested by John Demjanjuk, who faces charges in Germany that he served as a Nazi death camp guard. ...more

April 10, 2009

The following people were booked Tuesday, March 31 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

April 4, 2009

In yet another cost-cutting move, Pasco Sheriff Bob White said he will disband the Pasco Detention Pretrial Services Unit to free up four full-time employees for redeployment as "front-line deputies." "We just don't have the manpower to do that anymore," the sheriff said in making Friday's announcement, which means his agency will no longer supervise individuals released on their own recognizance to await a court date. At a first appearance before a judge, select defendants are released without having to post bail – cash or property pledged to guarantee his or her return to court on a scheduled date. Defendants who have ties to the community and do not pose a flight risk are often among those most often released on their own recognizance, White said. ...more

March 20, 2009

The following people were booked Thursday, March 12 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

March 14, 2009

A Lakeland man accused of trying to kidnap his estranged wife at gunpoint this week was arrested today in Pinellas County, authorities say. ...more

March 12, 2009

New York police have arrested a man accused of fatally shooting a Massachusetts man in his apartment. ...more

March 4, 2009

The following people were booked Monday, March 2 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

March 4, 2009

A man sexually battered a 9-year-old girl in eastern Hillsborough County, deputies say. Timothy Highfield, 25, turned himself in to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. ...more

March 2, 2009