Tag: cops and crime
Marion County -- The Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating a May 15, two-vehicle crash caused by a Marion County sheriff's deputy.
FHP said Deputy Joseph Soucey, 25, was "running code" (lights and sirens on) headed south on Southwest 140th avenue.
Troopers...
A Miami-Dade police officer, Raymond Rosario, 44, was suspended with pay after he was arrested for hitting his daughter on a school campus.
The incident was caught on school surveillance video.
Rosario arrived at Pinecrest Cove Preparatory Academy after a teacher...
Marion County Sheriff's Deputy Christopher Schanding and Detention Deputy Dustin Lay resigned during an investigation into their conduct at the Marion County Sheriff's Office.
According to records, the two men, who were good friends, violated department policies.
The investigation started in...
Ocala, Florida -- Federal corrections officer Wayne Matthew Intihar, 40, was arrested Tuesday after he was pulled over by an Ocala police officer for speeding and reckless driving.
As the officer was doing a drivers license check, Intihar took off...
Ocala, Florida -- A federal corrections officer was arrested in Ocala Tuesday and charged with Federal Bribery by a Public Official.
Federal agents say, Albert Larry Harris, 27, worked at the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Sumter County.
An undercover investigation...
Lakeland Police Chief Larry Giddens suspended the department's K-9 unit in its entirety after an internal investigation revealed they were excessively speeding while on a trip.
Chief Giddens said that witnesses called and reported that they saw multiple officers speeding...
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings announced Friday that he will run for Mayor.
Many Orlando residents are not happy about the announcement .
"The first thing he did was play the race card", Mary Hall said in a Facebook message. "Demings'...
A Jacksonville Sheriff's Office deputy was arrested Saturday after he beat a handcuffed teenager who was sitting in the back of his patrol car.
Deputy Timothy James said he struck 17-year-old Elias Campos because spit on him. It was...
Ocala, Florida -- An internal affairs investigation found that A Marion County Jail corrections officer violated two Marion County Sheriff's Office directives.
The corrections officer, Deputy Wancarlos Sanchez, resigned before the investigation could be complete.
The investigation was initiated after two...
A Marion County Sheriff's deputy is out of a job after he "spent time" with a woman while on duty.
An internal affairs investigation showed that Cpl. David Patterson was at the woman's house for approximately five hours on December 5,...
Former Marion County Sheriff's deputy Jesse Alan Terrell, was found not guilty Wednesday afternoon. He was facing felony battery charges.
Terrell, 33, is just one of five deputies accused of beating suspected drug dealer Derrick Price, 44, during an arrest...
A Sarasota County Sheriff's Office deputy was arrested Monday on numerous felony charges.
Deputy Frankie Eugene Bybee, 46, is accused of befriending an elderly woman and then trying to kill her.
Bybee befriended the 79-year-old after he responded to a call...
Ocala, Florida -- A veteran Marion County sheriff's deputy has resigned following the announcement of an internal affairs investigation.
On October 10, 2016, The National Center of Missing and Exploited Children electronically delivered 18 photographs to the Marion County Sheriff's...
An internal investigation into the heat-related death of Alachua County Sheriff's Office K9 Robbie, at the home of his handler, Deputy Sheriff Tommy Willcox, is now complete.
K-9 Robbie, a Belgian Malinois, was discovered in the back seat of Deputy...
Ocala, Florida -- In a 4-1 vote, the Ocala City Council Friday accepted Ocala Police Chief Kenneth Gregory Graham's request to be placed on paid administrative leave.
The request comes after the September 15 Grievance filed against Chief Graham for...
Ocala, Florida -- During a press conference Monday, Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn displayed favoritism toward Ocala Police Chief Kenneth Gregory Graham, who has been accused of Sexual Harassment, Hostile Treatment, Retaliation, and Discrimination.
The complaint was filed on September 15,...
Ocala, Florida -- Multiple sexual harassment complaints have been filed against Ocala Chief of Police Kenneth Gregory Graham.
The Formal Grievance was filed on September 15, 2016.
The Grievance states, "Simultaneous to the filing of this grievance, an EEOC complaint was also filed."
In...
Marion County -- Former Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair withdrew his candidacy for re-election.
In a letter to Supervisor of Elections, Welsley Wilcox, Blair wrote, “Having duly qualified for election for the office of Sheriff of Marion County, in the...
Orlando, Florida -- Two Orlando police officers arrested a man for eating a Krispy Kreme doughnut in his car.
On December 11, 2015, Daniel Rushing, 64, was pulled over after he left the 7-Eleven store at 938 W. Colonial Drive. This...
Gainesville, Florida -- An Alachua County Sheriff's K-9 deputy was placed on paid administrative leave after his K-9 was found dead in his patrol car.
K-9 Robbie, a Belgian Malinois, was discovered in the back seat of Deputy Tommy Willcox's...