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Read about a hero cop’s recovery, a community in mourning and more from this week’s news
A Florida motorcycle unit poses with the crew of a U.S. Air Force B1 bomber at an air show
“After being removed from the slide, (she) struck (a sergeant) with her elbow across the face while he attempted to restrain her,” the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said
Austin Ross, 26, is expected to be named an honorary deputy by the Flagler County Sheriff after his heart stopped at a hospital
The suspect, who was inside the cruiser at the time, was not hit by any of the bullets
“When Corporal Tripp asked him why he fled, [the suspect] stated he thought he could get away with it and that it would be fun,” the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said
A bomb team from the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office determined the “rusted and decayed” bomb was inert
“I’ve been doing this a long time, this is for sure a first,” said Javier Acosta, a spokesman for the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office
SWAT
“It was a chaotic scene,” Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said. “We applied all technology — that’s the robodog, our SWAT team, electronic, surveillance [and] drones”
“My deputy did absolutely nothing wrong…" Sheriff Billy Woods said. “This individual decided to do what she did and ended with a result of killing two innocent individuals”
Trooper Zachary Fink, 26, had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for three years
The suspect was swerving in between cars on a motorcycle when an officer standing on the side of the road told him to pull over; instead, he sped up and ran over the officer’s leg
Sheriff Paul Blackman remembered Deputy Paul Robitaille as “a great employee with a great attitude” and vowed to assist Robitaille’s family and colleagues in coping with their sudden loss
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Mary Lu tracked the child’s scent to a locked park bathroom, where she was found safe
A Palm Bay Police Department officer shot and killed the man after he wounded other responding officers
“If someone is lost, I envision it would be an amazing tool. If someone is in a situation where perhaps it’s not safe for them to speak, the video might be very useful for us,” an Orange County Fire Rescue official stated
“It took deputies and cowboys nearly two hours to contain the bull, but not before it charged both people and vehicles,” the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office stated
The decision by the Starke City Commission will leave 11 officers without a job starting on March 1
The man had broken into at least two businesses and threatened to kill at least three people, including his parents, before barricading himself inside an apartment
“When deputies arrived, they found a dazed and bleeding male outside of the vehicle and noticed that an adult female and small child in a car seat were still trapped inside the vehicle just above water,” deputies said
The 16-year-old logged on to her online game account at the man’s house, leading investigators to her whereabouts
Board members who opposed the creation of the police department cited prospective difficulty in recruiting officers and criticized the “lack of research” that went into the proposal
Animals
“Due to the bobcat’s injuries, the animal was docile and surrendered to the help the deputy was providing,” the Lee County Sheriff’s Office stated
Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips said a jury should decide whether former Deputy Scot Peterson displayed a “wanton and willful disregard” for students’ safety when he didn’t confront the shooter during the attack
Stephanie Daniels, a 31-year veteran of the department, has served as interim police director since June 2023
Viral video of the police response to a mall brawl led to rumors of aliens being spotted in Miami
To help pay for the program, the Broward County school district may phase out its guardian program, which provides 120 armed security guards, and replace them with sworn police officers
The net from the grappler hooked onto the back left wheel and once the cruiser hit the brakes, the stolen car came to a stop
It took about eight people, including one sergeant and two deputies, to move the 12-foot, 600-pound gator
An attempt to burn a “possessed” 9-year-old boy alive came to an abrupt end when a Highlands County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed one of the adults involved
Cpl. Carlos Brito was released Tuesday, just in time for the holidays; Brito and Deputy Manuel “Manny” Santos were both severely injured by a suspect who intentionally drove into them
“If we do not start policing our kids at their developmental age versus their chronological age, they are going to continue to get hurt,” a trainer warned officers. “And so are you”
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