Measure not intended for operational needs. ...more

July 1, 2008

CLEARWATER - To cut $25 million from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office budget, the agency may have to eliminate its DUI squad, Sheriff Jim Coats said today. ...more

June 23, 2008

TAMPA - A woman who accused Hillsborough County detention deputies of abusing her when she was jailed in November 2006 was arrested again last week on a charge of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. ...more

June 9, 2008

An undercover detective accused of forging a judge's initials on a search warrant was cleared Tuesday of any wrongdoing after investigators concluded the judge had initialed the document. ...more

May 28, 2008

TAMPA - A criminal investigation by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has cleared one of its detectives of wrongdoing after he was accused of falsifying records. ...more

May 27, 2008

Confused police abandoned their search for a car wreck, leaving a 66-year-old man, who died outside his vehicle in freezing temperatures, and his autistic grandson, who huddled inside for nearly a day. ...more

February 23, 2008

Hillsborough County Chief Deputy Jose Docobo rejects any comparison between two jail booking incidents that have landed his department in legal trouble - one showing a deputy dumping a man from a wheelchair in January and another showing a deputy pulling a woman to the floor and punching her in 2006. ...more

February 20, 2008

A quadriplegic man dumped from a wheelchair while being booked at Orient Road Jail does not expect to sue the sheriff's office, his attorney said. ...more

February 20, 2008

TAMPA - Hillsborough County Chief Deputy Jose Docobo rejects any comparison between two jail booking incidents that have landed his department in legal trouble – one showing a deputy dumping a man from a wheelchair in January and another showing a deputy pulling a woman to the floor and punching her in 2006. ...more

February 19, 2008

Hillsborough County pulled $167 million out of the State Board of Administration local government fund Friday amid continued concerns about the fund's investments in the subprime mortgage market. ...more

January 19, 2008