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Second Suspended AP Officer Pleads Not Guilty

A written plea of not guilty was entered Monday for a second Avon Park police officer charged with police misconduct. ...more

January 6, 2009 |

NO. 3: MISSING EVIDENCE

It was a case that threatened to unseat Highlands County's top law enforcement officer: 33 pieces of evidence had been lost, according to an April report. ...more

December 31, 2008 |

NO. 8: TWO AP POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED, SUSPENDED

On Jan. 5, Alberto Perez will be arraigned on an extortion charge. Then, on Feb. 18, Adam Willis has a pretrial conference set. ...more

December 31, 2008 |

Ethics Complaint Filed Against House Speaker

A Clearwater man has filed an ethics complaint against state House Speaker Ray Sansom in response to media reports that he may have traded state appropriations for a cozy academic job. ...more

December 30, 2008 |

Ethics Complaint Filed Against State House Speaker

A Clearwater man has filed an ethics complaint against state House Speaker Ray Sansom in response to media reports that he may have traded state appropriations for a cozy academic job. ...more

December 29, 2008 |

Study: Homicides Involving Black Youths, Guns Are Surging

A new report issued by criminologists at Northeastern University in Boston finds a "dramatic surge" in homicides involving black juveniles and guns — but leaves Florida and Washington, D.C., out of the analysis. ...more

December 29, 2008 |

Registered Sex Offender Arrested For Peering In Hotel Window

A man hiding beneath a woman's motel room window early this morning turned out to be a registered sex offender on probation until 2015, police said. ...more

December 27, 2008 |