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Update: Officer-involved shooting at Taylor County dealership
WTXL-TV
Deputy Robert Lundy of the Taylor County Sheriff's Department continues to recover at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, after undergoing several surgeries. Lundy has been hailed a hero, after he intervened in a shooting at a Perry car dealership on Feb. 5.
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Florida legislators to pass sexual predator laws
WTVJ-TV
"Detectives and police officers work around people who commit sex offenses routinely, so they're able to identify patterns or potential problems," said Det. Ruth Chapman of the Duval County Sheriff's Office. "A state attorney being armed with that knowledge, it's going to be beneficial in being able to single out who's more in need of being civilly committed and not having anybody slip through the cracks."
Bill tightens police access to Florida pill database
The Daytona Beach News-Journal
"We support the court's conclusion that the [Prescription Drug Monitoring Program] is a constitutional program and does not violate individual's privacy," Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford said in the statement. "We respect individual's privacy rights but we also know that the use of the PDMP has had significant positive impacts on reducing prescription overdose deaths and doctor shopping in Florida and is an important tool in fighting crime."
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Seminole Sheriff's Office releases PSA warning teens of synthetic drugs
WESH-TV
"It's very vivid when you see the teenager in the bag and I'm hoping it makes an impact to all the juveniles out there that this stuff is not to be messed with," said Seminole County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Kim Cannaday.
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11 arrested in drug ring suspected of making, selling synthetic narcotics
WTLV-TV
According to a St. Johns County Sheriff's Office press release, more than 80 officers served the warrants recently. The officers who were from several state and local agencies took to the streets of Flagler and St. Johns Counties.
Florida Sheriffs Association: Public safety issues
Florida Sheriffs Association
Get the Facts! The Florida sheriffs want to make sure citizens and visitors in our state have all the information they need to make better-informed decisions, especially when it comes to safety.
Florida officers on seat belt ticket campaign
The Daytona Beach News-Journal
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office will be one of hundreds of law enforcement agencies in Florida that will ticket people not wearing seat belts through March 15, a sheriff's spokesman said. The Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that fatalities are up nationwide for the first time in five years.
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Sheriff presents parent program at Emma Jewel Academy
Space Coast Daily
The "It's Time to Be a Parent Again" course is designed for single parents, moms and dads, grandparents, those who are doing it right or a parent that is not quite sure how to be effective in your child's life.
Lee County sheriff's K-9 likely saves his handler
WINK-TV
During the fight, the deputy says Marquis Bryant choked him and tried to reach for the deputy's gun. The dog "apprehended the suspect on his right thigh," the report says. After Bryant was cuffed, the deputy also allegedly found a revolver in the man's pocket.
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