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Florida sheriff’s office cites recruitment and retention crisis after 9-1-1 calls go unanswered

Florida sheriff’s office cites recruitment and retention crisis after 9-1-1 calls go unanswered

May 6, 2022

The Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Florida recently told county commissioners it is undergoing a recruitment and retention crisis that has rendered it unable to answer thousands of 9-1-1 calls. […] Read More

Florida bill creating election fraud police force becomes law

Florida bill creating election fraud police force becomes law

April 29, 2022

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed into law a bill that will create a specialized police unit to investigate election fraud and related violations. The police force will focus primarily […] Read More

Florida deputies rescue kitten trapped in car tire

Florida deputies rescue kitten trapped in car tire

April 16, 2022

We’ve all heard the story of first responders getting a cat out of a tree, but it’s not every day that police find a kitten stuck in a car tire. […] Read More

“Officers are exhausted”: Florida police struggle to contain this year’s spring break chaos

“Officers are exhausted”: Florida police struggle to contain this year’s spring break chaos

April 14, 2022

Spring break is always a busy time for Florida law enforcement. Each spring, thousands of college students and young people flock to the state’s beaches to party, but police say […] Read More

Florida law enforcement, legislators weigh whether to classify COVID-19 fatalities as line-of-duty deaths

Florida law enforcement, legislators weigh whether to classify COVID-19 fatalities as line-of-duty deaths

April 9, 2022

Florida law enforcement agencies and legislators have to make a decision on whether to classify COVID-19 fatalities — the number one killer of law enforcement officers in 2021 — as […] Read More

Florida commissioners pass resolution that allows officers to decide how they respond to marijuana possession cases

Florida commissioners pass resolution that allows officers to decide how they respond to marijuana possession cases

March 31, 2022

Commissioners in Leon County, Florida, met on March 22 to discuss alternatives to marijuana arrests after rejecting an ordinance that would have made minor marijuana possession a civil rather than […] Read More

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