AVON PARK Police Sgt. Marc Wilbur fell unconscious and later died about 9 a.m. Thursday, according to Avon Park Police Cmdr. Mike Rowan. Wilbur, 43, began his shift at about 6 a.m. and was on duty in the Winn-Dixie shopping plaza, accompanied by a police officer trainee, said Rowan on Friday. Wilbur slipped into unconsciousness and the trainee called emergency dispatch. He was transported by Highlands County Emergency Medical Services to Florida Hospital Heartland Division, where he was pronounced dead. ...more

December 27, 2008

Home prices in July fell 5.3 percent compared with a year ago, a government agency said Tuesday, and have now receded to October 2005 levels. ...more

September 24, 2008

A former Tampa police officer who failed to arrest a woman wanted by authorities must face a state commission to determine whether he will lose his law-enforcement certification, records show. ...more

June 17, 2008

TAMPA - A former Tampa police officer who failed to arrest a woman on outstanding warrants after she exposed herself to him now must face a state commission to determine whether he will lose his law-enforcement certification, records show. ...more

June 16, 2008

Doing their due diligence to solve cases is customary among those who have chosen police detective work as a profession. ...more

September 26, 2007