Two new hires have the Brooksville Police Department on the fast track to achieve national standards. ...more

February 14, 2009

There's an open criminal investigation related to the property and evidence room at the sheriff's office, a spokeswoman confirmed Monday. ...more

February 4, 2009

There's an open criminal investigation related to the property and evidence room at the sheriff's office. ...more

February 2, 2009

Prosecutors thought they had a solid drug trafficking case against Jose Miguel Rosales, 40, until they discovered problems with the evidence taken from his home. ...more

November 20, 2008

As a retired police officer with over 36 years of experience, I feel compelled to voice my concerns regarding the upcoming Sheriff's election. I have followed this race very closely and found that Sheriff Benton willfully misled the public on the evidence issue. The missing evidence is extremely disturbing to me because as Mike Rowan so aptly said during the primary, "the evidence room is the integrity of the Sheriff's Department." When the original 13-page Newell report was submitted our sheriff missed a golden opportunity to stand up as a leader, acknowledge the problems and move towards resolving evidence issues. Instead she attempted to cover up this report. When the report surfaced, she misrepresented Mr. Newell's work and damaged his reputation in a public forum. ...more

October 26, 2008

On Oct. 30, 2007, Highlands County Sheriff's deputies knocked on the door of Nelson Rodriguez, 549 Washington Place, in the middle-class Leisure Lakes subdivision west of Lake June In Winter. ...more

September 17, 2008

State Attorney, Sheriff Agree On Second Inventory By GARY PINNELL Highlands Today ...more

September 14, 2008

A press release from State Attorney Jerry Hill says Sheriff Susan Benton has agreed to account for all guns, drugs, cash and DNA evidence. ...more

September 12, 2008

State's Attorney Jerry Hill met Wednesday morning with Sheriff Susan Benton at the Highlands County Sheriff's Office about the evidence audit she released publicly in April. ...more

September 11, 2008

Vice and narcotics detectives made an interesting find in April when they raided the home of a suspected drug dealer who lived with his parents, both of whom worked at the St. Petersburg Police Department, according to internal affairs documents released today. ...more

August 7, 2008