Deputies have one more weapon against DUI offenders: A newish mobile DUI enforcement unit. ...more

February 12, 2009

Deputies have one more weapon against DUI offenders: A newish mobile DUI enforcement unit. The trailer isn't exactly new - nearly two decades old - but the onetime Crime Prevention Unit has been repurposed as the DUI Enforcement Mobile Unit. The $30,000 transformation was funded in part by a $16,000 grant from Pasco's Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention, known as ASAP. The remaining $14,000 used to spruce up and outfit the once moldy trailer came from the Pasco Sheriff's Office's federal forfeiture funds. "Thanks to the drug dealers of Pasco County we were able to furbish this and finish out the grant," Pasco Sheriff Bob White said today, smiling outside his administration building. "Everyone plays a role in this." ...more

February 11, 2009

Local federal prosecutors were able to recover more $19 million from various forfeiture laws in the past fiscal year, U.S. Attorney A. Brian Albritton said today. ...more

December 23, 2008

SEBRING Confidence issues can affect those who walk on two legs and those who walk on four. ...more

November 10, 2008