An internal review has found no wrongdoing by jail staff in the death of Dorothy Palinchik, the Pinellas County Jail inmate who died of pneumonia brought on by a staph infection. ...more

July 18, 2008

An internal review has found no wrongdoing by jail staff in the death of Dorothy Palinchik, the Pinellas County Jail inmate who died of pneumonia brought on by a staph infection. ...more

July 17, 2008

A Pinellas County Sheriff's Office deputy has been suspended for three days because of tattoos he got after he was hired, according to a memorandum released today. ...more

July 17, 2008

This morning in a federal courtroom, Tampa political consultant and Democratic voter Victor DiMaio will make a second stab at forcing the seating of Florida's Democratic delegates to the party's national convention. ...more

May 28, 2008

SEBRING — The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is looking into the arrest of a blind Sebring man who was stopped by a sheriff's deputy, disarmed of his walking stick then Tasered twice and pepper sprayed for not listening while walking along County Road 17 South toward his home. Sheriff's General Counsel Mike Durham said Friday that the sheriff's Internal Affairs Lt. Gus Garcia has been made aware of the incident and the matter has been "entered into the I.A. system." "It needs a further review," Durham said, into use of force as well as the detention of Holland. An administrative review of the situation has been ordered. During the course of the administrative review, it could be determined that an internal investigation could be requested by Garcia into the deputy's actions. ...more

May 23, 2008

TAMPA - A Tampa man who accused a Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy of roughing him up late last year while he was trying to comfort his girlfriend has been charged with two counts of perjury and one count of making a false report to law enforcement. Robert Kehr-Orzechowski, 31, was arrested Friday at his home. ...more

May 19, 2008

The Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office is pursuing a charge against Jean Merola, the 75-year-old woman who was arrested after not moving her car out of a drive-through lane at a McDonald's. ...more

February 21, 2008

CLEARWATER -- The Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office is pursuing a charge against Jean Merola, the 75-year-old woman who was arrested after failing to move her car out of a drive-through lane at a McDonald's. ...more

February 20, 2008

An arrest warrant was issued Friday for Charlette Marshall-Jones, the detention deputy who dumped a quadriplegic man from his wheelchair. ...more

February 16, 2008

BRADENTON – A city police officer has resigned and could lose his law enforcement certification after he sent naked pictures of himself to female colleagues, according to internal affairs reports. ...more

January 30, 2008