Highlands County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Riley says he was hit in the chest by a thrown cellphone Saturday night after being dispatched to a Decatur Street home to check on an argument. ...more

November 5, 2009

Two Highlands County sheriff's deputies returning from a false alarm call, escaped injury after a rear-end collision with each other in the 600 block of Placid Lakes Boulevard late Thursday afternoon. ...more

August 30, 2008

Two Highlands County sheriff's deputies returning from a false alarm call, escaped injury after a rear-end collision with each other in the 600 block of Placid Lakes Boulevard late Thursday afternoon. Deputy Jacob Riley, followed in a cruiser by deputy Brennen Warner, were headed back from the alarm call, when an orange tabby cat ran out in front of Riley's lead car causing the deputy to swerve and brake suddenly. ...more

August 29, 2008

A Lake Placid man was free Wednesday on $6,000 bail after he was stopped by the Highlands County Sheriff's Office and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI) after a low-speed chase. ...more

August 20, 2008