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March 10, 2009

Find Stella's Killer The evening of Nov. 9 was the worst of our lives. We came home to find our dog Stella shot to death on our property. She was not just a dog but a beloved family member full of life. ...more

January 3, 2008

SEBRING — The Highlands County Sheriff's Office has received a $42,000 grant for alien inmate assistance from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), which operates through the U.S. Department of Justice. To receive the 2007 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAPP) award, the sheriff's office had to submit records detailing the number of inmates housed in the county jail from July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. Inmates had to be born outside of the United States or one of its territories, and have no documented claim of U.S. citizenship. Funding was based upon the number of eligible criminal aliens that were housed as inmates for more than four days. ...more

December 22, 2007

Find Stella's Killer The evening of Nov. 9 was the worst of our lives. We came home to find our dog Stella shot to death on our property. She was not just a dog but a beloved family member full of life. ...more

December 14, 2007

SEBRING –– Before year's end, every Highlands County sheriff's deputy working road patrol will drive with a new crime fighting and traffic enforcement tool. ...more

October 23, 2007

SEBRING — To stay on course, Highlands County Sheriff Susan Benton held a four-hour strategic planning session Friday at the jury assembly room in the courthouse. The idea was to review the sheriff's existing three year strategic plan for 2006 to 2009, and to extend it out one more year to 2010. Benton's theme is: "Vision without action is only a dream, (but) vision with action can change the world." Crime statistics for most major crimes have been dropping, not just in Highlands County, but as a national trend, Benton said. ...more

September 23, 2007