Avon Park Police Officer Alberto Perez was arrested for the second time in less than a week, this time on a warrant charging perjury. ...more

May 6, 2009

Avon Park Police Officer Alberto Perez was out of jail Friday on a $6,000 bond following his second arrest Thursday for allegations of police misconduct. ...more

May 1, 2009

A King County sheriff's deputy kicks a 15-year-old girl, slams her to the floor of a jail cell, strikes her and pulls her hair in violence captured on videotape. ...more

February 28, 2009

Patricia Austin hopes the arrest of two Avon Park police officers in 2008 on charges of police misconduct will "open the door" for Hispanic residents to come forward if they are the victim of any type of crime. ...more

February 19, 2009

Patricia Austin, president of the Avon Park chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), thanked Avon Park Police Chief Matt Doughney at Monday's meeting for his quick response to allegations of Hispanic residents being mistreated by two Avon Park police officers. ...more

January 11, 2009

A written plea of not guilty was entered Monday for a second Avon Park police officer charged with police misconduct. ...more

January 6, 2009

On Jan. 5, Alberto Perez will be arraigned on an extortion charge. Then, on Feb. 18, Adam Willis has a pretrial conference set. ...more

December 31, 2008

A written plea of not guilty was entered Monday for an Avon Park police officer charged with police misconduct. Adam Wayne Willis, 30, is charged with armed burglary of a structure or conveyance and grand theft over $300. The defendant, who is represented by attorney William Fletcher, was not present for Monday's arraignment. A pretrial conference is scheduled for Feb. 18 at 8:30 a.m. ...more

December 15, 2008

On Wednesday, New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said "disappointment" and "sadness" were the two words he used with his team when addressing the suspension of receiver Plaxico Burress. ...more

December 6, 2008

"It's been a long day, but a day that has come to an end. It ended in the arrest of one of our police officers today." That was the opening statement from Avon Park Police Chief Matt Doughney at a press conference Wednesday night, where he announced that Officer Adam Wayne Willis, 30, was taken into custody following a lengthy investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) for misconduct. ...more

November 20, 2008