Senate unveils privatization re-do plan
By at 18 January, 2012, 6:48 pm
TALLAHASSEE – A Senate panel opened the door Wednesday to give the Senate a second shot at privatizing 29 prisons in South Florida and eliminate some of the obstacles that led a Tallahassee judge to reject a similar plan this summer. The Senate Rules Committee, chaired by Sen. John Thrasher, Read More
Read More >>South Florida Police Search For Missing Search Dog
By Beach Blogger at 1 January, 2012, 9:28 pm
Sweetwater Police say their 60-pound bloodhound named Gunner went missing Friday afternoon from the backyard of its K-9 handler.
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Friday Morning Reads: New union leadership for prison guards, gambling news and Jim Greer trial depos
By at 18 November, 2011, 1:38 pm
TALLAHASSEE — It’s Friday and we’re ready for the weekend here. So, we’ll send you to the last day of the work week with a few stories to read. * The Sun-Sentinel reports that the Police Benevolent Association was ousted as the collective bargaining agent for more than Read More
Read More >>Florida set to execute man for 1989 triple murder of tourists
A Florida inmate is set to be put to death on Tuesday for the 1989 murders of an Ohio woman and her two daughters, who stopped the killer to ask for directions following a trip to Disney World.
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Two teens charged with YMCA vandalism
By at 15 November, 2011, 5:04 pm
Port St. Lucie Police arrested two teen brothers Monday on several felony charges, linking them to significant damage caused last week at a YMCA facility and other criminal acts, police said Tuesday.
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Cops fired for lying
By Beach Blogger at 10 November, 2011, 2:22 am
Clermont Police Officer Cecil Garrett was fired this week and three other officers were reprimanded, after an investigation into a May 11 arrest concluded Garrett falsely charged a teenager with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
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Casey Anthony: Zenaida Gonzalez’s lawyer turns up the heat
Keith Mitnik sounds off to reporters on the Casey Anthony defamation case in July.
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Arson ruled in Clearwater apt. fire
By at 6 November, 2011, 7:27 pm
Six people were displaced by fire that investigators say was deliberately set early Sunday morning at a Clearwater apartment complex. Clearwater Police Officer William Nahorodny kicked in two doors to alert residents. No injuries were reported.
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