Law Enforcement

Some national law enforcement agencies and policing experts say a PIT maneuver performed that night — such as the one that lead to the deaths of four teenagers in Alachua County — is anything but proper.

The court's decision – involving a citizen who accused the Citrus County Sheriff's Office of misconduct – is the latest to provide new mechanisms for civilian oversight of law enforcement, even as others were curtailed in recent days by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-led Legislature.

The course would be developed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in consultation with the Department of Elder Affairs.

Should law enforcement officers be able to claim Marsy's Law victim privacy protections if they’re threatened with violence while on the job? That’s the question before state lawmakers in a new legislative proposal. It's a response to a recent Florida Supreme Court that says, no.

A new program aims to alert law enforcement that an occupant within a home or a vehicle has autism. Police departments have increased training on how to interact with individuals on the spectrum.

Advocates say schools nationwide are misusing the practice in response to behaviors prompted by bullying or frustration over assignments. The hospital trips for psych evals, they say, often follow months of students' needs not being met.

Under the bill, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement would develop the training in conjunction with the Department of Elder Affairs.

The program aims to give law enforcement officers tools to support their colleagues with stressors they face on the job and in their personal lives.

North Port Police plan to repeat training sessions after initial meeting attracts lots of attention.

The vetoes included $100 million for Conservation And Rural Land Protection easements. "Agriculture was harmed today," Republican Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson said.

The Pinellas sheriff’s office told county commissioners there have been several incidents in which deputies have been exposed to harmful narcotics. The TruNarc analyzers cost $25,000 each.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office has 1,500 free scent preservation kits - including thumb drives for photos and other information.