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The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments Aug. 31 in a closely watched case about whether a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” can shield the identities of police officers.
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A year ago this past Friday, the Champlain Towers South condominium collapsed in Surfside. Many first responders who searched for weeks to find victims are still struggling with what they saw, smelled and heard.
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The new policy gives the department permanent rules about when officers can and can't engage in an activity that can endanger themselves, those they're chasing and bystanders.
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A law barring information from being released in crimes for which no one has been convicted comes under focus in the Uvalde school shootings.
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Orange County Sheriff John Mina, who was the Orlando police chief during the Pulse Nightclub shooting, is joining a Department of Justice task force that's investigating the police response to the Uvalde school shooting.
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He eluded capture for more than three decades, but in January 2020 South Florida authorities said they finally captured a man widely suspected of being the serial “Pillowcase Rapist.”
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In similar tragedies over the years, police encountered similar problems during the shootings at Columbine High School in 1999 and at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.
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As President Biden visited Uvalde on Sunday, federal officials said they would investigate how law enforcement responded to the massacre that left 19 fourth-grade students and two teachers dead.
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The policy spells out situations in which officers have an "affirmative duty" — to prevent or stop other officers from using excessive force, and to render or call for medical aid when it's needed.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration this week asked a Leon County circuit judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging part of a controversial 2021 law that would allow the governor and state Cabinet members to override local governments’ decisions about police spending.
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The bill follows a leak last week of a draft Supreme Court opinion that, if unchanged, would overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that federally legalized abortions.
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Homelessness and drug use became more visible on public transit during the pandemic, worrying commuters. Philadelphia is now pairing cops with social workers to help those in need.