Metro police get more aggressive in arresting domestic violence suspects

The Metro Police Department's domestic violence unit is taking a more aggressive approach to arresting suspects in domestic violence cases, and the effort is showing results.

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Detective testifies before Congress

A Tampa Police Department Detective testified before the U.S. Senate Tuesday, saying tax fraud is a growing epidemic here in Florida.

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Brooksville patrol officer fired after 'gross negligence,' chief says

By John Woodrow Cox and Will Vragovic, Times Staff Writers Friday, March 2, 2012 BROOKSVILLE — On Monday, the Brooksville Police Department initiated an internal affairs investigation into one of its patrol officers. Bryan Drinkard, who formerly worked as a detective with the agency, was suspended and immediately ordered to turn in his badge and gun, according to Chief George Turner. But, Turner …

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Brooksville patrol officer fired after 'gross negligence,' authorities say

By John Woodrow Cox and Will Vragovic, Times Staff Writers Friday, March 2, 2012 BROOKSVILLE — On Monday, the Brooksville Police Department initiated an internal affairs investigation into one of its patrol officers. Bryan Drinkard, who formerly worked as a detective with the agency, was immediately ordered to turn in his badge and his gun, according to Chief George Turner. But, he said …

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Retired Police Detective Receives Settlement In Lawsuit Over Beard

The Metropolitan Police Department will pay a retired detective $40,000 to settle a federal racial discrimination lawsuit he filed over the agency's beard policy. Ira Carter sued the Police Department in 2010, saying the policy was unfair to him and other

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Insurance firms breached data laws

Three insurance companies have admitted breaking data protection laws by possessing personal information on 15 people which was obtained by a private detective from a leak in the Department of Social Protection.

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Third Arrest in 2007 Murder of Father & Baby

A detective with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department confirms his agency arrested the third and final suspect in the 2007 murder of Sean Aquitania and his 7-month-old baby.

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DOLE to secure labor rights of security guards

After professionalizing the bus transport industry and securing the safety of the bus commuting public by addressing the issues confronting bus drivers and bus conductors, the Department of Labor and Employment is now seriously looking how to âÂÂsecureâ the rights and social protection benefits of security guards.

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Sheriff Defends Agency’s Investigation Of Zahau Death

Sheriff Bill Gore on Wednesday responded to charges aired on a nationally-syndicated television show that his department badly mishandled its investigation of a lurid, heavily publicized death at a historic Coronado estate last summer.

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Sheriff defends agency’s Coronado mansion death investigation

SAN DIEGO — Sheriff Bill Gore responded Wednesday to charges, aired on a nationally syndicated television show, that his department badly mishandled its investigation of a lurid, heavily publicized death at a historic Coronado estate last summer.

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