Anne GeggisSeptember 13, 2023
6min0
The state Commission on Ethics found Gregory Tony misused his office when he did not reveal on a police job application he had killed someone when he was a juvenile.
Tag: juvenile crime
Anne GeggisSeptember 13, 2023
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 28, 2019
5min370
One key: remind the public to lock their cars.
Michael MolineAugust 25, 2016
4min235
The state could have saved $218,000 in policing costs alone in a single year by sending low-level juvenile offenders into civil diversion programs instead of arresting them, a government watchdog group said Thursday. Florida TaxWatch said juvenile misdemeanor pre-arrest diversion programs — JPADS in Tallahassee parlance — “are crucial to keeping juveniles from deeper involvement […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 10, 2015
3min278
A Tampa Bay-area lawmaker wants to “streamline” the process for minors to expunge or seal their criminal records. State Rep. Chris Latvala, a Clearwater Republican, filed his bill (HB 147) on Thursday for the 2016 legislative session. And fellow state Rep. Chris Sprowls, a Palm Harbor Republican and assistant state prosecutor, agreed to co-sponsor the measure. […]
Guest AuthorJanuary 27, 20145min173
We hear it said frequently: good news doesn’t sell. Daily headlines are monopolized by crimes and scandals. The latest shocking headline comes from Tampa, where a retired police officer shot an adult to death for texting at a local movie theater. This senseless act will now be examined from every angle and possibly result in […]