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 crimeHomicide counts between 2020 and 2024 in Miami-Dade (A), and firearm-related homicide counts over the same span for 80 ZIP codes in the (B). ZIP code 33147, which researchers said has had the highest rate of homicides, historically, dropped to the 10th ranking overall in 2024. Image via Scaling Safety.
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 […]