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Law Enforcement
MidPoint: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys
Noted University of South Florida forensic anthropologist Erin Kimmerle discusses her investigations of undocumented deaths and missing persons and her new book, "We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for...
Sarasota Clergy want to create a new adult citation program
Often when people get arrested for minor offenses that arrest stays with them forever. Sarasota religious leaders are seeking alternatives.
MidPoint’s Legislative Wrap-Up: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
As Florida's legislative session draws to a close, it is time to take inventory and review what has emerged from the Capitol. From the headline-topping bills to the under-the-radar legislation, MidPoint host Shelley Reback, is...
Florida Senate has approved sweeping changes in an elections bill, SB 524
Friday night, the Florida Senate approved a major election bill, on a 23-15 vote. This week the bill is expected to be approved by the House.
Police will use “Dedrone” tech to protect St. Petersburg Grand Prix from drones
Police will use drone detection technology as part of security for the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in Florida.
Protest calls for release of teen shot by police
The Friday rally outside the Pinellas County state attorney's office called for the release of Christopher Tonsel, shot by police in October.
Crime was down at 2022 Gasparilla; here is how to recycle your beads
Arrests at Gasparilla Crime was low at last weekend’s Gasparilla compared to previous years. According to the Tampa Police in total there were 5 Gasparilla arrests including 2 felonies for battery on law enforcement. One missing...
Lakeland invests in body cameras for police
The Lakeland Police Department will finally get body cameras. The City Commission supported a $9.3 million package of equipment and software associated with the cameras. On Monday the city approved a 10-year contract with Exxon...
Florida law enforcement officials praised for arrest diversion programs
Florida law enforcement officials were praised Tuesday for implementing programs that offer civil citations instead of arrests for minor and non-violent offenses. Florida’s Direct Action & Research Training Center, or DART, is trying to push...
Tampa Council caves to Castor, police oversight board largely unchanged
Tampa’s City Council Thursday voted to change course on the makeup of its Citizen Review Board. Councilmembers acquiesced a request from Mayor Jane Castor to give her more sway over the police oversight board. LISTEN:...
Hundreds of activists gathered at Tampa’s Cyrus Greene Park Saturday for a Black Lives Matter march protesting continued police killings of Black Americans. But the crowd was a long way off from the nearly...
At vigil for George Floyd guilty verdict is far cry from justice
One day after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of George Floyd’s murder, mourners gathered in Tampa to honor Floyd’s memory. But the solemn moment was undercut by the feeling that the guilty verdict was a...
