Category: Florida Sheriffs Association

Florida 911 Operators the Hidden Heroes of First Responders

April 11, 2022
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–A call to 911 has become synonymous with help, hope, and even terror—as witnessed by the nation on Sept. 11, 2001, America’s darkest day in modern history. A 911 operator is the most important person “that you will never meet,” retired 911 supervisor Sheryle Langmaid told the Epoch Times on April 5. “We…

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Florida Sheriff Grady Judd: The Man Behind the Badge

November 30, 2021
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He is known as “America’s Toughest Sheriff,” but Sheriff Grady Judd, of Polk County, Florida, said he is “tougher on himself” than anyone he has ever arrested. “I hold myself to a higher standard,” Judd said in a recent interview at the Polk County Jail. “I always said that I never wanted to do anything…

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Florida Sheriff Smashes Jail Inmates’ Post Card Meth-Smuggling Operation

October 27, 2021
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“Return to Sender” is not just a catchy Elvis song of the 1960s, but a code name for the latest elaborate criminal operation to smuggle contraband into Lee County Jail, Florida. Sheriff Carmine Marcino said his Lee County investigators found that an “outside person” would “liquefy methamphetamine” and then apply it to postcards. The cards…

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Florida Governor Announces Measures to Aid Police Recruitment

August 25, 2021
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – In a crowded auditorium in Indianapolis, Ind. late on Aug. 17, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced he would be asking the state legislature for $5 million to aid law enforcement agencies with recruiting efforts. DeSantis announced three proposals that he said he would present to the next session of the Florida…

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29 Victims Rescued, 363 Human Trafficking Arrests In Florida

July 23, 2021
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The Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA) Task Force announced on Thursday that it recovered 29 victims of human trafficking and made 363 arrests in the state during a month-long operation. During the month of June, the Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA) Task Force Operation Breaking Chains focused on eradicating human trafficking throughout the 16 Florida counties and…

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