The lawsuit claims Lakeland officers broke department policy and thwarted other agencies' efforts to assist when they chased ...

The girl is wearing a very similar outfit to the one worn by the suspect in the car theft, according to a photo of the suspect released by the sheriff’s office: a puffy pink winter jacket ...

The Orange County Sheriff's Department and district attorney's office have reached an agreement with federal officials over their illegal use of informants in county jails, a scandal that upended the ...

The snitch scandal came to light at a time when the sheriff’s department was being run by former Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and the DA’s office was headed by former DA Tony Rackauckas.

Court records show that Ricardo “Rick” Mendez pled guilty to a number of charges connected to the scandal. That guilty plea implicated Hammerel. Sheriff John Allen said he has been in constant ...