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

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 ...

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 ...