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Car drags 2 Salt Lake County deputies 75 yards

Salt Lake County authorities say two sheriff's deputies suffered scratches while being dragged up to 75 yards by a vehicle that left a traffic stop.

Effigy video on Facebook burns 2 Wis. deputies

One eastern Wisconsin sheriff's deputy has resigned and another has been demoted after a video on Facebook showed them and others burning a dummy in a department uniform.

Sheriff reprimands deputies over waitress photo

An embarrassed Sheriff Gary Painter fired one Midland County deputy and suspended three others without pay after a scantily dressed waitress holding a rifle posed for photographs on the hood of a patrol vehicle. Round Rock officers were dispatched to the restaurant after someone reported the waitress with the weapon, which had been given to her by one of the deputies who had been attending a training session near Austin.

Man grins while charged in deaths of 2 deputies

A man accused of killing two deputies who were trying to arrest him grinned and chuckled to himself as he appeared in court Monday and learned prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty.

Ex-sheriff pleads not guilty after deputies killed

A suspended Florida sheriff pleaded not guilty to money laundering and conspiracy charges on Monday, two days after two of his former deputies were killed by a National Guard soldier they were trying to arrest.

Cops: NC man kills woman, deputy, dies in shootout

A man killed his girlfriend and later started a shootout in the woods with sheriff's deputies that killed a lawman and left the gunman dead, investigators said Wednesday.

Sheriff to ban deputies from mixing drinking, guns

The sheriff of Los Angeles County plans to prohibit his off-duty deputies from carrying their guns while drinking because several have been accused in recent years of firing weapons while intoxicated.

Texas man sentenced to death for killing deputy

A man convicted of killing a Texas sheriff's deputy in a shootout at his house was sentenced to death Tuesday, just days after he was found guilty of capital murder.

Lesser Charges for Man in Cops' Deaths

A suspected car thief accused of leading police on a chase in which a sheriff's deputy mistakenly killed two colleagues will not face aggravated manslaughter charges in their deaths.

Sheriff: 2 Deputies Made 'Fatal Mistake'

Two sheriff's deputies didn't follow procedure as they tried to stop a stolen vehicle and were struck and killed by a deputy in a patrol car chasing the suspects, the sheriff said Thursday.

2 Fla. Deputies Killed in Car Chase

Two Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies who had tried to stop a stolen vehicle on a rural road in the Everglades were killed when they were struck by a fellow deputy's patrol car early Wednesday. The driver of the patrol car was injured, authorities said.

Sheriff: Ban New Deputies From Smoking

The Volusia sheriff has a new idea on how to keep deputies fit: Ban them from smoking.

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Harris deputies' fake bachelor party leads to prostitution arrests
Source: The Houston Chronicle

Five women and three men thought they were invited to a party to give a groom-to-be a night to remember before his wedding day. But they later discovered it was a party just planned for them.

Source Calls Deputies' Visits Intimidation - Phoenix News Story - KPHO Phoenix
Source: KPHO TV CBS5 kpho.com

Maricopa County Deputies go house to house searching for information from county employees and others connected to a dispute between Sheriff and County Leaders.

Man had bombs, 2 guns, drugs and stolen motorcycle
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

Deputies responding Wednesday to complaints about possible drug activity at an east Orange County home found seven homemade explosives, a pound of marijuana and other drugs, two guns and at least one stolen motorcycle, they said.

Mom: Someone stole my daughter's tooth fairy money
Source: ABC Action News

It wasn't the missing GPS, toll money or costume jewelry that botherd Amber Guy when she noticed someone who broke into her car. It was when she found out the crooks robbed her daughter's imaginiation

Man escapes wearing boxers, handcuffs, still on loose
Source: TCPalm.com

A man wearing handcuffs and boxer shorts who ran from deputies late Thursday after being arrested remains on the loose, according to a Friday news release from the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office

Search for man who kidnapped teen, drove her into woods, forced her to undress - St. Petersburg Times
Source: St. Petersburg Times > Local News

Deputies need help finding a man who kidnapped a 17-year-old from her home, took her to a wooded area and made her undress Wednesday.

Babysitter leaves kid in car, goes shopping
Source: ABC Action News

A babysitter has been charged with child neglect after she allegedly left a child in her car while she went shopping at the Desoto Square Mall Saturday afternoon.

Recent murders put spotlight on domestic violence
Source: ABC Action News

Early Monday morning Clearwater police officials said Charles Moore smashed his car into an innocent driver. Just minutes earlier he was accused of battering a loved one. He then took off in his car and threatened to kill himself.

ACLU sues Arizona sheriff for immigration detentions
Source: ABC Action News

The American Civil Liberties Union is accusing Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his deputies of violating the constitution by arresting two men near a workplace immigration raid.

Deputies intercept loaded gun mailed to jail
Source: hosted.ap.org

Authorities say deputies intercepted a loaded handgun that had been mailed an inmate at the Brevard County jail.

Breaking News: Man charged with raping girl for more than six years
Source: 10connects.com

Deputies have arrested a man for allegedly raping a child more than a hundred times for more than six years.

Sheriff Warns Deputies Not to Visit Bars, Clubs
Source: WLTX.com News

A South Carolina sheriff has warned his staff they can't visit local bars and nightclubs after they get off work.

Deputies shoot jail trainee accused of fatally shooting corrections officer
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

A Seminole County Sheriff's Office trainee, suspected of fatally shooting his female companion, was shot and seriously injured Sunday morning by a deputy from that agency.

Did deputy properly kill goose?
Source: cincinnati.com

What do you guys think?

Men called 911 after bad drug deal | 10connects.com | Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater
Source: 10connects.com

Authorities say two men called 911 after they were robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy 20 pounds of marijuana

Unruly mom tased during traffic stop in Palmetto | 10connects.com | Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater
Source: 10connects.com

Deputies have arrested a Palmetto woman who they say fought with a deputy in front of her children during a traffic stop after cocaine was found in her vehicle.

Crack, fight were not what girlfriend had in mind - St. Petersburg Times
Source: St. Petersburg Times > Local News

So you invite your boyfriend to stay the night and what does he do? Smokes crack in the apartment.

Federal judge gives a man a harsh sentence to send a message to prescription narcotics traffickers - St. Petersburg Times
Source: St. Petersburg Times > Local News

A Tampa man drew the harshest sentence Friday in a federal drug case that snared two Pasco County deputies.

Deputies: Largo man killed wife then committed suicide | WFTS-TV
Source: ABC Action News

A 911 operator received a call around 6:30 Wednesday morning from the Harbor Bluffs area.

Miss. fugitive gunned down by Fla. deputies | WFTS-TV
Source: ABC Action News

Sheriff's deputies in north Florida believe they have killed a fugitive twice featured on "America's Most Wanted" for allegedly beating to death his mother.

Woman Helping Deputies Ends Up Behind Bars
Source: WFTV.com

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. -- A Lake County woman, who was trying to help deputies, found herself behind bars for being an illegal immigrant. Rita Cote hasn't spent more than a day away from her three children, but now she's sitting in a Miami jail.

LA Sheriff Could Free 4,000 Inmates Due to Budget
Source: Yahoo! News

The head of the nation's largest sheriff's department is warning that nearly 4,000 jail inmates might be released early and about 600 deputy and professional positions could be eliminated to meet budget cuts.

Man with BB gun arrested for attacking deputies
Source: MyFoxOrlando

MARION COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Marion County Sheriff's arrested a 26-year-old man after he attacked officers and attempted to shoot them with his BB gun Monday night.

Brevard County Deputies Disciplined for Picking up Nickels
Source: centralflorida.cox.net

(Viera, FL) -- Picking up nickels along Interstate 95 turned out to be a costly proposition for four current and former Brevard County Sheriff's Department employees.

Leesburg Teen Shoots Father In Head, Self In Mouth
Source: wftv.com

- It's a family fight that's almost unimaginable. A 16-year-old boy shot his 47-year-old father in the head and then turned the gun on himself Friday at their home along SR-44 in Lake County (see map).

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