Florida death penalty ‘game of chance’ targeted
A 2023 law that lowered the number of jurors needed to recommend execution has resulted in a "quintessential game of chance" for inmates being resentenced because of changes in the state's death-penalty process and unconstitutionally “silences black voices,” groups are arguing in what could be a pivotal Florida Supreme Court case.
Updated SHIELD Act hits US House subcommittee, fights identity theft online
Florida Congressman Darren Soto, D-Kissimmee, presented “updated talking points” to the Innovation, Data and Commerce Subcommittee on Capitol Hill Thursday that brings the proposed SHIELD Act closer to a full congressional vote.
911 video calling catches car thief, protects Flagler County deputies
Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly revealed "Prepared Live," a software that 911 dispatchers use to access callers' cell phone cameras, has been utilized by Flagler County dispatchers 149 times since the Sheriff's Office purchased it in February 2023.
DNA testing helps solve 1972 ‘John Doe’ cold case in Polk County, sheriff’s office says
Fifty-two years ago, a person fishing in Polk County found a man dead. Through DNA testing and decades of investigative work, detectives now say the man’s identity has finally been uncovered, as well as that of the men responsible for his murder.
‘Abnormal’ security video, Google Drive led to Stephan Sterns’ arrest in Madeline Soto case, documents show
Newly released discovery documents give insight into how law enforcement officers came to arrest Stephan Sterns as part of the investigation into the disappearance of 13-year-old Madeline Soto in February.