Squeaky Wheels Get the Grease

In a prior post we wrote that Florida Sheriffs are running out of creative names for their registrant compliance operations. But you have to give credit to Osceola County for coming up with one of the dumbest. According to the Sheriff’s website, “The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, the United States Marshal Service, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement conducted

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Dangerous Misinformation: Halloween

The office of Florida’s Attorney General, Ashley Moody, put out some dangerous misinformation this past week. In this article it is reported that Ms. Moody’s office suggested “that parents visit the Florida Department of Law Enforcement website to see a list of all registered sex offenders and predators living within a five mile radius of any Florida neighborhood. Florida law

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Member Submission: Halloween Letter to Senators

One of our Members chose to use his time on “Halloween House Arrest” productively. As he sat in his home with the porch lights off, he composed a letter to his Senators. He was kind enough to share it with us.   October 31, 2021 Dear Senator  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________, I am writing today specifically because once again our Government has determined

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3 men receive 15 years to life for killing registered sex offender in Redondo Beach

Three men were sentenced to 15 years to life in prison after pleading no contest this week to killing a registered sex offender during a home-invasion robbery in his Redondo Beach apartment in 2017, authorities said. Whether Marshall’s past played a role in his death was unclear. He was arrested in 2009 after a man told police Marshall drugged and sexually assaulted him in

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Over 100 arrested in Florida human trafficking investigation

More than 100 people have been arrested in a Florida human trafficking investigation that focused on victims who might be forced into prostitution, a sheriff said Thursday. The arrests were the culmination of a six-day undercover operation that involved several law enforcement agencies, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a news conference. Those arrested were charged with a total

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