Law and public safety

The Bradford County Emergency Management Office and the American Red Cross have opened a shelter at the Starke Elementary School because of flooding from Tropical Storm Debby.  The shelter is for both the general public and special need residents.  The shelter, located at 1000 West Weldon Street will be opening …

Last year nine people in Florida died from boating accidents related to alcohol and drug use.  That made up 13 percent of the state’s fatalities for 2011.  As Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Robert Lopez reports, measures are being taken to lower the frequency of these deaths. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/06/Operation-Dry-Water-Wrap.mp3|titles=Operation Dry Water Wrap]

One man was killed and another was wounded in Summerfield earlier today. Marion County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Judge Cochran asks for help with any leads on the case. Police are looking for a person of interest, Richard Drake. The car involved is a white four-door 2008 Chevy Impala …

The Jerry Sandusky trial has been getting a lot of attention in the media. The coverage has increased child abuse awareness, and Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Jaclyn DeAugustino has more. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPChildAdvocacySanduskytrial.mp3]  

The synthetic drug known as “Bath Salts” is believed to be the cause of the recent horrific incident in Miami when 31-year-old Randy Eugene attacked 65-year-old Ronald Poppo, chewing parts of his face. As Florida’s 89.1’s Emily Burris reports, the media attention to this attack and other similar reports of …

An alligator attack has put a Gainesville man in Shands Hospital at the University of Florida this morning after he was attacked yesterday afternoon.The victim was dragged out of the water by firefighters. Dictrict Chief of Gainesville Fire Rescue Jeff Lane says the victim had punctures to the back and left the scene in …

Republican State Representative from Ocala, Dennis Baxley, will be traveling to Seminole County today for the first public meeting of the Task Force on Citizens Safety and Protection.  The panel was created by Florida Governor Rick Scott after neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman shot unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin in Sanford and claimed self-defense.  …

A Gainesville High School student who had been missing since last Friday has been found.  According to the Gainesville Police Department, 16-year-old Marissa DeVito was found alive and safe today in a Gainesville apartment complex.  GPD spokeswoman Corporal Angelina Valuri says Marissa was staying with someone she knew.  Valuri says DeVito was originally believed to …

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office made a quick arrest in the home robbery of an elderly woman.  A man stole her car to escape after breaking-in and demanding she turn over credit cards and jewelry.  Detectives were able to recover most of the stolen property as they arrested 33-year-old Richard …

Prosecutors in the case of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion, who died after being hazed on a bus last November, have released more than 15 hundred pages of evidence against the 13 band members who have been charged. As Florida Public Radio’s Trimmel Gomes reports, evidence shows Champion …