Florida Department of Law Enforcement

The optional online course would teach how to interact with people who have dementia, recognize behaviors, use alternatives to physical restraints and spot signs of abuse, neglect or exploitation.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has wrapped up a three year project to process a backlog of sexual assault kits submitted to the department’s...

State officials say they have almost completed tests on thousands of sexual assault kits dating back five years in an effort to eliminate the backlog...

Authorities say a police officer from a small town in the Florida Panhandle faces charges he sold opioids out of his squad car while in uniform.The…

Florida police say an officer used a stun gun on a homeless man to stop him from hurting himself, but the man later died.The Miami Herald reports…

Florida's crime rate is dropping, but the number of rapes is growing.The Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Tuesday released a report that analyzed…

The white police officer who handcuffed a black woman outside a Florida hospital where she died less than two hours later will not face charges.Glenn…

Florida medical examiners have recorded a sharp increase in deaths related to opioid overdoses, especially in South Florida.The Miami Herald reports that…

A street pill that looks like it came straight from the pharmacist is causing deaths in Orlando. State law enforcement officials discovered the so-called…

The hospital where a black woman died after she was forcibly removed from the emergency room by a white police officer was cited for 10 "deficiencies,"…