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20-020 Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Continues FDOT Contract to Target Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety

Pedestrian, Bike Safety

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Operations Bureau Strategic Planning Bureau - Grants Administration University of North Florida Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) What: The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office... read more

Posted by Monday, February 3, 2020 3:39:00 PM Categories: General News

20-019 Detectives Arrest Retired Miami Teacher For Sexual Battery On A Former Student

CAC Arrest

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Operations Bureau - Crimes Against Children Unit Miami-Dade Schools Police Terra Environmental Research Institute Tom Miller Privett DOB: 08/17/1949 Address: 3000 Burlingame Circle... read more

Posted by Friday, January 31, 2020 5:56:00 PM Categories: General News

20-016 Off-Duty Deputy Dies Of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound In St. Petersburg

Member Death Investigation

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office St. Petersburg Police Department Deputy Kevin Levi Age: 42 Date of Hire: 07/12/2004 What: St. Petersburg Police Department detectives are investigating the death of an off-duty deputy who died of a... read more

Posted by Wednesday, January 29, 2020 8:37:00 AM Categories: General News

20-015 Florida Sheriffs Association Launches Research Institute with Truth in Sentencing Report

FSA Report

January 28, 2020 (Tallahassee, FL) – Today, the Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA) and more than 30 Florida sheriffs gathered at the Florida Capitol to launch the Florida Sheriffs Research Institute and to release a report on Truth in Sentencing –... read more

Posted by Tuesday, January 28, 2020 10:23:00 AM Categories: General News

20-009 Registration Now Open for the 8th Annual Multi-Jurisdictional Police Explorer Academy

Police Explorer Academy

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Operations Bureau -Explorer Post 900 Gulfport Police Department Pinellas Park Police Department St. Petersburg Police Department What: The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, in... read more

Posted by Friday, January 17, 2020 11:29:00 AM Categories: General News

20-001 Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Assist State Fire Marshal With Firework Injury Investigation; Encourage Firework Safety

Firework Injury Investigation

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Operations Bureau Investigative Operations Bureau -Arson/Auto Theft Unit Florida State Fire Marshal Wayne DeSmith (Injured) DOB: 06/15/1983 What: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office detectives ... read more

Posted by Wednesday, January 1, 2020 3:21:00 PM Categories: General News

19-308 Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Awarded $140,000 In FDOT Contracts For DUI And Speed Enforcement

DUI and Speed Enforcement Contract

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Operations Bureau - DUI Unit - Traffic Unit Strategic Planning Bureau - Grants Administration Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) What: The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office has... read more

Posted by Monday, December 23, 2019 3:55:00 PM Categories: General News

19-307 Sheriff’s Office Detention Deputy Arrested For DUI; Employee Terminated Consistent With Sheriff’s Policy

Employee Arrest

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Clearwater Police Department Brittany O’Leary (Arrested) Age: 24 Date of Hire: 10/30/2017 Employment: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office - Detention Deputy Charge: One count of Driving Under the... read more

Posted by Monday, December 23, 2019 6:22:00 AM Categories: General News

19-304 Pinellas County Sheriff’s Community Policing Deputies To Deliver Holiday Meals

Holiday Meals

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Operations Bureau -Community Policing Unit Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District Beach Community Food Pantry at Calvary Episcopal Church 1615 1st Street, Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785 ... read more

Posted by Friday, December 20, 2019 1:50:00 PM Categories: General News

19-302 UPDATE Deputies Release Results Of Overnight DUI Wolf Pack****Deputies And Local Police Agencies To Conduct County-Wide DUI Wolf Pack This Weekend

DUI Wolf Pack

***UPDATE as of 7:15 a.m. on Sunday, December 21, 2019*** The following results are from the DUI Wolf Pack held from 7 p.m., Friday, December 20, 2019, until 5 a.m., Saturday, December 21, 2019. Criminal Charges: 25 DUI’s 3 DWLS/R... read more

Posted by Thursday, December 19, 2019 12:44:00 PM Categories: General News