Who: Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Patrol Operations Bureau -K-9 Unit United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) What: The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is hosting the United Stated Police Canine Association (USPCA) Region 1... read more

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Detention and Corrections Bureau -Detention Investigations Unit Douglas Barnard (Arrested) DOB: 06/16/1965 Address: 500 1st Avenue SE, St. Petersburg Charges: Introduction of Contraband into a... read more

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

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

*** UPDATE as of 7:20 p.m. on January 24, 2020*** Delvin J. Ford has been charged with: Murder in the second degree Felon in Possession of a Firearm Additional charges are pending as the investigation is on-going. While conducting their... read more

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Operations Bureau -Crimes Against Children Unit -Digital Forensic Unit Jesse Michael Chester (Arrested) DOB: 08/01/1979 Address: 7664 115th Street North, Seminole Charges: 20 counts of... read more

Today, Attorney General William P. Barr announced the establishment of the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice. On Oct. 28, 2019, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order No. 13896, authorizing and... read more

***UPDATE as of 11:20 a.m. on January 29, 2020*** Yendys Rosmel Ortega (Arrested) DOB: 01/16/1992 Address: 15419 Verona Avenue, Clearwater Charges: One count Fighting or Baiting Animals and one count Felony Cruelty to Animals According to... read more

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office -Investigative Operations Bureau Gary L Hudge (Arrested) DOB: 8/28/1965 Address: Transient Charge: One count Solicitation for Murder, one count Sale of Controlled Substance and one count Possession... read more

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