Former deputy hit with 16 felonies

Smathers was terminated by the Sheriff’s Office Aug. 30 after allegedly accessing the department’s evidence room and removing items without authorization March 4, 2019A former Haywood County Sheriff’s Deputy has been indicted on several felonies,...

Seminole Grand Jury issues indictment in 1986 cold case homicide

Detectives said they were able to match crime scene evidence to Emitt’s DNA, through a national data base. June 14, 2019LAKE MARY, Fla. (FOX 35 ORLANDO) – An over three-decades-long homicide cold case out of Florida has been put to rest, after authorities...

Former Causeway cop gets 4 years in prison for stealing guns, cash and drugs

He was accused of stealing $6,300 in cash, cocaine, and two guns from the evidence room he supervised three years ago. June 14, 2019A former Lake Pontchartrain Causeway police officer has been sentenced to four years in prison for stealing guns, cash and drugs from...

Tampa police chief says fired officers ’embarrassed’ the department

The chief said there was no evidence the officers were using, selling, or planting the drugs, June 11, 2019TAMPA, Fla. (FOX 13) – Disgraced Tampa police officer Mark Landry was fired Thursday for what the chief of police called “egregious actions....

Causeway police officer found guilty of stealing cash, cocaine and 2 guns from evidence room

Jones also was convicted of stealing seized guns and selling them while wearing his uniform to a Washington Parish convenience store owner. May 24, 2019A former Causeway Police sergeant was found guilty Thursday (May 23) by a St. Tammany parish jury of malfeasance in...

Convicted serial killer Samuel Little may be connected to cold case murders in Louisiana, official says

A convicted serial killer who has confessed to 90 murders and was known for sketching portraits of his victims may be linked to even more unsolved killings in Louisiana, according to the police chief of a town where two of the slayings took place. Enter...