Deputy arrested, charged with capital sex crime against a child
Citrus County Sheriff's Office deputy, Charles Wigglesworth, was arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and charged with two counts of Capital Sexual...
Entire K-9 Unit suspended
Lakeland Police Chief Larry Giddens suspended the department's K-9 unit in its entirety after an internal investigation revealed they were excessively speeding while on...
Police officer committed suicide following chase
A Washington state police officer who was on the run after killing his ex-wife and his underage girlfriend shot himself in the head Tuesday...
CCSO deputy, who was a school resource officer, arrested after sending explicit photos
Citrus County -- A Citrus County Sheriff’s Office deputy was arrested after he sent explicit photos of a woman's genitals to the woman and...
Sheriff’s department detective rapes child, only gets 3 years
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detective Neil Kimball, 45, who pleaded not guilty to raping a child and guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse in...
Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrested, fired
A Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy, who was allegedly in the FTO program, was fired after he was arrested for domestic battery.
Jaime Lopez, 22,...
Florida corrections officer suspended following failed jailbreak
Florida -- The Marion County Sheriff's Office says they are taking bids and have set aside over $500,000 to have new fencing and razor...
Prendergast refuses to require deputies to use body cameras or dash cams
While most sheriff's offices across the state utilize dash and body cams, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office does not use either. Not one CCSO...
Letter to the editor: I would love for the Sheriff to tell me to...
Note from the editor: This is a perfect example of what Citrus Gazette has been reporting on for years. Not only the corruption within...
Officer indicted in assault, not arrested and still being paid
An Orlando police officer was indicted on three counts of battery Thursday after it was discovered that he shoved and choked a man during...