Felon Sweep Nets 143 Arrests
Felon Sweep nets 143 arrests
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SEBRING — The Highlands County Sheriff's Office recently participated in the statewide Florida Sheriff's Task Force Operation Felon Sweep." The focus was on removing violent felons and … During the operation, the HCSO focused on prescription drug …
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For Many Florida Ex-Cons, Voting Booth Is Off-Limits
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Four times each year in the state capital, Tallahassee, Florida Gov. Rick Scott sits in a windowless basement room full of convicted felons. Robbers, sexual molesters, drunk drivers, drug traffickers and others walk to the lectern, one by one, to ask …
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Doctors debate value of 'fringe' heart treatment
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – A heart disease treatment that many doctors consider to be fringe medicine unexpectedly showed some promise in a federal study clouded by ethical and scientific controversy, causing debate about the results. The study …
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Advocates in Florida push for tickets for some crimes instead of jail
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According to a January 2011 report by the Associated Industries of Florida Foundation, the success of the juvenile diversion programs in Leon and Miami-Dade "suggested that the number of juveniles processed through the system could be reduced by 40 …
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