Law Enforcement

Another one bites the dust: Florida Huighway Patrol's black and tan cruisers chomp the competition and take first place in the 2023 American Association of State Troopers Best Looking Cruiser Competition.

A new state law that prohibited use of drones made in China and several other specific countries by state and local agencies forced some of those departments to submit budget requests of up to $150,000 for new drones.

The lawsuit is the first major test of whether Marsy’s Law conflicts with Florida's decades-old government-in-the-sunshine amendment.

The Senate Rules Committee scheduled a last-minute meeting to hear a bill aimed at policing. The proposal is a compromise between the Legislative Black Caucus and Republicans, and comes after high-profile deaths of Black Americans by law enforcement.

Law enforcement agencies could use drones to survey crowds, assist in traffic management, and collect evidence at a crime scene or traffic crash. That's under a proposal that passed a Senate vote and is heading for a House vote. But some lawmakers have raised concerns over how the bill could impact someone's privacy.

A bipartisan proposal to add hiring standards and bolster “use of force” training for police and correctional officers began moving forward Thursday in the House.

The city has been steadily upping the ante with new rules and regulations, such as banning scooter rentals after 7 p.m.

After weeks of uninhibited partying on South Beach by spring breakers, Miami Beach police turned away throngs of people — many of them Black and brown — from world-famous Ocean Drive Saturday night using a SWAT truck, pepper balls and sound cannons.

Tourists and hotel guests are being told to stay indoors during the curfew hours.

AP and the Marshall Project speak with correctional officers and union leaders nationwide, as well as health experts working inside prisons, to understand the decision-making despite the higher risk.