South Florida Litigators Reach $4.2 Million Settlement in Negligent-Security Lawsuit
Michael Flanagan, left, of Flanagan & Bodenheimer, and Pedro P. Echarte III, right, of the Haggard Law Firm. Courtesy photo/ALM Behind the $4.2 million settlement were attorneys from Flanagan & Bodenheimer and the Haggard Law Firm. December 23, 2021 at 02:33...
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‘Nobody has been spared’: Duval County sees over 2,000 opioid-related overdoses in 2021
Katherine Lewin Florida Times-Union As the number of opioid overdoses has trended upward in Jacksonville in the last few years, the pandemic has only exacerbated the problem. Opioid overdoses and calls for service for overdoses to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue...
Florida gave thousands of tarnished officers a second chance. Hundreds blew it again.
Devan Patel, Naples Daily News Updated 18 hours ago Joseph Floyd turned Florida’s Crestview Police Department into a criminal enterprise, the judge said at his 2013 sentencing, but his willingness to break the rules didn’t start there. Story after story from...
Duval County School Police called out as example of district appearing ‘safer on paper’ in scathing statewide grand jury report
DCPS School safety report By: ActionNewsJax.com News Staff Updated: December 11, 2020 - 5:44 PM JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Duval County School Police is held up as an example of a district appearing to be “safer on paper,” according to a statewide grand jury interim...
Man confronts officer over alleged messages to teen
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Franklin County reports at least 7 overdose deaths in 24 hours, warns of fentanyl
by Matthew Thomas Sunday, October 4th 2020 AA FILE - Fentanyl Oct. 2, 2018. (WSYX/WTTE) COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — At least seven people died from overdoses in the past 24 hours, the Franklin County coroner says. The latest deaths continue a disturbing increase in...
Expansion Of Services To Target Drug Overdoses
Jacksonville, FL, Blue Line Investigative Solutions of North Florida LLC, is pleased to announce their expansion of services to include Drug Overdose Investigative Services. In 2018, the CDC reported 4,698 drug overdose deaths in the state of Florida. On September 6,...
Overdoses rise in South Florida as people struggle with isolation from pandemic
By ANDREW BORYGA SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL | SEP 13, 2020 AT 10:00 AM Recovery advocates and treatment center leaders in South Florida say that the side effects of COVID-19 have driven more people into drug use and could lead to more overdose deaths than in previous...
Opioid overdose calls spike for first time in 5 years
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact lives, another epidemic has a surge in record-breaking numbers that have not been seen in the last five years.In 2016, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said it responded to 356 overdose calls...