By Dan Tracy An Orange County judge has upheld an October decision throwing out a charge of breaking state public records laws against former state Rep. Chris Dorworth. Judge Alicia L. Latimore in Orlando issued a one-page opinion last week agreeing with the ruling last year of Judge Tanya Davis Wilson that Dorworth was allowed […]
Chief: Orlando police to add 450 body cameras to officers after USF study, Orlando Sentinel
The Orlando Police Department will equip patrol officers with body cameras after a study determined that the devices improve safety, reduce complaints and increase transparency, Chief John Mina said Monday. During the next four years, OPD will add 450 cameras to patrol officers’ uniforms, Mina said during a presentation to the Orlando City Council on […]
New poll says plurality of Floridians think Rick Scott acted politically in ‘Baileygate’ controversy – SaintPetersBlog
A new survey from St. Leo University shows that a plurality of Floridians believe Rick Scott’s controversial sacking of FDLE head Gerald Bailey was political in nature. Thirty-seven percent of those asked in the poll say that the governor acted to punish Bailey for Bailey’s reluctance to aid in Scott’s re-election campaign and the change was mainly politically motivated. Forty-seven percent of Democrats […]