Fewer Florida troopers as DeSantis increases immigration duties and overtime

FHP advisers and union leaders attribute high response times to historic understaffing, exacerbated by new duties Gov. Ron ...

Florida FHP only 2/3 staffed with more immigration duties to do

FHP Troop L — the jurisdiction serving Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee counties — has 38 ...

As immigration duties pile up, the Florida Highway Patrol is spread thin

Over the past year, one facet of law enforcement has become an increasingly visible part of the Florida Highway Patrol’s core ...

Understaffed for decades, Florida Highway Patrol again seeks pay boost

Florida Highway Patrol troopers, long understaffed and now tasked as the state’s primary immigration enforcers, need more ...
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Florida state troopers step up patrols over New Year’s Eve holiday

ORLANDO, Fla. — Drivers in Florida may notice some extra troopers on the roads this week. An estimated 6.7 million Floridians are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home during the New Year’s ...
AOL

Grinning anti-ICE agitator arrested after allegedly punching Florida trooper as DeSantis warns: ‘This is not Minneapolis’

A grinning anti-ICE agitator was arrested after she allegedly punched a Florida state trooper during a confrontation with federal agents — drawing a blunt warning from Gov. Ron DeSantis that the ...
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VIDEO: Florida state trooper, deputy jump into ditch to avoid being struck by car

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is reminding drivers to move over or slow down for emergency vehicles after a near-miss in Volusia County. A Florida ...