A St. Petersburg police officer lost his duty belt. It wasn’t his first infraction, records show

A St. Petersburg police officer with a string of disciplinary infractions was fired this month after leaving his duty belt with a handgun and Taser by a dumpster in Pasco County. Ramon Ortega, 29, was ...
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St. Petersburg police officer fired after losing gun, ammo, Taser near a dumpster

A St. Petersburg police department cruiser. A St. Petersburg Police officer was officially terminated yesterday after his ...

Middletown officer indicted, accused of allowing handcuffed teen to be whipped: Prosecutor’s Office

Middletown police officer Jamie Patterson faces two counts of dereliction of duty ...