Pinellas County Sheriff Jim Coats has announced a number of steps he hopes will make the Sheriff's Office more frugal. ...more

February 4, 2009

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is doing away with paid overtime and eliminating its fugitive unit as it tries to pare costs. The "zero overtime" policy affects all sheriff's office employees, not just deputies, and is expected to save $6 million. ...more

February 3, 2009

In the days of old, if a woman told a dispatcher she had been raped in Clearwater, and the dispatcher realized the crime occurred outside the city's boundaries, the woman would be given a telephone number to call. ...more

February 2, 2009

Deputies called to a mobile home park today to remove a revolver and bullets found something else - what appeared to be military ordnance. ...more

January 30, 2009

Five Pinellas County sheriff's employees have been disciplined for sloppy or unprofessional work, such as leaving their post too early, calling in sick too often and using unprofessional language with civilians, according to documents released this morning. ...more

January 30, 2009