About 200 people showed up Saturday for a motorcycle ride to honor a Hillsborough County sheriff's sergeant killed while on duty two years ago. ...more

November 1, 2009

Law enforcement officers will lift their kickstands Saturday in memory of Ron Harrison, a Hillsborough County sheriff's sergeant known to many as the face of DUI checkpoints. ...more

October 30, 2009

Motorcycle enthusiasts from all walks of life will lift their kickstands Saturday in memory of a fallen Hillsborough County sheriff's officer known to many as the face of DUI checkpoints in the area. ...more

October 28, 2009

Motorcycle enthusiasts from all walks of life will lift their kickstands Saturday in memory of a fallen Hillsborough County sheriff's officer known to many as the face of DUI checkpoints in Hillsborough County. ...more

October 28, 2009

TAMPA - A Hillsborough County deputy forged signatures or initials of three sergeants on at least two DUI reports, according to an Internal Affairs summary report obtained today by The Tampa Tribune. ...more

October 8, 2008

Linda Unfried, a Temple Terrace resident who is a co-founder of the Hillsborough County chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, recently received the Micky Sadoff Drunk Driving Prevention Award at the MADD National Conference. ...more

September 24, 2008

To remember a sergeant lost a year ago to gunfire, deputies and officers hit the streets Friday night performing a job their colleague considered his life's work. ...more

August 16, 2008

TAMPA - To remember a sergeant lost a year ago to gunfire, deputies and officers will hit the streets tonight performing a job their colleague considered his life's work. ...more

August 15, 2008

They faced down armed robbers and nabbed drivers too drunk to be behind the wheel. They took down terrorism suspects and someone who shot a bald eagle. ...more

May 28, 2008

Public Safety Personnel Honored As Heroes Hillsborough County's law enforcement, fire and rescue, and other public safety officers were honored May 1 at the 14th annual Our Heroes Luncheon, sponsored by Sykes Enterprises. More than 2,000 guests at the Tampa Convention Center watched as representatives from six law enforcement agencies and four fire departments were honored at the Heroes Table. Special recognition was given to Sgt. Ron Harrison, the deputy killed in the line of duty in August 2007. His daughter Ronnee Harrison represented him. Proceeds from the event benefit the Coy L. Sykes Memorial Scholarships, awarded to children of law enforcement personnel. The 2008 scholarship recipients were also recognized. They are Amanda Gilbertsen, James Wolff, Alyssa Martinez, Kaleigh Hill, Daniel Kiefer, Michelle Cimo, Stephen Frey and Tyler Metcalf. ...more

May 11, 2008