Deputy Chief Jeff Undestad was selected recently to attend the prestigious academy this fall.
Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies and Largo Police issued 35 citations, impounded 14 vehicles and arrested 2 drivers for DUI at a checkpoint Friday night by Babcock Furniture.
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and Largo Police Department plan to conduct a joint sobriety checkpoint at Babcock Furniture Friday night.
Federal agents and other law enforcement officials removed evidence from Largo puppeteer Ronald William Brown's mobile home for a second time Thursday, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The Largo Police Department needs volunteers for its Volunteers in Policing program.
Members of Gulf Coast Church are still reeling from the news of gruesome charges against Ronald William Brown, WTSP 10 News reports.
The acting attorney for Ronald William Brown said the suspect is not involved in conspiring to kidnap a child. Federal agents say Brown talked online about cooking and eating children and had child porn in his home.
It took about 20 minutes to extricate the driver, who was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The following people were arrested for felonies from July 19-24 The reports are based on records collected from the Largo Police Department and the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
The following people were arrested for felonies from July 12-18. The reports are based on records collected from the Largo Police Department and the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
The 57-year-old Largo man, who has performed at local schools and churches for 20 years, is charged with conspiring to kidnap kids and was found with images of child porn in his home, federal agents say.
Aria Karina Curad Mallari, 17, suffered critical injuries Friday evening and later died, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The 17-year-old girl is in critical condition following an early evening just south of State Road 54 in the Wesley Chapel area.
The Largo Police provide common signs of indoor marijuana growing operations.
Detectives encountered a man trying to sell allegedly stolen golf equipment at Pinecrest Golf Club.
A local mom is on a mission to ban synthetic marijuana from store shelves.
The suspect is alleged to have robbed four banks, including three PNC Bank branches in Clearwater and Largo as well as a credit union in New Port Richey, according to Clearwater Police.
The following people were arrested for felonies from July 5-11. The reports are based on records collected from the Largo Police Department and the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
Lower property values could mean higher costs for some residents, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
The state Department of Transportation provided the monies to continue a pedestrian safety grant that began in 2010.
Winifred Barlow Mayernik was found around 1:00 a.m. on July 10, according to police.
The incident occurred around 1 a.m. Sunday on Park Boulevard, where a man crossing the street was struck and later died.
The following people were arrested for felonies from June 28 to July 4. The reports are based on records collected from the Largo Police Department and the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
A special Largo Police Department operation confiscated 121 marijuana plants and seven guns Tuesday morning, according to a news release.
Five people and a dog were sent for medical treatment after a fire at Westgate Mobile Homes on Tuesday morning, according to the Largo Fire Department.
The pair allegedly stole the baby formula and tried to sell it on Craigslist, according to police.
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office began the process Monday of notifying 300 to 400 store owners about the latest synthetic substances that they cannot sell.
Largo detectives are looking for a suspect who they say was caught on security camera footage passing a counterfeit check for almost $2,000 at a local bank last month.
A reported kitchen fire caused a temporary evacuation of the 16-unit apartment complex, according to Fire Chief Mike Wallace.
A 56-year-old man was struck by a Ford Taurus on Sunday night and later died from his injuries, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A 17-year-old boy hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the head has died, after apparently playing Russian Roulette with three friends in Largo.
The Sheriff's Office is reporting that the shooting of a 17-year-old at a Largo home may be the result of 'horseplay.' The boy is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
Debby doubled the fire department's call volume, overflowed sewers, damaged parks and delayed work on city projects.
The following people were arrested for felonies from June 21-27. The reports are based on records collected from the Largo Police Department and the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
A new countywide program assists law enforcement in returning lost children who cannot communicate effectively home.
A floating body was found in a canal this morning, according to Largo Fire Chief Mike Wallace.
A Seminole cyclist is being treated for life threatening injuries after a crash where alcohol "may be a factor with the bicyclist", according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's office.
Two deceased rabbits and a "thin" dachshund were discovered caged without shade, food or water, according to the SPCA Tampa Bay.
A 31-year-old man is charged with child abuse after he admitted to Clearwater Police he was trying to buy cocaine while leaving his 8-month-old son in the back of a car with no air conditioning.
A truck hit the14-year-old boy in a crosswalk, according to police.