Beneath a Ruthless Sun
Beneath a Ruthless Sun

Author: Gilbert King

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2018-04-24

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 0399183434

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NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR and THE WASHINGTON POST "Compelling, insightful and important, Beneath a Ruthless Sun exposes the corruption of racial bigotry and animus that shadows a community, a state and a nation. A fascinating examination of an injustice story all too familiar and still largely ignored, an engaging and essential read." --Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Devil in the Grove, the gripping true story of a small town with a big secret. In December 1957, the wife of a Florida citrus baron is raped in her home while her husband is away. She claims a "husky Negro" did it, and the sheriff, the infamous racist Willis McCall, does not hesitate to round up a herd of suspects. But within days, McCall turns his sights on Jesse Daniels, a gentle, mentally impaired white nineteen-year-old. Soon Jesse is railroaded up to the state hospital for the insane, and locked away without trial. But crusading journalist Mabel Norris Reese cannot stop fretting over the case and its baffling outcome. Who was protecting whom, or what? She pursues the story for years, chasing down leads, hitting dead ends, winning unlikely allies. Bit by bit, the unspeakable truths behind a conspiracy that shocked a community into silence begin to surface. Beneath a Ruthless Sun tells a powerful, page-turning story rooted in the fears that rippled through the South as integration began to take hold, sparking a surge of virulent racism that savaged the vulnerable, debased the powerful, and roils our own times still.

Fighting to Win
Fighting to Win

Author: Bob Vogel

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781563116278

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How a lone Florida Sheriff fought the U.S. Justice Department--and won! The amazing career of Bob Vogel began in the Florida Highway Patrol, where he personally took over billion dollars in street value of drugs off the market in just three years. Bob tells his story about the war on drugs, on the controversial practice of profiling, and about his years-long battle to prove that his law enforcement efforts were both lawful and prudent. His results helped stem the flow of drugs north and south up Interstate 95 for a number of years, and he was featured on 60 Minutes for his remarkable record. Bob Vogel had taken the upper hand in the fight against drugs. Word in the drug trade spread - avoid Volusia County. His office and officers received numerous citations for a job well done. What should have followed was thankful support from the local media, the state of Florida and even the U.S. Justice Department. Despite full clearance by two separate FBI investigations and a Governor's Panel, and further vindication from a judge who tossed out a class action lawsuit for lack of evidence, two Department of Justice attorneys spent more than two years investigating Sheriff Vogel and his office, at a cost of millions to taxpayers. Fighting to Win is Bob Vogel's own story of his nightmarish odyssey against forces he never dreamed he'd have to battle. But, as he will tell you throughout this compelling chronicle of his career, when you have right on your side you will ultimately triumph.

Forgotten Heroes
Forgotten Heroes

Author: William Wilbanks

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 5631140705

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The stories of 117 officers, from the years 1840 through 1925, who were killed in the line of duty.

Florida Sheriffs
Florida Sheriffs

Author: William Warren Rogers

Publisher: Florida Southern College Bookstore

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 9781889574110

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Through My Eyes
Through My Eyes

Author: Jon E. Stanley

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2016-10-26

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 152464594X

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This book begins with the authors opinion of the police image over the past several decades. As well as a brief history of the Florida Sheriff. It then flows smoothly in to a series of fictitious short stories, all of which were inspired by actual events that took place during the authors law enforcement career. There is both humor and tragedy, as you follow Stoney Burke through his day to day experiences, on the beat, as a patrol sergeant with the Tomahawk County Sheriffs Office. Although the events actually took place, all names, locations, and police agencies are fictitious to protect the innocent and guilty. The book is interlaced with scripture versus, in an attempt to inspire, and show the heart of the author.

Law Enforcement in Florida
Law Enforcement in Florida

Author: Source Wikipedia

Publisher: University-Press.org

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 9781230654423

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Florida sheriffs, Law enforcement agencies of Florida, Penal system in Florida, Tampa Police Department, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Hialeah Police Department, Florida Capitol Police, Seminole County Sheriff's Office, Miami-Dade Police Department, List of law enforcement agencies in Florida, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Florida Department of Corrections, William Whitaker, John Rutherford, Miami Police Department, Cape Coral Police Department, Nat Glover, Rich Nugent, Ken Jenne, Mike Scott, Lake County Sheriff's Office, Orlando Police Department, Julia Tuttle Causeway sex offender colony, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, Titusville Police Department, Mount Dora Police Department, Hernando County Sheriff's Office, Fort Lauderdale Police Department, Key West Police Department, Florida Public Safety Information Act, Inmate video visitation, Kevin Beary, Ken Mascara, Pensacola Police Department, Escambia County Sheriff's Office, NW Raiders, Nick Navarro, Alachua County Sheriff's Office, Miracle Park, Al Lamberti, Florida Division of Insurance Fraud, Alachua County Crime Stoppers. Excerpt: The Tampa Police Department provides crime prevention and public safety services for the city of Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Police Department has over 1000 authorized sworn law enforcement personnel positions and more than 350 civilian and support staff personnel positions. Uniformed officers are deployed on a four days on, four days off work cycle, with an average of twelve officers per squad. The main headquarters for Tampa Police, at Franklin Street in downtown Tampa.In 1855 the first official law enforcement position created was City Marshall by an act to incorporate the City of Tampa. Over the next 18 years the City Marshall's duties and responsibilities were expanded to...

Through My Eyes
Through My Eyes

Author: Jon Stanley

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2016-10-26

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781524645953

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This book begins with the authors opinion of the police image over the past several decades. As well as a brief history of the Florida Sheriff. It then flows smoothly in to a series of fictitious short stories, all of which were inspired by actual events that took place during the authors law enforcement career. There is both humor and tragedy, as you follow Stoney Burke through his day to day experiences, on the beat, as a patrol sergeant with the Tomahawk County Sheriff's Office. Although the events actually took place, all names, locations, and police agencies are fictitious to protect the innocent and guilty. The book is interlaced with scripture versus, in an attempt to inspire, and show the heart of the author.