As they often do when investigating a domestic incident, the police in Port Orange asked Claudia Ambroziak to reenact the battery that brought them out. According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, before she had completed her demonstration, she was being arrested for battery on a police officer. [Read more…]
Florida Crime Down Dramatically
Statewide, in 2010, crime in Florida dropped another 6.6% putting it at its lowest mark in forty years. The Uniform Crime Report published recently has Florida officials claiming victory in their fight against crime. “I applaud the work of our chiefs, sheriffs, and state law enforcement” said Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Baily, calling these individuals and their cooperative effort “instrumental” in the drop. [Read more…]
Florida Organizations Urge Victims to Get Domestic Violence Injunctions
In a piece published this week by the Orlando Sentinel, domestic violence victim advocates defend the state’s system of injunctions, stating that they are effective when the victim is actually committed to seeing them used. [Read more…]
Facebook Friend Request Violates Domestic Violence Injunction
A Florida man was arrested and jailed for sending his wife a friend request on Facebook, in violation of a domestic protection order. [Read more…]
Florida Crime Down, Domestic Violence Up
Recent numbers are showing a frightening trend in domestic violence cases in Florida. Although crime overall is declining in Florida and across the country, domestic violence is on the rise. As reported by ABC Action News out of Tampa Bay the trend moving crime from the public eye into the privacy of the home gives domestic violence advocates a “hit in the gut”. [Read more…]