SEBRING, Fla.- New wireless identification technology is now in the hands of Highlands County Sheriff's Deputies, enabling local law enforcement to quickly confirm the identity of suspects and other unknown individuals.

The Sheriff's Office used forfeiture funds to purchase nine of the Rapid ID handheld finger print scanners at a cost of $2000 each.

The devices will allow deputies to instantly confirm the identity of known criminals using offender databases and the FBI Repository for Individuals of Special Concern.

Wauchula, FL-- Mainstreet Wauchula invites you to an upcoming Facebook Seminar featuring Phyllis Khare.

According to their website, the seminar begins at  4 p.m. on Thursday, December 6. The event is free to Main Street members and only $10 for non-members.

To RSVP for the Facebook Seminar call Main Street Wauchula at 767-0330.

Tampa, Florida-- As the City of Tampa prepared for its first ever National Special Security Event, the Republican National Convention, the Tampa Police Department quietly deployed a cutting edge technology called SAFECOP to ensure citizens' safety.

It seems to have been successful, seeing that most cities typically have an increase in crime while law enforcement cover large scale events, and Tampa's crime rate actually dropped 26% during the RNC (even though there were 20% fewer detectives, crime analysts and plain clothes ROC officers on hand).