Leon County Sheriff's Office

The new RISE Center will offer those on the verge of release - or have already served their sentence - a full selection of services to help them avoid a return to criminal behaviors.

The Halloween Drive-Thru happens this Saturday. It includes bags of candy and toys for kids, a food distribution, and a virtual costume contest.

Deputies say a suspect is dead following a possible hostage situation.

“We do understand that there’s concern ... that we would be sending officers into businesses with a tape measure and proactively ensuring compliance – but that is not something we did before and we do not plan to do that now,” - TPD spokesman, Officer Kevin Bradshaw

Few details are being made available by the Leon County Sheriff’s Office following the Nov. 7 death of a female inmate. The woman died less than 12 hours…

The Leon County Sheriff’s Office opened two new facilities this week, both geared toward helping inmates prepare for life after incarceration."Every year…

A national campaign successfully placed Marsy’s Law on the books in Florida last year. The amendment put a crime victim bill of rights in the state…

State officials have heralded hemp as a new wonder crop. But the plant’s recent legalization is complicating efforts to prosecute marijuana-related…

A Leon County Sheriff's Office command staff member is under investigation by the state attorney, according to an executive order signed by Gov. Ron…

Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil has rolled out the latest effort at reducing crime. McNeil says law enforcement isn’t the only way to keep communities…