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1 800 FIGHT IT — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:04:25 +0000

A Melbourne police officer who had been disciplined more than 20 times in his 20-year career was fired after his January arrest of falsifying Florida traffic tickets. Frank Carter has been on unpaid leave since the charges against him surfaced. He was notified in July that the city may make the move to fire him.

Carter has continued to claim his innocence from the charges but a letter signed by the interim chief of police stated that Carter

Orlando Traffic Tickets For Florida

1 800 FIGHT IT — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:17:36 +0000

Florida legislators passed the Move Over Law as a way to protect police and emergency personnel on Florida

Collier County Traffic Tickets Will Be Harder To Pay For Residents In Immokalee

1 800 FIGHT IT — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:35:49 +0000

Collier County in Southwest, Florida has decided to suspend probation services, criminal traffic and misdemeanor court in the city of Immokalee. The decision could affect 1000

Melbourne Traffic Tickets Falsified By Police Officer

1 800 FIGHT IT — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:31:11 +0000

Florida Today is reporting that the State Attorney has charged a Melbourne police officer for falsifying Florida traffic tickets. He has been accused of acting with corrupt intent by falsifying records or official documents involving Florida traffic citations.

Frank Carter was charged with official misconduct for actions that took place between April 26 and September 27. This is the second highly publicized incident of a law enforcement officer written fake traffic tickets. The first case centered around a Florida Highway Patrol officer in South Florida.

Two Dead And Four Injured In Plant City Accidents Involving Hit-And-Run And A Stolen Car

1 800 FIGHT IT — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:28:03 +0000

The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for information on a hit-and-run driver who was allegedly driving a stolen car at the time he or she caused two accidents. Two people were killed and four others injured in three car accidents that took place on Holloway Road. The driver of the alleged stolen SUV left the scene accident.

The first of the three accidents was caused by a man running a stop sign that caused both people in the vehicle to be ejected from the car and die. It was after that car accident that the Ford Explorer crashed into one of the cars from the previous accident and then ran into another car further down the road. All the injured were taken to Tampa General Hospital and Lakeland Regional Medical Center.

Fake Traffic Tickets Cause Reimbursement Problems In Miami-Dade

1 800 FIGHT IT — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:18:14 +0000

The case of the Florida Highway Patrolman who issued fake traffic citations has tallied 85 victims with nearly 100 traffic tickets so far. The traffic citations were issued to people who had previously been cited by FHP trooper Paul Lawrence who was just released from jail Tuesday following his arrest for 22 counts of misconduct according to published reports.

Now the Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts misdemeanor division is trying to sift through the traffic ticket fiasco and issue refunds to those who paid the fake tickets. The traffic citation refunds are scheduled to go out in the next 2 or 3 weeks and if you received a traffic ticket that was falsified you need to contact the clerk of courts and your case will be heard in front of judge.

No Seat Belt, Expect A Traffic Ticket As Extra Enforcement Period Kicks Off On Monday

1 800 FIGHT IT — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:52:51 +0000

Florida drivers not wearing their seat belts can expect a little more attention from law enforcement starting Monday. The state

FHP Makes Arrest In Hit And Run Case After Man Calls Pasco Deputies And Admits To Leaving The Scene

1 800 FIGHT IT — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:06:28 +0000

Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested 21-year-old Brandon Sauer on Sunday after he called Pasco County deputies and disclosed the fact he was involved in a hit-and-run. Sauer allegedly ran over 19-year-old Walter Fortier who just got over being stabbed in the chest by his roommate three months ago, according to TBO.com. Now Fortier is back in the Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg in critical condition.

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FHP Trooper Arrested For Writing As Many As 200 Fake Tickets To Boost His Numbers

1 800 FIGHT IT — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:54:21 +0000

A Florida Highway Patrol Trooper is under arrest on 22 counts of official misconduct, which is a third-degree felony. According to a Miami Herald story trooper Paul C. Lawrence wrote over 200 traffic citations that have now been dismissed because they seemed to have been falsified. The traffic tickets were unsigned and may have been made up and based on previous traffic tickets the trooper had issued.

People in Miami began to complain of phantom tickets beginning to show up just after Thanksgiving. Two tickets were written to a University of Miami Law Student for driving without a license and a seat belt violation. E. Derron Bowen couldn

River Club School Speed Zone In East Manatee Back In Business And Speeding Tickets Will Be Handed Out

1 800 FIGHT IT — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:34:00 +0000

According to a press release from the Manatee County Sheriff