The sheriff also wants parents to pay for their kids making threats that cost his office time and money to check out.

Chitwood warned parents that if their kids are arrested for making these threats, he’ll make sure the public knows.

Jennifer Heath Box had few worries as she exited her cruise ship at Fort Lauderdale’s port on Christmas Eve 2022. In two ...

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood keeps naming and shaming children accused of school violence threats. Here's why that is ...

Around the country, communities are being battered by a wave of school shooting threats, sparking emergency notifications, ...

Polk County, Florida, law enforcement and school administrators are working together to hold students who make threats to ...

Darell Brown, a 40-year-old husband and father of five, had a “compassionate spirit,” Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad ...

An increase in school shooting threats across the country has officials going to new lengths to try to stop the problem.

Daniel Mears, a criminology professor at Florida State University who researches school shootings, said the sheriff's actions are contrary to the spirit of the juvenile justice system. "Juvenile ...

But in Volusia County, Florida, the sheriff is changing that long-standing guideline. Sheriff Mike Chitwood has posted either ...

The reptile was hiding in a patch of sea grapes in the lanai of a condominium, according to the Martin County Sheriff's ...