The normally sedate upscale neighborhood of Barrington Oaks East off Lumsden Road in Brandon begins to resemble Interstate 275 at rush hour as Christmas draws near. ...more

December 24, 2008

Six uniformed deputies in drill instructor hats march down the mile-long driveway. ...more

December 6, 2007

Kevin Cummings, a wiry 48-year-old father of three with one more to put through college, quit his job of two dozen years to do this. If he fails, he's unemployed. He's among the latest recruits hired by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office and the second class to embark on a new two-week training program at the Walter C. Heinrich Practical Training Center that administrators say will change the heart and face of the agency. ...more

December 5, 2007