3 State protected areas 2.4 County parks and preserves 2.5 Pinellas County parks gallery 2.6 Other protected areas 2.7 Adjacent counties 3 Ecosystems 3.1 Plant life 3.2 Animal life 3.3...
Pinellas Park City Motto: "Simply Centered" Location in Pinellas County and the state of Florida Coordinates: 27°51′8″N 82°42′26″W Country United States State Florida County...
Seminole, Florida City City of Seminole Panorama of Seminole Location in Pinellas County and the state of Florida Coordinates: 27°50′19″N 82°47′6″W Country United States State...
Florida state law and the Pinellas County Charter determine the county government structure. Pinellas County Government consists of the Board of County...
The race for Sixth Judicial Circuit State Attorney, covering Pinellas and Pasco counties, offers voters distinct choices on criminal justice policies and strong reasons to vote this year. ; The candidates are the current state attorney, Bruce Bartlett, Republican, a career prosecutor, and Allison Miller, Democrat, a career public defender. ; During a candidates forum, held virtually Sept. 20, the two hopefuls answered questions on key issues submitted mostly by civic organizations. ; The majority of individuals in jail haven’t been convicted of any crime and are behind bars because they can’t afford to pay their bail amount. Wealthy people get to await trial at home.
The County Attorney’s Office is responsible for providing legal counsel and representation to all Pinellas County government agencies including: the Board of County Commissioners, the County Admini...
A prosecutor wields tremendous influence in Florida. Their office decides who gets plea deals and who should be put to death; whether juveniles stand trial as adults and whether officers who use deadly force should be held accountable. State attorneys answer only to voters. For 28 years in Pinellas and Pasco counties, that power was held by one man. Then Bernie McCabe died Jan. 1 at the age of 73. His passing opens the door to a new era at the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney’s Office. The 2022 election could be the first chance in decades for v ...
Pinellas County commissioners voted Tuesday to sue the state over its new elections reform law, which includes a provision they say illegally targets Pinellas to accommodate the political ambitions of one state legislator. On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that created an office within the executive branch to investigate election crime. The law includes a provision that requires county commissioners in single-member districts to run again for their seats following a redistricting process, which Pinellas finalized in December. ...
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A Pinellas deputy’s fatal shooting of a man who fired a gun at deputies, injuring one, was justified, the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney’s Office determined this week. On March 12, Sgt. Jacob Viano shot and killed Zion Bostick after the 23-year-old pulled a gun on deputies and shot Pinellas K-9 deputy Matthew Aitken, authorities said. Aitken was shot in his left wrist, right thigh and neck, resulting in temporary paralysis, according to the state attorney’s office. Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bruce Bartlett detailed his office’s invest ...