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The 43-page report at the center of the dispute was commissioned by Sarasota County Schools and completed in April by the law firm Hultman + Joshi. It concluded the district failed to properly handle three separate complaints of teacher misconduct at Riverview High School.

State law was violated when the third-party report was leaked. School board members had access but were not supposed to share details with anyone until the investigation was complete.

Critics warn that what makes this kind of technology attractive to law enforcement — its ability to rapidly merge and analyze disparate data sources — threatens to erode individuals’ privacy.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has reaped hundreds of thousands in taxpayer dollars to fund the effort through reimbursements from the state’s Immigration Enforcement Board and tens of thousands for its work at Alligator Alcatraz.

They're warning of a looming budget crisis after efforts to trim spending fell far short, with constitutional officers offering just $2.2 million in concessions toward a gap of more than $20 million.

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The charges are separate from two felony exposure charges Piccolo already faces in Manatee County.

A basic search of Sarasota County’s clerk of court records would have turned up all three cases. Nothing in Piccolo’s personnel file suggests New College checked that source.

Evan Keats, who assumed the role earlier this year, says he is interested in continuing to build new connections with the community on behalf of law enforcement.

At a Sarasota news conference, Attorney General Ashley Moody says xylazine is being mixed with other, more common illegal drugs, and being sold to unsuspecting users.

That practice has sparked a legal challenge involving the identity of two police officers in Tallahassee that is now before the Florida Supreme Court.

First Step of Sarasota will provide mental health professionals who will assist on crisis calls.