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FDLE kicks off “Dog Days of Summer” campaign | 7/5/2022
FDLE kicks off Dog Days of Summer social media campaign

FDLE launches the Florida Purple Alert Plan | 7/1/2022
Purple Alerts engage the public in the search for the missing person and provide a standardized and coordinated community response.

FDLE gearing up to launch Florida Purple Alert Program | 6/16/2022
FDLE will begin issuing Purple Alerts in Florida on July 1, 2022.

Florida Law Enforcement Analyst Academy Class 33 Graduation | 6/9/2022
Class 33 graduates 26 law enforcement analysts.

FCJEI graduates 29 from the Senior Leadership Program | 5/27/2022
Congratulations to Senior Leadership Program Class 24!

Five law enforcement officers inducted into Hall of Fame | 5/21/2022
The five inductees served in Florida law enforcement of a collective total of 190 years.

FDLE arrests Fernandina Beach man for possession of child sexual abuse material | 5/12/2022
FDLE agents arrest man on possession of child abuse material

Law enforcement supervisors graduate from Florida Leadership Academy | 4/8/2022
Florida Leadership Academy, Class 50, graduated April 8th!

FDLE arrests Suwannee County woman for scheme to defraud | 4/1/2022
Mary Kathryn Morgan, 39, obtained more than $5000 illegally through the dual presentment of a check.

FDLE releases statement regarding Commissioner Swearingen’s retirement | 3/29/2022
FDLE appreciates the dedication of Commissioner Swearingen and his 38 years of service to Florida.  

FDLE hosts Southwest Border Summit | 3/28/2022
FDLE Commissioner Rick Swearingen hosted law enforcement leaders from eight southern states to discuss ways to better combat the increased crime coming from the U.S.-Mexico border. 

Capital sexual battery suspect arrested after 10 years on the run | 3/7/2022
On March 5, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, FDLE and the U.S. Marshals Service located Benjamin Quinn in Connecticut living under the name “Michael Waters.”

Accreditation assessment team invites public to comment on FDLE | 2/11/2022
Assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) will be visiting the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on March 14-16. 

FDLE develops autism awareness training for 911 telecommunicators | 1/21/2022
FDLE’s Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse launched a new course for Florida’s 911 telecommunicators to assist in the safe recovery of children with autism who go missing.

FDLE members graduate from the Advanced Leadership Program | 1/14/2022
The Bureau of Professional Development announces the graduation of FDLE members from the Advanced Leadership Program.

Today is National AMBER Alert Awareness Day | 1/13/2022
Today is National AMBER Alert Awareness Day and FDLE is highlighting Florida’s seven active AMBER Alert cases.

FDLE recognized for implementing gold standards in forensic science | 1/12/2022
FDLE labs received recognition from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for implementing the high-quality crime laboratory standards.

FDLE highlights 2021 accomplishments | 12/27/2021
As we approach the end of the year, FDLE is highlighting some of its members’ most significant 2021 accomplishments.

Florida Law Enforcement Analyst Academy Class 32 Graduation | 12/16/2021
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announces the graduation of 21 law enforcement analysts from the Florida Law Enforcement Analyst Academy.

FDLE arrests former Gilchrist deputy for forgery, fraud | 12/15/2021
Trent Kellee Freeman faces two counts of uttering a forged instrument and one count of scheme to defraud.

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Florida ‘Pillowcase Rapist’ Case Cracked with DNA from Suspect’s Son | 1/24/2020
Florida 'Pillowcase Rapist' Case Cracked with DNA from Suspect's Son

When the ‘Gainesville Ripper’ terrorized a Florida college town with fear and murder | 8/26/2019
On Aug. 24, 1990, Danny Rolling brutally murdered his first two victims

Kidnapping of and then locating Kamiyah Mobley – FDLE did the DNA testing that provided Alexis Manigo was Kamiyah Mobley | 8/13/2019
On July 10, 1998, a woman impersonating a nurse entered a Florida hospital room, took a newborn baby from a teenage mother, and disappeared without a trace.

Rape and murder of Kim Dorsey – FDLE did DNA testing that linked Lance Kirkpatrick to the crime | 4/8/2017
The accused sits down with Dateline's Andrea Canning and offers a very different account of what happened inside the Dorsey home

Paul Durousseau – serial killer – convicted of the murders of 5 Jacksonville women – FDLE did the DNA testing that linked Durousseau to the victims | 6/18/2010

A cab driver was charged with murder in the killing of five Jacksonville women from December 2002 to February. Paul Durousseau, has been in jail since Feb. 6 on other charges.



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Florida Department of Law Enforcement Priorities

FDLE is composed of five areas: Executive Direction and Business Support, Criminal Investigations and Forensic Science, Criminal Justice Information, Criminal Justice Professionalism and Florida Capitol Police. FDLE’s duties, responsibilities and procedures are mandated through Chapter 943, FS, and Chapter 11, FAC. To learn more about these areas, read our Statement of Agency Organization and Operation or visit our Open Government page.