Right now, a developing story about an officer who has resigned from the force. Turns out the Sarasota Police officer is in hot water for sharing confidential information. And now he is facing criminal charges. He gave information to a relative. Reporter good afternoon. Soon after the investigation began, the lew at the innocent resigned. Investigators the lieutenant resigned. According to court document, back in october, he used Law Enforcement resource for perm use. He looked up a womans driver licenses information and gave it to his brother. That data is only supposed to be used by Law Enforcement during events like traffic stops and investigations. He has been charged with misuse of confidential records. Hopefully other Law Enforcement members in the community will understand that the significance of maintaining their responsibility to maintain our privacy. Reporter the investigation comment at this time. Reporting in sarasota, john roger, news channel 8. People living in the vm yb
County sheriff chris knocko tonight. This comes after someone tried to set a deputys home on fire. Candace mccowan is live with the story. Was anyone hurt candace . Reporter good evening. Thankfully, no one was injured. That deputy, though, was inside with his family including Young Children at the time. And that is the reason that sheriff chris is sending a strong message to anyone who threatens law enforcement. He goes im going out to get arrested. Reporter 30yearold Daniel Thomas hall was looking for trouble when he left his hudson home this morning. He is accused of breaking into cars before spotting this deputys take home vehicle in a home. He has a lighter and he keeps trying to light all the furniture on fire. As he lights it on fire, he knocks on the deputys door. Been with the Department Since 2007. He was in his home with his family with his gun drawn. Backup arriving minutes later finding hall on the deputys lawn. We are blessed. Thank god that Deputy Lennox is safe. His fam
My heart is broken. Reporter nina and Marvin Lancaster are barely keeping this together. How could this happen . The tragic event how he died. My baby shouldnt have been taken away from me so brutally. It was carelessness. This didnt have to happen. Reporter their only son who friends called little marvin died at a shooting in club rayne two weeks ago. In an ironic and sad twist, he was periscoping, a live feed of his own death. His parents talked to him an hour before he died. I dropped to my knees. There was nothing i could do. We were so far away and couldnt get home over 24 hours. Reporter they have the deal with another sad reality. Their sons death. Someone knows something. Even someone is feeding him. He is being sheltered. Reporter rod carter, newschannel8. Tonight, we are seeing the results of a fourmonth sting designed to get illegal guns off the streets. Deputies purchased illegal guns not only to get them off the street, but to lock up the people selling them. Most of the g
Courtney campbell, six on the franklin and just six to cross the bridge. 6 01. A convicted killer on the run for 26 years, and theres still no sign of glenn chambers. Look at your screen. This weekend will mark the anniversary of his daring escape, abc action News Reporter rods knee is live in polk county, all of these years later, tips are still coming in. Reporter i dont know you are right about that, dan. Theyre not giving up on this case. In fact latest tip came in last weekend. Now over years, he has been spotted in both florida and alabama, so theres a good chance that he would possibly still be in this area. Check something out. This is a composite picture of what he could possibly look like today and also interesting, we have a picture of this as well. A tatoo on his upper left arm that reads live free or die. It is a motto he has been able he was serving a life sentence for killing his girlfriend in 197 a. He escaped after the verdict but was caught a few days lateer and was t
County facing child sex charges. Stacy hooks and listed as a teacher at hill gusta. Based on the jail records the victim is between 12 and 16 years old. She will be in court later this morningment we hope learn more details on the charges again. Thank you for joining usment im dan shaffer. First at 8 00, the bay area is marking the anniversary of a prison break that was like a scene straight out of a movie. Glenn chambers slipped on to a delivery truck and rode off of prison grounds in polk county and hasnt been caught since. This morning the investigation into where he is heating back up. Rodney joins fuss the correctional institution. Investigators just got a recent tip. Thats right n. Fact that tip just came in. This guy has been spoted in both florida and georgia. Not be giving up on this case. This, investigators say, a good indication of what chambers would look like today. This composite, a clue investigators using in a search that has gone 26 years and counting. Chambers was se