Press Releases

11 Gang Members Indicted in South Florida
06/27/2008: TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum and Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw today announced multiple arrests under indictments issued by the 18th Statewide Grand Jury. The indictments were handed down...

Attorney General, Executive Committee Unveil Statewide Gang Reduction Strategy
06/24/2008: TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum and members of the Gang Reduction Strategy Executive Committee today released their statewide gang reduction strategy, developed to address the significant threat of...

Attorney General McCollum Launches 23rd National Crime Prevention Conference
06/20/2008: ~ Annual conference provides strategies, tools to prevent crime in local communities ~ TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum today addressed the attendees of the 23rd Annual Conference on Preventing...

Attorney General McCollum & Humane Society of U.S. Announce Program to Combat Animal Fighting
05/28/2008: TALLAHASSEE, FL— Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) today unveiled a cooperative initiative to combat animal fighting in Florida. The Attorney General, the Florida...

Attorney General Announces Successes in 2008 Legislative Session
05/02/2008: ~ McCollum praises lawmakers for commitment to public and consumer safety ~ TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today extended his thanks to state lawmakers for partnering with him on a wide range of bills...

Florida Gang Members to Face Harsher Penalties
05/01/2008: TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Florida Legislature today approved House Bill (HB) 43, tough anti-gang legislation, championed by Attorney General Bill McCollum and sponsored by Senator Jeff Atwater (R-Palm Beach Gardens) and...

Statewide Grand Jury Adds Two More Gang Members to First Indictment
04/17/2008: ~ Total of 12 members of SUR-13 gang now indicted, charged with criminal racketeering ~ TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum and Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw today announced that two additional...

Law Enforcement Officers, Victim Advocates Honored During National Crime Victims' Rights Week
04/16/2008: TALLAHASSEE, FL - Attorney General Bill McCollum today joined Governor Charlie Crist in honoring three law enforcement officers and three victim advocates for their extraordinary efforts on behalf of Florida victims of...

Attorney General McCollum Announces Progress on 2008 Legislative Priorities
04/01/2008: ~ Two of six bills up in committees today ~ TALLAHASSEE – Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that as the 2008 Legislative Session reaches its midpoint, all six bills supported by the Attorney General as his...

McCollum, 55 Attorneys General Call on Congress to Restore Funding for Front-Line Crime and Drug Enforcement Efforts
03/03/2008: ~ Grant funds support essential criminal justice programs in Florida ~ TALLAHASSEE, FL - Calling the funding essential to the operation of state crime and drug enforcement efforts, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum...