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FWC’s Operation Dry Water promotes education, enforcement for boating under the influence this weekend
Friday, July 2, 2021 - FWC officers will be enforcing Florida’s boating under the influence laws and educating boaters about safe boating practices, which includes boating sober. -
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers renames Moore Haven Lock and Dam to honor fallen FWC Officer Julian Keen, Jr.
Friday, June 18, 2021 - Officer Keen was shot and killed in LaBelle last June after attempting to stop a hit-and-run suspect while off duty. He served more than six years with the FWC and was highly respected in his community. -
FWC names Roger Young new director for Division of Law Enforcement
Monday, June 14, 2021 - Col. Young will oversee more than 1,000 employees in the FWC’s Division of Law Enforcement who protect Florida’s natural resources and provide public safety on state lands and waters. -
Governor Ron DeSantis issues proclamation for Safe Boating Week in Florida
Monday, May 24, 2021 - We are grateful for his recognition of this important week urging Floridians and visitors to boat safely while enjoying Florida’s beautiful waterways. -
FWC and HCSO crack down on boating under the influence, resulting in 29 arrests
Friday, May 21, 2021 - This targeted enforcement was in response to a tragic incident that occurred on May 17, 2020 on the Alafia River involving a boat towing a tube, and a personal watercraft being operated by Joseph Miltner, age 40, who fatally struck 12-year-old Jasina Campbell. -
FWC Releases 2020 Boating Accident Statistical Report
Friday, May 7, 2021 - Florida had 836 boating accidents in 2020, which is 113 more accidents than in 2019, a 16% increase. -
FWC, UF Maples Center for Forensic Medicine mark one-year milestone in model partnership for conservation law enforcement
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 - The FWC’s Division of Law Enforcement has expanded its forensic science component with the ambition of becoming nationally recognized as a premier wildlife forensic sciences program. -
State Law Enforcement Chiefs Association honors 6 FWC officers at annual ceremony
Monday, May 3, 2021 - SLECA annually honors the best and brightest in Florida’s law enforcement community. -
FWC encourages safe boating during Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival
Thursday, April 29, 2021 - Law enforcement agencies will be helping keep people safe by looking for reckless or careless vessel operation and enforcing boating under the influence on any impaired vessel operator. -
FWC decommissions offshore patrol vessel C.T. Randall
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - The C.T. Randall served for 18 years directly supporting conservation efforts in state and federal waters operating out of Port Canaveral, Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Marco Island.