A WEEK after Bernard Madoff’s vast alleged Ponzi scheme came to light in mid-December, a thief made off with a $10,000 copper statue from his Florida estate.

During the mid-1950's, Florida decided to jump on the "-rama" bandwagon by constructing a permanent international expo called the "Inter-American Center," or Interama.

Moments before we headed out for a mid-day patrol, Christopher Whitman, an upbeat staff sergeant from Florida, recounted a “complex” ambush.