This breed of Citrus County Sheriff’s Office officers rarely bandies around the D-word.

Yet, for detectives Shelley Clark, Corey Davidson and deputies Mickey Dixon, Bobby Price and David Seidenstucker, fate, undergirded by a steely determination to “help people” and make a difference have been hallmarks of their storied careers.

They are officers one of their bosses calls “five really good officers with a lot of integrity and they do a great job for this agency.”