Before Caylee Anthony, before Adam Walsh, before Jennifer Odom, the Bay Area was captivated by the story of Jennifer Martelez. The 7-year-old disappeared more than a quarter century ago and the Tampa Police department has kept her file open. Now, her family says there may be new leads in the case. ...more

December 12, 2008

A man who police say robbed a Subway restaurant Sunday night was polite and apologetic, even when he demanded money and threatened to shoot an employee. ...more

December 8, 2008

A hairy moment has landed identical twins in a web of trouble. After leaving a club, Alecia Roberts stood on an Ybor City street about 3:20 a.m. Sunday, looking at police horse Sequence's tail. She decided it would make a nice hair weave. ...more

November 19, 2008

A hairy moment has landed identical twins in a web of trouble. ...more

November 18, 2008

Hector Sastre was walking to a store near Hillsborough and Himes avenues Monday afternoon when he heard gunfire and saw people running from a nearby laundry. ...more

November 17, 2008

Sequence had a rough Sunday morning patrolling the streets of Ybor City. The Tampa Police Department horse had a leg grabbed, was struck by two women and later was harassed or intimidated by another person, police say. ...more

November 17, 2008

Frustrated by months of Internet problems, Ellen Gaynor said she was so relieved to get her home wireless service working again that she didn't secure it. ...more

November 12, 2008

Tampa police last month arrested Stephen Mann of New Port Richey, who was using a laptop computer in a Toyota outside a home on Ancroft Court in Tampa Palms. The arrest highlights the need to secure wireless computer networks from hackers and other people who wish to disguise their online activities, said Paul Henry, a computer forensics specialist in Ocala who often works with law enforcement. ...more

November 11, 2008

When several Seminole Heights residents noticed last week that their Barack Obama signs were missing from their front yards, they decided to relay a message to the sign snatchers. ...more

October 23, 2008

When several Seminole Heights residents noticed last week that their Barack Obama signs were missing from their front yards, they decided to relay a message to the sign snatchers. ...more

October 22, 2008