Polk County deputies are investigating an armed robbery Friday afternoon at a store in Fort Meade. ...more

January 24, 2009

Lake Wales police arrested two robbery suspects Thursday night, including one whose death penalty conviction for a 1998 murder of a citrus grower had been overturned, leading to his release. ...more

January 23, 2009

A federal judge accused a 29-year-old Tampa man of faking mental problems, and then sentenced him today to life behind bars, plus 82 years, for his role in a crime spree in which a county firefighter was carjacked. ...more

January 23, 2009

A 24-year-old gang member was sentenced today to more than 21 years in federal prison for his role in the June 16 armed robbery of a Seffner gas station. ...more

January 22, 2009

A man with a 34-year criminal record who talked in secretly recorded conversations about two slayings and other crimes has agreed to plead guilty to a federal weapons charge. ...more

January 21, 2009

Deputies have arrested a suspect in the robbery and beating of a woman this morning, Pasco County Sheriff's Office spokesman Kevin Doll said. ...more

January 21, 2009

A vigilant witness who wrote down a license plate number cracked the case of a Circle K robbery on Saturday, deputies say. ...more

January 21, 2009

An accused robber found himself in trouble Monday night after the intended victim fought back, smacking his head on the ground, police said. ...more

January 20, 2009

When three employees of a Domino's Pizza tried to stop Charles James Morgan from grabbing money from the cash register Saturday night, he pulled out a plastic BB gun and pointed it at them, Tampa police say. ...more

January 19, 2009

A 30-year-old Riverview man who deputies say committed an armed home invasion Friday has been arrested. Deputies arrested Jose Rivera on Wednesday. He was charged with armed robbery-home invasion more than $300. ...more

January 15, 2009