A Sebring man remained in jail Monday on a $26,000 bond after being arrested Sunday for allegedly smuggling marijuana into the Highlands County Jail. ...more

April 21, 2009

A Lakeland man taken to a hospital after his arrest Tuesday morning tried to escape, but he was rearrested after being found on hospital property, Polk County deputies say. ...more

April 1, 2009

The stepdaughter of a Winter Haven police officer died Sunday morning and the daughter of a Polk County firefighter was seriously injured when their vehicle hit a power pole and rolled over in Winter Haven. ...more

February 9, 2009

If you have a bag of pot in your pocket, it's not a good idea to pick a fight with a cop, or to offer a bribe on an installment plan after you've been arrested. ...more

February 8, 2009

The parents of Rachel Hoffman will appear on "Dateline NBC" tonight as part of an effort to pass a state law protecting confidential informants such as their daughter, who was fatally shot last year while working with Tallahassee police. ...more

January 23, 2009

An Avon Park man remained in jail Wednesday in lieu of a $7,500 bond following his Monday arrest on drug charges. ...more

December 18, 2008

Garrey Deon Gibson continued resisting arrest Tuesday night even after being zapped by a Taser, Hillsborough County deputies say. About 9:50 p.m. at Symmes Road and North Street in Gibsonton, deputies conducted a traffic stop on Gibson. They saw him put a green leafy substance into his mouth, and they believed it was marijuana. ...more

November 19, 2008

Hillsborough County deputies seized more than 160 grams of cocaine following three meetings with a Tampa man. Deputies arrested three people Monday afternoon they say were involved in cocaine dealing: Francisco Javier Rodriguez-Arana, 28, of Tampa; Irving Betancourt, 21, of Tampa; and Enid Jimenez, 30, of Brandon. ...more

November 11, 2008

Should have been arrested in Friday incident, chief says. ...more

October 15, 2008

The Hernando High School science teacher and assistant football coach who was with another assistant coach arrested for possession of marijuana after Friday's game has been given a citation of his own. ...more

October 15, 2008