A man wearing dreadlocks robbed a Clearwater bank today, Clearwater police say. ...more

March 10, 2009

A Sarasota lawyer has admitted participating in what authorities have said was an $82.7 million mortgage loan scheme that defrauded seven banks. ...more

February 4, 2009

A 25-year-old Hernando County man was arrested Wednesday night, accused of robbing a Pasco County bank two days before. ...more

January 16, 2009

A 25-year-old Hernando County man was arrested Wednesday night in a Pasco bank robbery ...more

January 15, 2009

Pinellas detectives have arrested a Clearwater man in connection with a pair of bank robberies and say he's a suspect in three others. ...more

November 21, 2008

Detectives are searching for a suspect from an armed robbery at a Palm Harbor bank on Sunday afternoon. ...more

November 9, 2008

Pasco deputies and Port Richey police officers arrested a 70-year-old man they say robbed two banks in five days. Joseph A. Bender of 7311 Ingleside Drive, Port Richey, was arrested at the Travel Inn at 7532 U.S. 19 in New Port Richey on Tuesday afternoon, after his car was spotted in the parking lot, officials say. At 9 a.m. Friday, according to authorities, Bender walked into the Colonial Bank at 9431 U.S. 19 outside Port Richey city limits, handed a teller a note that stated he had a bomb, and demanded cash. After getting the money, according to a probable cause affidavit, he took off. After his photo was released to the media, deputies received phone calls about the suspect's possible identity. Detectives prepared a suspect photo pack and clerks identified Bender as the bank robber, a report states ...more

August 20, 2008

PORT RICHEY A 70-year-old man faces accusations he robbed two West Pasco banks within the past week. ...more

August 20, 2008

Three businessmen and a Sarasota lawyer have been charged with participating in an $82.8 million mortgage loan scheme that defrauded seven banks, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Monday. ...more

July 29, 2008

Three businessmen and a Sarasota lawyer have been charged with participating in an $82.8 million mortgage loan fraud, a scheme which defrauded seven banks, the U.S. Attorney's Office said this morning. ...more

July 28, 2008