Hillsborough County Sheriff's Deputy Rob Thornton got involved in Operation Medicine Cabinet after catching a pest control worker who had been stealing pain medications - a handful at a time - from a client's home in Sun City Center. ...more

December 16, 2009

A 19-year-old was charged Thursday with multiple counts of burglary after he illegally entered 11 parked vehicles, deputies said. ...more

December 11, 2009

Crouched behind a wood pile, the disheveled man had a pistol, a revolver and a loaded magazine in his pockets. An assault rifle lay near his feet. A Taser probe dangled from his tangle of hair. ...more

December 8, 2009

When prosecutors try Humberto Delgado Jr. in the killing of Tampa police Cpl. Mike Roberts, they may use a surveillance video showing the incident. The tape came from cameras at Simo Stone, a granite and marble distributor at 8625 N. Nebraska Ave. ...more

November 25, 2009

When Kevin Clark discovered someone broke into his car Thursday, the St. Petersburg man didn't just wait for the police. ...more

November 13, 2009

For a group of Hollywood-obsessed teens, entertainment news on the Internet offered more than a glimpse into the lives of stars. It helped them break into celebrities' homes. ...more

November 2, 2009

With the city's crime rate plummeting the past six years - and the police department on pace for an 18 percent decrease this year - maintaining that trend could prove difficult. ...more

October 23, 2009

With the city's crime rate plummeting over the past six years – and the police department on pace for an 18 percent decrease this year – maintaining that trend could prove difficult. ...more

October 22, 2009

Just odds and ends this week, folks. There's a hodgepodge of opportunities to help the community and your business. ...more

October 21, 2009

Thank heaven there are such among us as Daniel Green, who, until just a few days ago, had mastered the art of being a good cop. That is, his achievements were unrelentingly laudatory without rising to the level of newsworthiness. Oh, others noticed. Judges, case workers, satisfied civilians. But a sheriff's detective who operates by a creed of professionalism and devotion earns headlines about as often as the airline pilot with an unblemished record of routine takeoffs and landings. ...more

October 21, 2009