When John Silva opened his St. Petersburg variety store about 9 a.m. Sunday, he brought Gertrude with him. ...more

December 8, 2008

When John Silva opened his St. Petersburg variety store about 9 a.m. Sunday, he brought Gertrude with him. ...more

December 7, 2008

A man and woman are accused of pulling a gun on an undercover officer during a drug buy, forcing a struggle for the weapon. ...more

November 22, 2008

Two armed intruders held a couple at gunpoint and made off with cash early this morning. No shots were fired and no one was injured in the home invasion. ...more

November 14, 2008

A Lakeland man has been accused of stalking a woman at a Polk County nature trail, professing his love to her and then asking her to perform sex acts with him, authorities said. ...more

November 11, 2008

SAFETY HARBOR - A 73-year-old man this morning shot and wounded a 4-year-old Labrador retriever that had made its way into the backyard of the man's daughter, Pinellas County sheriff's authorities said. ...more

November 6, 2008

A car occupied by two men fleeing Pinellas deputies crashed into a St. Petersburg police cruiser on patrol Thursday night, authorities said. Deputies saw Rashaad Phillips, of 3746 12th Ave. S., driving a Monte Carlo recklessly in St. Petersburg about 11:30 p.m., according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

November 6, 2008

The live-in boyfriend of an assistant central Florida public defender was charged with manslaughter in the woman's shooting death. ...more

November 3, 2008

a 25-year-old Port Richey man was arrested Thursday, accused of shooting a man at the Calendar Girls strip club. Derrick Henry "Casper" Carr, of 8915 Sterling Lane, was arrested at his home in connection to Wednesday's shooting of 23-year-old Thomas Scott Pryor outside the club at 16309 U.S. 19. According to sheriff's office reports, Carr became upset when Pryor smacked a dancer's buttocks. It wasn't clear whether she was working or if Carr knows her personally. ...more

October 31, 2008

A man suspected of attempting to rob a Brooksville bank earlier this year accepted a five-year prison sentence on Thursday. ...more

October 24, 2008