CLEARWATER - A Clearwater policeman who fired upon a fleeing burglar in the officer's Tarpon Springs home in December has been cleared of wrongdoing, according to results of an internal affairs investigation released this morning. ...more

February 15, 2008

Jim Epley, who turned 74 last week, watched as his neighbor used a .22-caliber handgun to dispatch the Eastern diamondback. He knew it would take more firepower. He fetched his .44-caliber Magnum. Two shots later, the snake was dead, although it continued to squirm for hours. ...more

January 17, 2008

Law & Order police news briefs. ...more

January 10, 2008

A Ruskin man committed suicide Sunday at SouthShore Regional Library in Sun City Center, officials said. ...more

January 8, 2008

A standoff between Pinellas County deputies and a Seminole man Sunday morning led to exchanges of gunfire, but no one was seriously injured. ...more

December 30, 2007

Trucks, tempers, Christmas displays and a gun proved a violent mix Thursday night for one Polk County neighborhood, the sheriff's office said. ...more

December 8, 2007

A Tampa man shot his roommate in the chest, pointed the gun at a teenager's head and then ran off Saturday night, Pasco County deputies said Sunday. ...more

December 3, 2007

Joshua Matthew Braggs, of Willow Wisp Drive, died Saturday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound he suffered Friday night during a small gathering of friends at a home at 3361 Mount Tabor Road, the sheriff's office reported. ...more

November 6, 2007

BROOKSVILLE — A suspected burglar who was shot twice on his way out the door has been captured, authorities announced today. ...more

October 29, 2007

A 14-year-old boy said Friday that he planned a Columbine-style attack on a suburban Philadelphia high school, which could keep him in juvenile custody for up to 6 1/2 years. ...more

October 27, 2007