John Allen Muhammad, one of the snipers who terrorized the Washington, D.C., area seven years ago, may have shot a man on a Clearwater golf course, but authorities are skeptical whether they can prove it. The hurdle in getting the evidence is promising Lee Boyd Malvo, the accomplice in the shootings, immunity from prosecution, police say. ...more

November 9, 2009

A 19-year-old man was arrested by Pasco County deputies Wednesday, accused of breaking into a home and stealing items valued at more than $22,000. ...more

August 28, 2009

A 19-year-old Tarpon Springs man was arrested by Pasco deputies Wednesday, accused of breaking into a home in Holiday and stealing more than $22,000 worth of valuables. ...more

August 27, 2009

A methamphetamine lab inside a home has been shut down, the Polk County Sheriff's Office says. ...more

February 26, 2009

A 9-year-old charged with killing his father and another man has been offered a plea deal that would spare him any jail time, his attorney said Thursday. ...more

February 12, 2009

Thirty-seven people were arrested and 109 roosters seized Saturday after Polk County sheriff's deputies received an anonymous tip and broke up a Mulberry cockfighting ring. ...more

January 18, 2009

November was a bad month for banks. The Tampa Bay area saw a slew of robberies in the second half of the month. ...more

December 30, 2008

Undercover deputies said they dismantled a marijuana grow house Thursday at 4375 Neff Lake Road. ...more

December 5, 2008

Narcotics detectives went through a house Wednesday evening and confiscated 13 marijuana plants and three guns after the resident let them in without a search warrant, according to the Clearwater Police Department. ...more

November 20, 2008

An 8-year-old boy accused in the deaths of his father and another man gave police conflicting accounts about the shootings, at one point saying, "I wasn't shooting any guns" before admitting to firing at least two shots at each of the men. ...more

November 19, 2008