Winter Haven police officers thought the man they arrested looked familiar. They were right, and a man arrested Monday on a marijuana possession charge now faces charges in connection with an armed carjacking 11 days earlier, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. ...more

January 29, 2008

Winter Haven police officers thought the man they arrested looked familiar. They were right, and a man initially arrested Monday on a marijuana possession charge now faces charges in connection with an armed carjacking 10 days earlier, according to a news release from the Polk County Sheriff's Office. ...more

January 29, 2008

Polk County detectives are seeking information about an armed carjacking Sunday in Winter Haven. ...more

January 21, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Two teenagers were arrested Wednesday on charges they stole a car from an elderly pair at gunpoint and then led police on a chase that involved several minor wrecks, authorities say. ...more

January 17, 2008

Anguished words from a murder victim's family came Thursday to a Hillsborough County courtroom from the Middle East. ...more

January 4, 2008

Anguished words from a murder victim's family came to a Hillsborough County courtroom on Thursday from the Middle East. A shackled Gregory Everett McCray, 51, listened during his sentencing hearing as a prosecutor read aloud a letter written by David Yahya Kiswani's widow. ...more

January 3, 2008

A carjacking that ended with a Tampa man fatally shot in the back of his head began as a drug deal between two men who knew each other, Hillsborough County sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. ...more

December 15, 2007

A carjacking that ended with a Tampa man shot in the back of his head began as a drug deal between two men who knew one another, Hillsborough County sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. ...more

December 15, 2007

I am a volunteer at a local youth correctional facility. I deal with youths 13 to 18 years old on a daily basis. Almost every youth I have dealt with in the last two years has one thing in common: They all think they are gangster thugs. ...more

December 15, 2007

Antonio Middleton, the 27-year-old Tampa man shot during a carjacking Wednesday, died Thursday night at Tampa General Hospital, Hillsborough County sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. ...more

December 14, 2007