Jennifer Johnson had about a minute to talk before her cell phone lost its connection with a 911 operator in Plant City. ...more

April 2, 2009

Jennifer Johnson had about a minute to talk before a 911 operator in Plant City lost a connection with her. "Ma'am, I'm in a trunk right now," the 31-year-old Tampa mother yelled on a copy of the call released today. "They got me in the trunk. … I don't know where I'm at." No officers were dispatched to find her, according to a report contained in the 700 pages of discovery material released with the call today. ...more

April 1, 2009

It was a family reunion fraught with risks involving parents fearful of deportation but more afraid that their 2-month old baby had been abducted. ...more

March 25, 2009

A 2-month-old baby has been reunited with her parents more than 24 hours after a woman impersonating an immigration official took the child from her mother. ...more

March 24, 2009

On Dec. 5, Plant City was shut down by a massive manhunt for a heavily armed suspected killer. ...more

December 17, 2008

More than 400 heavily armed law enforcement officers from at least eight agencies joined forces Dec. 5 to capture a suspect in separate shootings that killed two Plant City residents. ...more

December 17, 2008

Friday, Plant City was shut down by a massive manhunt for a suspected killer. Monday night, that collective experience and individual pain were recognized at Plant City Commission meeting. ...more

December 8, 2008

Remember as children when we didn't get our way, we would defy authority and do whatever we wanted to do. When children act like children, generally there isn't much harm done - and what damage does occur usually happens to the children alone. ...more

December 3, 2008

The motorcycle in a Plant City Police Department demonstration Nov. 18 that injured two spectators, the police chief and the driver was going 37 mph when it skidded out of control, according to a report on the accident. ...more

December 2, 2008

Police Chief Bill McDaniel, one of his officers and two spectators were injured Nov. 18 during a motorcycle demonstration for the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce. ...more

November 26, 2008