A 49-year-old man has been accused of groping and trying to kiss a door-to-door magazine subscription saleswoman. ...more

November 19, 2009

Red-light cameras Having driven in the Middle East (Doha, Qatar) with red-light and speed cameras, I witnessed more accidents than they prevented, and there were more violent crashes. Drivers slamming their brakes to minimize tickets were very common and did not subside with education. Drivers just worked around them. ...more

November 10, 2009

The police officer who pulled out his gun and threatened an NFL player with jail instead of allowing him inside a hospital where his mother-in-law was dying resigned Wednesday. ...more

April 1, 2009

A police officer was placed on administrative leave Thursday over a traffic stop involving an NFL player whom he kept in a hospital parking lot and threatened to arrest while his mother-in-law died inside the building. ...more

March 26, 2009

"Police Chief Behind Bars, Needs Help Making Bail." Now that's the kind of banner headline reporters dream of. ...more

March 11, 2009

"POLICE CHIEF BEHIND BARS; NEEDS HELP MAKING BAIL." Now that's the kind of banner headline reporters dream of. Now that's the kind of banner headline reporters dream of. While tempting, and even technically accurate, the real story isn't quite that sensational, though it is something that warrants public attention. Port Richey Police Chief David Brown and dozens of other local residents will be doing time - from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Wednesday, March 11. ...more

March 7, 2009

A Tampa man is accused of snatching his 1-year-old child out of a moving car during an argument with his estranged wife, putting the child in harm's way, an affidavit states. ...more

February 15, 2009

A man was killed and a woman critically injured when they tried to cross US 19 last night in Port Richey, according to Port Richey police chief David Brown. ...more

February 14, 2009

Three Pinellas County teenagers are in custody this morning charged with the attempted murder of a police officer. ...more

January 27, 2009

Sorry, traffic scofflaws, the camera watching the southbound lanes of U.S. 19 at Ridge Road for red-light runners isn't taking a holiday break as the city switches to a new operating company. ...more

December 31, 2008