A special police initiative slashed violent crime in three troubled neighborhoods by nearly 30 percent, officials announced today. ...more

September 30, 2008

A black activist group is calling on governments to pay millions of dollars in reparations to the families of Javon Dawson and three other black teenagers who have been killed by law enforcement officers. ...more

August 16, 2008

The International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement will address Gov. Charlie Crist's call for a review of the investigation into the shooting death of Javon Dawson this morning. ...more

August 15, 2008

Walking on the wrong side of the road in this city might get you stopped by the police. Not using a sidewalk might draw police attention, too. A day after Bradenton police confronted a teenager and accused him of walking on the wrong side of the road, an officer stopped a man early Wednesday, saying he was not using a sidewalk in the 1300 block of 21st Avenue West. ...more

May 22, 2008