ST. PETERSBURG — Though he had had no brushes with the law before a police officer fatally shot him this weekend, Javon Dawson had taken on the persona of a street thug on his MySpace page. On Saturday night, Dawson, 17, was spotted firing a gun into the air outside the Shining Light Masonic Lodge, where there was a graduation party. He got into a confrontation with St. Petersburg police officer Terrence Nemeth, with Nemeth telling him to put down the weapon, and Dawson running off, pointing his gun at Nemeth as he fled before Nemeth fired. ...more

June 10, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- Believing some youths had stolen his son's bicycle, Richard A. Olszewski threatened six teens with a baseball bat Sunday night and ended up behind bars, according to Sheriff's Office reports. Olszewski, 38, 9315 Ottawa St., New Port Richey, remains in the county jail in Land O' Lakes today on six counts of aggravated assault, jail records show. Bail is $30,000 total. ...more

June 9, 2008

TAMPA - Police have charged a Tampa man accused of sexually battering a longtime acquaintance and stealing $50 from her. ...more

June 6, 2008

SHADY HILLS - A man was charged with armed burglary, violating a domestic violence injunction and tampering with a witness early Saturday following a domestic confrontation, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

May 31, 2008

TAMPA - Police are seeking the public's help in locating a man wanted in the Feb. 13 fatal shooting of another man in the Sulphur Springs area. ...more

February 22, 2008

VENICE — One Venice police officer has resigned and another has been exonerated after an off-duty altercation at the Sarasota Ale House in January. ...more

February 22, 2008

One Venice police officer has resigned and another has been cleared for their roles in an off-duty altercation at the Sarasota Ale House near Bee Ridge and Cattlemen roads in January. ...more

February 21, 2008

The Senate voted Wednesday to prohibit the CIA from using waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods on terror suspects despite President Bush's threat to veto any measure that limits the agency's interrogation techniques. ...more

February 14, 2008

Homeless people had until noon Tuesday to remove their personal belongings from sidewalks and public rights of way downtown. ...more

February 6, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Homeless people had until noon today to voluntarily remove their personal belonging from sidewalks and public rights of way downtown. ...more

February 5, 2008