An auto burglary at the Tuscany Point Apartments last week has led to the discovery of a rash of connected auto burglaries in the West Shore area, police said, with at least 20 vehicles broken into by the same people. ...more

August 22, 2008

The westbound lanes of Interstate 4 near County Road 557 in Polk County are closed after a police pursuit ended in a car crash. ...more

August 12, 2008

Deputies arrested two Tampa men and charged them with stealing more than $250 worth of diesel fuel from a semitraileraround 10:30 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest report. ...more

July 23, 2008

Three people worked together to break into seven vehicles in Hillsborough County, stealing a total of $765.46 in items, deputies say. ...more

July 17, 2008

LARGO -- With the help of police dogs, Pinellas County sheriff's deputies arrested four teenagers in a string of car burglaries Monday night and early today in Largo. ...more

July 15, 2008

Government Social Club Ongoing widespread staff wrongdoings and wrangling at county government suggest it is a well-endowed social club interrupted occasionally by work. Generously compensated people are paid by overtaxed citizens to be members of it. ...more

June 5, 2008

LAKE PLACID — A 20-year-old Lake Placid woman was fortunate she wasn't at home when a Lake Placid man arrived there, reportedly on a mission to "cut her and let her blood run." Jorge Severiano-Morales, 24, of Lake Placid, was booked Monday on charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony, burglary of a dwelling, structure or conveyance while armed, criminal mischief less than $200 and cruelty toward a child – an act that could result in physical or mental injury. ...more

June 4, 2008

SEBRING — A Haines City man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $29,750 bond after he was arrested and charged in three separate burglary cases in the Sebring area. Jason Richard Boone, 30, of 280 Dyson Road, arrested on warrants and charged with two counts of burglary of a structure or conveyance, two counts of criminal mischief, two counts of vehicle theft, one count of burglary of a dwelling and one count of petty theft. On May 21, he was extradited from the Polk County Jail to Highlands County. Detectives say that between the hours of 3 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Oct. 20, Boone entered three Sebring properties, one in the 6000 block of North Carolina Drive and two in the 700 and 800 block of Town and Country Boulevard. ...more

May 23, 2008

SEBRING — The Highlands County Sheriff's Office announced in a press release Tuesday that they have arrested a suspect in connection to a series of car fishing incidents in the Harder Hall and Sparta Road area. ...more

April 22, 2008

TAMPA - Two Polk County men were arrested in Volusia County Monday, accused of shooting at a truck on Interstate 4, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

February 25, 2008