Linda Walsh and Maverick stand in a field at Camp Cloverleaf. Gerard Thanhoffer and a dozen other dog owners crowd around on both sides. Close. Closer. The German shepherd doesn't spook. He watches carefully, he understands it was a test, and therefore he didn't mind. ...more

October 13, 2008

A Bartow police officer investigating a stolen vehicle complaint early Saturday morning shot at a suspect after the man slammed the vehicle in reverse, aiming at the lawman, Bartow police said. ...more

October 12, 2008

A Polk County deputy, transporting a prisoner in his patrol car last night, was hit by a motorcycle, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. ...more

October 11, 2008

TAMPA - A Hillsborough County deputy forged signatures or initials of three sergeants on at least two DUI reports, according to an Internal Affairs summary report obtained today by The Tampa Tribune. ...more

October 8, 2008

A Pasco County deputy's patrol car crashed into a Kaufman Tire store in New Port Richey this afternoon, the sheriff's office said. ...more

September 26, 2008

A Pinellas County deputy stopped a car early Sunday driven by a Pasco County deputy who smelled of alcohol and was allowed to call someone to pick him up, according to a report. ...more

September 25, 2008

A Pinellas County deputy stopped a car early Sunday driven by a Pasco County deputy who smelled of alcohol and was allowed to call someone to pick him up, according to a report. ...more

September 24, 2008

A Tampa woman landed in jail Monday after calling 911 while a Hillsborough County deputy was investigating a dispute at her house. ...more

September 23, 2008

A Brandon woman was charged with felony child neglect after deputies said they found her driving drunk with her children in the car. Jennifer Ruth Carter, 27, was held at the Falkenburg Road Jail today on $2,750 bail, records show. Carter also is charged with two misdemeanors: driving under the influence with property damage and driving with a suspended license. ...more

September 23, 2008

A Pinellas County deputy convinced a man with a cinder block tied to his leg to not jump off a Sunshine Skyway fishing pier Thursday night. ...more

September 19, 2008