An unmarked FBI car has been found and a Tampa man has been arrested and charged with the theft. ...more

April 1, 2009

A canine unit for the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office has arrested an armed suspect who also was a South Carolina fugitive, deputies say. ...more

March 20, 2009

Ten east Pasco County residents were arrested Thursday on drug charges stemming from a lengthy undercover investigation by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. Charges against some of the seven men and three women include possession and trafficking in assorted drugs, ranging from marijuana and cocaine to oxycodone. ...more

March 20, 2009

Two women offered a 77-year-old man sex in exchange for money, then arranged a violent robbery when he turned them down, authorities say. ...more

March 18, 2009

A sheriff's deputy arrived at the house of a man with an arrest warrant Monday morning, only to have the suspect shove his bicycle at him and run away on foot, according to a report. ...more

March 18, 2009

Police believe a series of home invasions targeting middle-aged and older women has climbed from two to five. ...more

March 16, 2009

The sheriff's office is charging forward in its campaign against prescription drug abuse. ...more

March 16, 2009

A Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputy was cleared of wrongdoing in the shooting death of a suspected drug dealer who had opened fire on the sheriff's SWAT team. ...more

March 14, 2009

A Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputy was cleared of wrongdoing in the shooting death of a suspected drug dealer who had opened fire on the sheriff's SWAT team. ...more

March 13, 2009

A New Port Richey man was arrested Tuesday and charged with kidnapping and threatening to shoot to death the teen he blamed for a botched transaction, according to a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report. Keith R. Stokes, 45, was arrested on charges of armed kidnapping and aggravated battery with a firearm. Mary Taylor, 19, told authorities she lives with Stokes, his wife and three children at their residence, 6753 Temple Ave., New Port Richey, said he sells drugs from the house and is a member of the Insane Gangster Disciples street gang. ...more

March 11, 2009