Michael Rodriguez remembers the exhilaration of newfound freedom when he hid in the back of a stolen truck as he and six of his buddy convicts staged one of Texas' most notorious prison breaks. ...more

August 11, 2008

TAMPA - Deputies have arrested a man who they said took a knife from a grocery store in Largo this afternoon then used it minutes later during a robbery of a nearby pharmacy, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

February 24, 2008

SEBRING — As a former officer at the Avon Park Correctional Institution, Hector Velazquez Jr. dealt with violent, drug-addicted inmates on a daily basis. Now, because of an alleged eight-day cocaine fueled crime spree in 2005, Velazquez, of Sebring, will be behind bars. ...more

February 19, 2008

A 26-year-old man who told deputies he was on a two-day "ice" binge and hadn't slept was arrested Sunday evening after an apparent crime spree, according to sheriff's office reports. ...more

February 12, 2008

LAKE WALES - One of the two women set on fire last week during a Lake Wales robbery attempt week has died. ...more

December 19, 2007

A 15-year-old suspect with a long rap sheet who was charged in Tuesday's violent crime spree should not have been on the streets, Plant City police officials contend. ...more

November 9, 2007

TAMPA - After stabbing Big Pig on Sunday, William Lilley went on a crime spree, according to a criminal affidavit. ...more

September 21, 2007

After stabbing Big Pig on Sunday, William Lilley went on a crime spree, according to a criminal affidavit. ...more

September 21, 2007