The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is searching for Joshua Brett Taylor, 17, whose mother told detectives he had run away from their Sunset Drive home on Feb. 23. ...more

March 2, 2009

Investigators are searching for leads this morning in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old in Palmetto. ...more

February 28, 2009

A robber looking for narcotics got away with several bottles of medicine for the treatment of attention deficit disorder. ...more

February 27, 2009

A man pretended to deposit $2 million at an ATM and then withdrew a hunk of money from a woman's account, the Polk County Sheriff's Office says. ...more

February 25, 2009

A news viewer called in a tip that led to the arrest of a robbery suspect this weekend. ...more

February 23, 2009

Pinellas County sheriff's detectives are investigating a fire that was intentionally set and destroyed a 12-unit apartment building in Feather Sound early this morning. ...more

February 22, 2009

Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a reward for a man suspected of raping an 8-year-old child in the Washington, D.C., area. ...more

February 20, 2009

Lakeland police are searching for three suspects who robbed a restaurant Thursday night. ...more

February 20, 2009

A 24-year-old Bradenton man was charged this week with 20 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of promoting the sexual performance of a child. ...more

February 20, 2009

A man posing as a pest control employee has been targeting elderly women and stealing their jewelry. Deputies haven't named a suspect, but they are circulating a rendering of the man, who is Hispanic and in his late 20s. Deputies say he weighs about 160 pounds, has a medium build, dark hair, dark complexion, a possible mustache and is between 5 feet 7 inches and 5 feet 9 inches tall. ...more

February 18, 2009