Five deputies were involved in a shootout with a murder suspect. One deputy and his canine partner saved a woman who had overdosed. Five others dragged a woman to safety after her home burst into flames. All were honored Tuesday by Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee during the agency's quarterly awards ceremony at Falkenburg Road Jail. Those receiving honors, and applause from their peers, included Master Deputy Chris Grecco and his canine Bullit, for finding and rescuing a woman who overdosed on medication and was stranded in the woods on Feb. 21. ...more

June 10, 2009

Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee submitted a $370 million budget request for the 2010 fiscal year in a letter today to county commissioners. ...more

April 29, 2009

Hillsborough County deputies said they have charged five men with trafficking in more than 150 kilograms of cocaine, one of the sheriff's department's largest drug cases. ...more

April 23, 2009

Retired Navy Capt. Robert J. Silah recently presented a plaque to Sheriff David Gee for support offered by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office to the active-duty wounded and injured at the James A. Haley VA Medical Center. Silah is president of the Tampa Military Officers Association of America and chairman of Operation Helping Hand, a special project of the Tampa chapter of the MOAA. ...more

April 8, 2009

"April," T.S. Eliot warned us at the beginning of his epic 1922 poem, "is the cruelest month." ...more

April 1, 2009

Fireworks could erupt this afternoon when the Hillsborough County Commission takes its first hard look at next year's budget shortfall. County Administrator Pat Bean surprised some commissioners Friday when she said the bleak economic outlook could force her to lay off 1,000 employees over the next two years. Commissioner Al Higginbotham questioned whether so many layoffs are necessary, and he accused Bean of using the layoff announcement to pressure Sheriff David Gee into reducing his workforce. ...more

March 31, 2009

More Hillsborough County government workers learned Monday that their jobs are at risk as the sinking economy continues to take a toll on tax revenue. ...more

March 31, 2009

Hillsborough County Administrator Pat Bean's announcement Friday that she may have to lay off 1,000 workers drew fire from a county commissioner today who accused Bean of using people's jobs for political purposes. ...more

March 30, 2009

Faced with a potential budget deficit of $100 million-plus - and growing - Hillsborough County officials confirmed Friday that they are considering cutting the county payroll by as many as 1,000 positions over the next two years. ...more

March 28, 2009

A Lithia man who claims he was unjustly arrested for drunk driving in 2006 has sued the deputy who charged him, Sheriff David Gee and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

February 12, 2009