Clearwater police say they have arrested a 19-year-old man for having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl, and a 21-year-old woman who allowed the relationship to happen. ...more

August 11, 2008

A 21-year-old man was arrested Saturday night, accused by deputies of giving alcohol to two juveniles at a party, a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrest affidavit states. ...more

August 10, 2008

A suspected shoplifter enlisted the help of her 17-year-old son to steal a pair of sneakers from a Bealls Outlet store on Tuesday. ...more

July 30, 2008

A member of our board of directors, who is also an officer, is more than a year past due in maintenance payments and assessments. Should this person be allowed to remain on the board? I thought not, and asked for the person to resign, but the request was refused. The other board members are not aware of the serious delinquency because the officer has not told them. ...more

July 24, 2008

TAMPA — A lizard tattoo on the small of a teacher's back; a ladybug on the lower left side of her belly; a flower on her right. Several photographs of Stephanie Ragusa were released today by the Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office. Prosecutors are not commenting on the pictures but sheriff's office reports have said the photographs were used to corroborate statements given by a teenager who claimed to have had sex repeatedly with Ragusa. She was his teacher at Davidsen Middle School. ...more

July 8, 2008

A Plant City woman is accused of taking her five children on a shoplifting trip to a Wal-Mart with her 13-year-old stepson and another woman, a police affidavit states. ...more

July 4, 2008

A Plant City woman is accused of taking five children on a shoplifting trip to Wal-Mart, an affidavit states. ...more

July 3, 2008

We just received a letter from our board of directors telling us it is approving a special assessment to provide for delinquent accounts that are in foreclosure and bankruptcy. Is this legal? ...more

July 3, 2008

Yumay C. Guardado and her 12-year-old daughter stole items on two separate occasions in the past week from a Brandon Target, Hillsborough County deputies say. The 32-year-old Tampa woman and her child were arrested and charged with two counts of grand theft. ...more

July 2, 2008

About 2,000 Pinellas County water and sewer customers in Madeira Beach recently received late notices threatening to cut off their service. ...more

June 28, 2008