An 18-year-old Brooksville man was arrested Wednesday and charged with sex crimes against two girls, ages 14 and 15. ...more

December 16, 2009

It was almost a cool getaway, but in the end it was the ice cream truck that eventually led deputies to her. ...more

December 16, 2009

Deputies arrested two cousins and charged them in the killing of a man who tried to resist a robbery attempt while walking his dogs. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested Christopher Rodriguez, 22, and Emanuel Rodriguez, 16, at their home at 4727 Town 'N Country Blvd. about 7 p.m. Tuesday. ...more

December 16, 2009

Pasco County officials will seek $4.5 million in federal help this week in hopes of filling nearly three dozen firefighting jobs, the majority of them cut from the county budget Oct. 1. ...more

December 16, 2009

The Highlands County Sheriff's Office and the Department of Animal Control are continuing to search the Leisure Lakes area for two dogs that reportedly snatched a small Yorkshire terrier away from its owner and killed it Monday morning. ...more

December 15, 2009

When Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies showed up at 513 Greenway Drive about noon Sunday, a cockfight was under way behind the house. ...more

December 14, 2009

Pinellas County Sheriff's Office employees made the holidays brighter for 200 families this week when they stormed an Oldsmar Walmart with wish lists in hand. ...more

December 12, 2009

A standoff between an armed man and Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies has prompted authorities to cordon off streets near Boyette and Bell Shoals roads between Fish Hawk and Riverview. ...more

December 11, 2009

Deputies serving a warrant at a Deltona house stumbled up 13 venomous snakes. ...more

December 11, 2009

A 19-year-old was charged Thursday with multiple counts of burglary after he illegally entered 11 parked vehicles, deputies said. ...more

December 11, 2009