TAMPA - A Polk County detention deputy was arrested today after an investigation revealed he had sex with an inmate in a staff bathroom at the Central County Jail, Polk County deputies say. ...more

May 2, 2008

An off-duty Tampa police officer with 20 years on the force was killed Thursday when a county-owned pickup turned into the path of his motorcycle on U.S. 41 in Pasco County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

May 2, 2008

It's not exactly an award you'd strive to get. If it comes, however, you embrace it. ...more

May 1, 2008

Video released last week of a detention deputy dumping a quadriplegic man from his wheelchair at Orient Road Jail made national news, but the quadriplegic man says that wasn't the only time deputies failed to properly handle his disabilities. ...more

February 23, 2008

LARGO - A Pinellas County Sheriff's Office detention deputy was booked into Pinellas County Jail this morning on charges of drunken driving, authorities say. ...more

February 22, 2008

The attorney for a woman who claims her arm was broken while in Orient Road Jail last year says maintaining order in detention facilities is critical but with the state's power to use force comes a responsibility to show restraint. ...more

February 21, 2008

TAMPA - The attorney for a woman who claims her arm was broken while in Orient Road Jail last year has provided The Tampa Tribune the notice of intent to sue sent to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

February 21, 2008

Dai Singhprasert spent his first 14 years living in a jungle in Thailand. ...more

February 21, 2008

News of two more complaints about incidents of abuse at Orient Road Jail emerged Wednesday. ...more

February 21, 2008

TAMPA - An internal affairs investigation is looking into a Falkenburg Road Jail inmate's complaint that Charlette Marshall-Jones, the detention deputy who dumped a quadriplegic man from his wheelchair in January, also abused her last month. ...more

February 20, 2008