Joe Sullivan was sent away for life for raping an elderly woman and judged incorrigible though he was only 13 at the time of the attack. ...more

November 8, 2009

Testimony continued Wednesday in the trial of a couple accused of defrauding an elderly woman out of her house and assets, although the alleged victim didn't take the stand as expected. ...more

September 17, 2009

A convicted rapist accused of sexually assaulting an elderly Seminole Heights woman appears in court and pleads not guilty. ...more

September 15, 2009

The man accused of raping an elderly woman and triggering a massive manhunt is no stranger to Florida prisons – or to being released long before his sentences were slated to end. ...more

September 2, 2009

Authorities say two escaped Putnam County inmates apparently used a car jack to pry open a hole in their cell and escape. ...more

April 17, 2009

Judi Barrett of Hudson, founder of the group Enraged People Against Rape, wonders why there is not more outrage over the rape last week of an 89-year-old West Pasco woman. ...more

April 15, 2009

Police say a 71-year-old Canadian woman has pleaded guilty to drug smuggling charges after customs officials found 8 pounds (3.6 kilograms) of marijuana hidden in her luggage at a Jamaican airport. ...more

April 1, 2009

A 71-year-old woman and two dogs died in a house fire this morning in the Valencia Gardens community on Collier Parkway. ...more

April 1, 2009

A mute elderly woman known only as "Jane Doe" since she was found wandering in a New Jersey mall 15 years ago has finally been identified. ...more

March 23, 2009

Andrew Nappi of Hudson, whose son was killed by a motorist in 2007 and whose wife's car was run into recently by a pickup truck, wants Florida to have tougher traffic laws. ...more

February 25, 2009