Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies saved a man this evening who was threatening to jump off a business on Fletcher Avenue. ...more

April 30, 2009

The Zorro Bandit's crime spree is over. The robber who wore clothing reminiscent of the famed Spanish swordsman was taken into custody this afternoon in Tampa, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department. ...more

February 11, 2009

A thief dubbed Zorro the Bandit – because of his hat and his use of a bandana – has struck for the fifth time, St. Petersburg police say. ...more

February 9, 2009

One way to measure John Cross' generosity is the length of the store receipt he took away after a recent spending spree: 8 feet. ...more

November 19, 2008

Police are searching for two men who robbed a Tampa store this morning and punched a clerk on the face before leaving, according to the Tampa Police Department. ...more

December 11, 2007

TAMPA - Working from a black Acura sedan parked in front of the Family Dollar Store at 2525 E. Hillsborough Ave., Kenneth Jackson had a business of his own, selling counterfeit movies, according to police. ...more

November 2, 2007

LAKELAND - Polk County Sheriff's deputies arrested two women and a man 34 minutes after they committed an armed robbery at the Family Dollar Store at 4250 Kathleen Road in Lakeland, authorities said. The robbery happened at 9 p.m. Friday night when a cashier and the manager of the store were held up at gunpoint, authorities said. At 9:34 p.m., deputy sheriff Peter Lawton spotted a vehicle fitting the suspect description. ...more

October 6, 2007