The police officer who pulled out his gun and threatened an NFL player with jail instead of allowing him inside a hospital where his mother-in-law was dying resigned Wednesday. ...more

April 1, 2009

Batman has had a slew of enemies over the years - The Joker, The Riddler, Catwoman - but in Ybor City last year, he added a new nemesis: Tampa police. ...more

January 25, 2009

Batman has had a slew of enemies over the years – The Joker, The Riddler, Catwoman – but in Ybor City last year, he added a new nemesis: Tampa police. Ybor City's version of the Caped Crusader –his real name is Walsh Ian Nichols – was sitting on a curb eating sushi on Oct. 21 when an officer arrested him for wearing a mask on a public street. Nichols, 21, failed to use a batarang or fancy equipment to escape the officer. Now he is fighting back in court. His lawyer has filed a motion to dismiss, which will be heard next month. ...more

January 23, 2009

A Tampa man is suing two police officers, claiming that he was falsely arrested and battered after he was escorted out of a public meeting four years ago, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in circuit court. ...more

December 10, 2008

On Wednesday, New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said "disappointment" and "sadness" were the two words he used with his team when addressing the suspension of receiver Plaxico Burress. ...more

December 6, 2008

President Reagan once said (Jan. 26 1982) "We don't have to turn to our history books for heroes. They are all around us." This is true in our Highlands County. We have the honor and privilege to have the finest law enforcement officers in the county. Many of these courageous officers have faced death and suffered hardships while protecting our lives and properties. ...more

October 16, 2008

A shooting accident involving a 5-year-old boy at the Venice Police Department's gun range could have been avoided if safety standards commonly used by other law enforcement agencies had been in place. ...more

December 16, 2007