Police have arrested a second suspect in Sunday's robbery and police pursuit in which an Orlando woman died. Tampa police traveled to Orlando on Monday to arrest Andrew Chukes, 26, of Orlando on a felony charge of armed robbery, among other offenses. He was being held at the Orange County Jail today pending his return to Tampa, records show. ...more

September 9, 2008

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper clung to the running board of a pickup for about 600 feet on southbound Interstate 75 Thursday morning to avoid being run over. ...more

September 5, 2008

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper clung to the running board of a pickup truck for about 600 feet on Interstate 75 south this morning to avoid being run over by its driver. Trooper Anthony Horne was not injured in the incident about 3:43 a.m. Motorist Anthony Craig Cook, 35, of Riverview was charged with felony attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, the highway patrol said. ...more

September 4, 2008

The parents of a Sarasota High School student were arrested Thursday on charges they provided alcohol to teenagers at a house party that ended with the death of an 18-year-old. ...more

August 15, 2008

The Rev. Gary Don Cooper said Tuesday that his counseling practice is no different than the relationship a minister has when a parishioner seeks counsel at church, only his ministry is in a different setting. ...more

August 13, 2008

The Rev. Gary Don Cooper, who says he is a Christian psychologist, has been charged with practicing health care without a license. ...more

August 12, 2008

A man who told police he had been drinking all day and needed sleep was arrested after his children, 1 and 2, were reported wandering outside their MacDill Avenue apartment late Saturday. ...more

August 10, 2008

DADE CITY - A deputy assisting a state probation and parole officer Wednesday found two dogs in emaciated condition outside a home. ...more

August 7, 2008

Randy James Nowak parked his Ford Excursion at a Home Depot in Lakeland and greeted a man he knew only as Reaper. ...more

August 7, 2008

On July 31, federal authorities charged Randy Nowak, 48, of Mulberry, with attempted murder of an IRS officer. Today, Magistrate Judge Thomas B. McCoun III today ordered Nowak held without bail, citing potential danger to the revenue officer and a confidential informant who helped investigators. ...more

August 6, 2008