Police say a 21-year-old man beat and choked his 16-year-old wife and his 2-year-old stepdaughter after the child made a mess with cotton swabs and powder. ...more

September 19, 2008

A man accused in the 1998 rape of an 85-year-old Pinellas County woman is among nearly 2,500 fugitives captured during a focused law enforcement effort in Florida, officials said Thursday. ...more

September 19, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY – A juvenile court judge on Thursday acquitted a teenage boy who faced misdemeanor and felony charges after he was arrested last spring for blowing a kiss at a police officer. ...more

September 18, 2008

A Wesley Chapel man is accused of breaking into two vehicles - one while the driver was pumping gas - and then leading Hillsborough County deputies on a chase before his arrest, records show. ...more

September 17, 2008

A Wesley Chapel man is accused of breaking into two vehicles – one while the driver was pumping gas – and leading Hillsborough County deputies on a chase before his arrest, records show. ...more

September 16, 2008

A 33-year-old man is accused of kidnapping a woman at knifepoint Tuesday and forcing her to perform a sex act, an affidavit states. ...more

September 4, 2008

Eloise Mudway was 83 and facing the prospect of living the rest of her life alone when she let Cynthia and Joseph Clancy move in to her Hilltop Drive home. ...more

August 30, 2008

A 16-year-old boy accused of plotting to shoot up his school had a map that detailed his plans and access to guns that would have allowed him to carry them out, the Dade City Police Department reported Thursday. ...more

August 29, 2008

A 16-year-old boy was arrested at Moore-Mickens Education Center by police Wednesday morning, accused of plotting to shoot up his school and making threats on his MySpace page. ...more

August 28, 2008

BRADENTON - A man who is a suspect in an Aug. 18 robbery was arrested Wednesday on several unrelated felony charges as deputies tried to execute a search warrant. ...more

August 28, 2008