Brooksville police say 35-year-old Monty Gregg Albright robbed and strangled a man this week. Albright was arrested at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday. He was charged with first-degree homicide. Police say Albright went to 27 Cherry St. on Monday and bound the victim, 58-year-old Steven Van Slyke, who is a local property appraiser. Albright got Van Slyke's bank card and pin number, took the victim's vehicle to a bank machine and withdrew cash, police say. ...more

January 22, 2009

When 93-year-old Walter Farley was found shot dead in his home, his son's wife, Mary, asked Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, "Are you going to do everything you can to find who killed my father-in-law?" ...more

January 4, 2009

The Polk County Sheriff's Office today charged someone in the New Year's Eve shooting death of a 93-year-old Lakeland man: his son. ...more

January 3, 2009

A former employee of Bayfront Medical Center was arrested Monday night, accused of bilking the hospital out of more than $368,000 over four years, the St. Petersburg Police Department said. ...more

December 22, 2008

Mark Damond Thomas set clothes on fire in his bedroom closet and left, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. Thomas was arrested at 4:04 p.m. Wednesday. He was charged with first-degree arson. ...more

December 11, 2008

A man authorities blamed for blowing up a fireworks tent last year pleaded no contest to first-degree arson Friday. ...more

December 10, 2008

A man authorities blamed for blowing up a fireworks tent last year pleaded no contest to first-degree arson Friday. ...more

December 6, 2008

Police have arrested a 39-year-old homeless man they say raped a woman in a bathroom in the psychiatric ward of St. Joseph's Hospital on Thursday afternoon. ...more

December 5, 2008

A Tampa man authorities blamed for an explosion at a Port Richey fireworks tent pleaded guilty to first-degree arson this morning. ...more

December 5, 2008

"It's been a long day, but a day that has come to an end. It ended in the arrest of one of our police officers today." That was the opening statement from Avon Park Police Chief Matt Doughney at a press conference Wednesday night, where he announced that Officer Adam Wayne Willis, 30, was taken into custody following a lengthy investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) for misconduct. ...more

November 20, 2008