A man who had pulled a black T-shirt over his face and head, covering everything except for his eyes, robbed a St. Petersburg convenience store at gunpoint this evening, according to the Pinellas Sheriff's Office. ...more

July 19, 2009

TAMPA A 33-year-old Tampa man has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for food stamp fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. ...more

July 10, 2009

Pasco County sheriff's investigators are looking into a rash of gas thefts that involved more than a few gallons. ...more

May 23, 2009

One of two men who kicked in a kitchen door and ran into gunfire from the homeowner Saturday night dropped dead in the driveway of the Lakeland home Saturday, while the other man got away in a black sports utility vehicle. ...more

March 29, 2009

Three people have been arrested this week on charges they enlisted men at a soup kitchen to cash fake checks at a store, St. Petersburg police say. The checks were made out to the soup kitchen patrons, as if they were the legitimate employees of a plumbing company, police say. ...more

March 26, 2009

A Clearwater convenience store clerk pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges he bought hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of food stamps from customers at a discount. ...more

March 26, 2009

A Clearwater convenience store clerk pleaded guilty today to charges he bought hundreds of thousands of dollars of food stamps from customers at a discount. ...more

March 25, 2009

A Clearwater convenience store operator pleaded guilty today to federal wire and food stamp fraud. ...more

March 25, 2009

Clearwater police have arrested a 25-year-old Clearwater man on charges he manufactured checks and then used them to get cash. ...more

March 10, 2009

St. Petersburg police have arrested four people _ including a teenager and his parents _ in connection with a rash of armed robberies in July. ...more

January 15, 2009