A 21-year-old Wimauma man has been convicted of distributing crack cocaine, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. ...more

May 6, 2009

We know that gangs cannot exist without members, and that they prey upon and recruit vulnerable children. ...more

March 18, 2009

In response to a Jan. 4 attack on four youths, a gang-awareness workshop is scheduled for Tuesday night at Newsome High School, said Debbie Edwards, president of the school's Parent Teacher Student Association. ...more

March 12, 2009

The city's nuisance abatement board was resurrected last year as a way to do away with neighborhood eyesores where drugs and prostitution are rampant. ...more

February 20, 2009

There's nothing like a brisk walk to get invigorate the system, and once again an entire community is invited out for a group stroll to pump up support for the troops overseas and resistance to local street gangs. The second annual Freedom March will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at Paul R. Smith Middle School, 1410 Sweetbriar Drive. ...more

February 14, 2009

Four Lake Placid middle school students are facing expulsion due to what the school calls gang-related activity in the past two months, but Principal Derrel Bryan said there has been no gang-related violence on the school's campus. ...more

February 5, 2009

There's a new way to report organized animal fighting, and it could lead to a reward of up to $5,000. Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced the creation of a new tip line today. Tipsters can call 1-877-TIP-HSUS (1-877-847-4787) to report cruelty to animals. ...more

December 29, 2008

Any doubts about the need for Hillsborough County to smother budding gang activity should have been destroyed by the rampage that shut down Plant City last Friday. ...more

December 9, 2008

Laura Van Horn awoke one morning this past summer to find the phrase "Sur 13" written on a no outlet sign in her Sebring neighborhood. ...more

November 29, 2008

Ron Grimming, 63, has three things in common with his opponent: he was a state trooper, he taught at Miami-Dade College, and he's spent 33 years as a career law enforcement officer. Grimming moved to Lake Placid three years ago. ...more

October 12, 2008