The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is teaming up with Crime Stoppers to solve graffiti cases in the Lithia-Pinecrest area. ...more

October 24, 2009

An apparent gang-related fight at Central High School left a student badly beaten on Thursday. ...more

March 6, 2009

It's reassuring that local law enforcement appears intent on keeping the lid on gang crime. Last week, some 75 suspected gang members were arrested in a joint operation conducted by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Tampa Police Department, Florida Highway Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Marshal Service. ...more

February 28, 2009

When Tasha Hagins heard the gunshots Monday night, her maternal instinct kicked into overdrive. ...more

February 25, 2009

A 14-year-old Seffner boy shot Monday night doesn't appear to have been the intended victim, Hillsborough County deputies said today. Sauvallie Hagins, of 5005 Claymore Drive, was shot about 8:32 p.m. at the Claymore Estates apartment complex as he was taking out the trash. ...more

February 24, 2009

A joint effort between Hillsborough deputies, Tampa police and the Florida Highway Patrol led to 72 arrests on gang-related charges. ...more

February 19, 2009

Freddie Vasquez II was sentenced to 10 years in prison today after pleading guilty to killing two men during what prosecutors claim was a gang-related dispute in 2006. ...more

February 16, 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

Police say two people were killed and seven wounded in a shooting during a wake at a house in Wichita. ...more

January 25, 2009

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