Police have made the first arrest connected to a triple homicide in Brandon last week. ...more

January 5, 2010

Investigators are searching for a man they say stabbed the lone survivor of an attack that left three men dead in Brandon on Tuesday. ...more

January 1, 2010

Pasco County detectives have released new details about two recent unrelated homicides and are asking for the public's help in solving them. ...more

December 11, 2009

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