Graffiti doesn't last long in Timberlane Park. Almost as soon as a gang member finishes tagging a building, road sign or sidewalk, Carlton Lewis and other residents of the Town 'N Country neighborhood are grabbing cameras and cans of paint so they can both document and eradicate the symbols. ...more

June 27, 2008

TAMPA - Lakeland police are investigating a shooting this morning near the 1100 block of Neville Avenue and the 1100 block of Roselle Avenue. ...more

June 26, 2008

Graffiti doesn't last long in Timberlane Park. Almost as soon as a gang member finishes tagging a building, road sign or sidewalk, Carlton Lewis and other residents of the Town 'N Country neighborhood are grabbing cameras and cans of paint so they can both document and eradicate the symbols. Lewis spoke at a news conference today in the park that was held to showcase recent efforts by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office to combat gang-related crimes. ...more

June 26, 2008

Florida is broadening its law enforcement efforts to slow down the increasing number of gangs roaming Florida streets and neighborhoods, Attorney General Bill McCollum said Tuesday. ...more

June 25, 2008

One man was crushed to death and another injured when the driver of a pickup rolled over them and then fled Tuesday evening, police said. ...more

June 19, 2008

A shooting Tuesday at Lakeland Square mall - which left one man wounded, another arrested and patrons scrambling for cover from .25-caliber bullets - was the result of a gang battle between the Crips and the Bloods, police said. ...more

June 19, 2008

TAMPA - Tuesday's shooting at Lakeland Square Mall – that left one man wounded, another arrested and patrons scrambling for cover from .25-caliber bullets – was the result of a gang battle between the Crips and the Bloods, police said. ...more

June 18, 2008

PALMETTO - A 22-year-old man was killed Saturday morning in Palmetto in what investigators think was a gang-related shooting, police said. ...more

May 31, 2008

LONDON - A British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Harry Potter" film was stabbed to death during a brawl in London on Saturday, police said. ...more

May 25, 2008

TAMPA - Prosecutors tried to convince a judge today that an informant, slated to testify against several members of the Latin Kings street gang, was an integral part of the gang who has specific knowledge of criminal activity. ...more

February 14, 2008