Hours after the teenager was taken into custody on charges he tried to kill an undercover police officer, the family of James A. Seay came to his defense this morning, saying the allegations were out of character for him. ...more

January 27, 2009

For two years, Pasco detectives have searched for a fourth suspect in a rape case in which a woman was held at gunpoint and repeatedly assaulted for three days. ...more

January 23, 2009

A federal judge accused a 29-year-old Tampa man of faking mental problems, and then sentenced him today to life behind bars, plus 82 years, for his role in a crime spree in which a county firefighter was carjacked. ...more

January 23, 2009

Clearwater police are looking for a man they say robbed the Pinellas Federal Credit Union this morning at gunpoint – and then took a credit union employee's car. ...more

January 21, 2009

Man convicted of robbery with a firearm and grand theft. ...more

January 14, 2009

A 19-year-old Spring Hill man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for his role in an armed robbery. ...more

January 14, 2009

A man, a teenager and a 12-year-old boy have been arrested in connection with a carjacking in Largo in which the owner of a van taken at gunpoint was driven to an ATM and forced to withdraw $600, Largo police said. ...more

January 13, 2009

Frederick Andrews moved toward two Tampa police officers with an ax raised above his head Sunday night, Tampa police say. ...more

January 12, 2009

A Polk County man has been charged with armed kidnapping and false imprisonment in the carjacking of his estranged girlfriend and one of her friends outside her child's school Tuesday morning, deputies say. ...more

January 6, 2009

A police cruiser rolled over after a pursuit early Monday along U.S. 301, where officials say a man smoked crack and taunted officers before he sped off in his van. ...more

January 6, 2009