Polk County sheriff's deputies are looking for two men who robbed a Winter Haven convenience store at gunpoint. ...more

November 6, 2009

The "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law has left one Wesley Chapel couple frustrated and concerned. ...more

October 31, 2009

Deputy uses agency-issued pistol to put down injured animal ...more

October 28, 2009

Shortly after he burst into a woman's home and robbed her at gunpoint, taking a laptop computer, a man tried selling the piece of electronics equipment to someone in her neighborhood, St. Petersburg police say. But the would-be buyer grew suspicious and took a picture of the man, police say. Now investigators hope that by releasing the buyer's photograph they might get a tip as to who he is. ...more

October 28, 2009

Thank heaven there are such among us as Daniel Green, who, until just a few days ago, had mastered the art of being a good cop. That is, his achievements were unrelentingly laudatory without rising to the level of newsworthiness. Oh, others noticed. Judges, case workers, satisfied civilians. But a sheriff's detective who operates by a creed of professionalism and devotion earns headlines about as often as the airline pilot with an unblemished record of routine takeoffs and landings. ...more

October 21, 2009

TAMPA - Friends and family held a candlelight vigil this evening in remembrance of Essence Jade Jovan Williams, the 19-year-old Tampa woman who died after she was shot following what authorities have called a domestic-related call. ...more

October 4, 2009

LAKELAND (AP) — A Tampa couple and an Irish tourist were shot at a Lakeland gun range after a handgun accidentally fired. ...more

October 4, 2009

A 21-year-old Tampa woman wildly fired a handgun three to four times in the direction of her brother-in-law and nieces this morning, Hillsborough deputies say. ...more

September 25, 2009

St. Petersburg police today released a video of an armed robbery in which the suspect asked that the cash be put in a trash-can liner. The holdup occurred at 3 p.m. Friday at the Pinellas Federal Credit Union, 3100 Fifth Ave. N., St. Petersburg police said. ...more

September 21, 2009

A 42-year-old man is accused of firing three bullets at a woman who was arguing with his sister. ...more

September 4, 2009