Officials say a St. Petersburg police major has been reprimanded for letting his teenage grandson steal his gun. ...more

August 16, 2009

A 17-year-old juvenile was arrested Monday after reportedly stealing another man's pit bull at gunpoint. ...more

August 6, 2009

A routine traffic stop Sunday netted a stolen handgun after officers spotted one of the car's occupants trying to conceal the weapon under a seat, authorities said. The stop happened just before 3 p.m. Sunday at 15th Street and East Osborne Avenue, Tampa police said. ...more

July 6, 2009

Sheriff's officials are investigating how an inmate at a central Florida jail obtained a loaded handgun in an attempted escape. A sheriff's spokeswoman says Osceola County Jail inmate Angel Santiago pulled out a gun and threatened to kill an officer escorting him back to his cell Monday evening. ...more

June 24, 2009

A 17-year-old boy looking to sell five iPods ended up in jail after pulling a gun on his two buyers, police said. ...more

June 19, 2009

University of South Florida police detectives have interviewed someone they think might have been mistaken for a gunman on campus Thursday. ...more

June 13, 2009

A search for a gunman on the University of South Florida campus has yielded no suspect after more than an hour of searching. ...more

June 11, 2009

A 22-year-old Spring Hill man was charged today in the shooting death of his 24-year-old brother. ...more

June 11, 2009

Former Tampa Bay Rays player Elijah Dukes could face 90 days in jail if he fails to pay $39,767 in legal fees for his estranged wife, her attorney said today. ...more

May 29, 2009

A 25-year-old man carjacked a woman Sunday afternoon on Hillsborough Avenue, Tampa police say. ...more

May 18, 2009