Authorities from two agencies Thursday night charged an unemployed man with burglarizing and robbing three banks over the past two months, including one Tuesday morning in Temple Terrace. ...more

February 20, 2009

Most robbers wait until after a bank is open to conduct a hold up. Not so at a Wachovia branch in Temple Terrace, police said. A man cut a hole in the roof of the branch at 9775 N. 56th St. on Monday night, then surprised bank workers this morning, police said. ...more

February 17, 2009

An elderly couple escaped a house fire after their small poodle woke them up Saturday morning to go outside. ...more

September 21, 2008

An elderly couple escaped a small house fire after their small poodle woke them up this morning to go outside. ...more

September 20, 2008

When the red bricks of the 95-year-old Gary School came crashing down last week, neighborhood activist Fran Costantino cried. ...more

September 14, 2008

After their Parkesdale Farm Market in Plant City was burglarized three days in a row, 66-year-old Jim Meeks and his 36-year-old son, Jim Meeks III, decided enough was enough. ...more

July 12, 2008

After their Parkesdale Farm Market in Plant City was burgled three days in a row, 66-year-old Jim Meeks and his 36-year-old son, Jim Meeks III, decided they had had enough. Thursday night, after closing up, they moved their cars from the parking spaces in front of the store at 3702 W. Baker St. to make it seem as if no one was there. ...more

July 11, 2008

Thieves broke into a jewelry company during the weekend and stole up to $2 million in gold, gems and other valuables, including Super Bowl rings made for New York Giants staff members, authorities said. ...more

June 12, 2008

While criminals in the northwest region of Hillsborough County made some headlines in 2007, efforts at crime prevention also were in the news, with a community policing patrol established in Westchase and a visit by Sheriff David Gee to Sickles High School to stress the importance of citizens helping deputies prevent crime. ...more

December 31, 2007

An 86-year-old woman is expected to be OK after a fire broke out on her patio early Wednesday morning. ...more

November 29, 2007