The killings took place a few minutes before midnight, in a quiet neighborhood lined with oaks, at a home decorated with Christmas lights that faces a Baptist church across the street. ...more

December 30, 2009

Not every case gets cracked easily. Many homicide cases in the Tampa Bay area last year remain unsolved, and investigators say some won't yield arrests anytime soon. ...more

January 10, 2009

Not every case gets cracked easily. Many homicide cases in the Tampa Bay area last year remain unsolved, and investigators say some won't yield arrests anytime soon. ...more

January 7, 2009

As a retired police officer with over 36 years of experience, I feel compelled to voice my concerns regarding the upcoming Sheriff's election. I have followed this race very closely and found that Sheriff Benton willfully misled the public on the evidence issue. The missing evidence is extremely disturbing to me because as Mike Rowan so aptly said during the primary, "the evidence room is the integrity of the Sheriff's Department." When the original 13-page Newell report was submitted our sheriff missed a golden opportunity to stand up as a leader, acknowledge the problems and move towards resolving evidence issues. Instead she attempted to cover up this report. When the report surfaced, she misrepresented Mr. Newell's work and damaged his reputation in a public forum. ...more

October 26, 2008

Deputies have arrested a man wanted in connection with the 2006 fatal shooting of two Wesley Chapel teens, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

July 25, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY Deputies have arrested a man wanted in connection with the 2006 fatal shooting of two Wesley Chapel teens, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

July 24, 2008

By knife, by bullet and by hand, homicide in the Tampa Bay region last year continued to rise. Friday's Metro article on area homicides in 2007 should have said the bodies of Jennifer Davis, 27, and her partner Andrea Pisanello, 53, were found by Largo police before the bodies of Davis' two children were found in their father's Clearwater home. ...more

January 4, 2008

By knife, by bullet and by hand, homicide in the Tampa Bay region last year continued to rise. It's a trend for which officials say there is no rhyme or reason. ...more

January 3, 2008

A supervisor with the Florida Highway Patrol earned a three-day suspension for secretly recording prosecutors as they discussed pending traffic homicide cases. ...more

December 8, 2007

PLANT CITY - Hillsborough County State Attorney Mark Ober's message wasn't always upbeat as featured speaker at today's Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting. Ober talked of cases he'd handled over the years, including those of juveniles with no respect for the law, such as a 14-year-old who killed a classmate and a 12-year-old who raped a mother in front of her children. ...more

October 10, 2007