Hillsborough County commissioners approved on Wednesday a lawsuit against a former sheriff's deputy who has been living rent-free at a Brandon park for more than a year. ...more

November 5, 2009

When he was a Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy, Michael Cartwright signed an agreement with the county allowing him to live in a mobile home at a Brandon park without paying rent. ...more

October 31, 2009

The Obama administration is open to discussions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions despite protests questioning the legitimacy of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election, U.S. officials said Sunday. ...more

June 29, 2009

Tampa police are investigating an officer-involved shooting ...more

May 17, 2009

Former sanitation director Norman Graham tried for months to appeal his 2008 firing, so city officials were perplexed when he and his attorney were no-shows for the 1 p.m. hearing Thursday. ...more

March 27, 2009

Legislation to extend law enforcement officers' "bill of rights" should be called the "Keep Bad Cops Employed Act." If adopted, it will be virtually impossible for police and sheriff departments to cleanse miscreants from their ranks. ...more

March 9, 2009

While a rape suspect was plotting his escape from Falkenburg Road Jail, a detention deputy assigned to supervise him was playing card games, an Internal Affairs report states. ...more

February 19, 2009

The city has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a man killed by police during a traffic stop in 2005, according to court papers. ...more

February 12, 2009

The city's former sanitation manager will get a chance to appeal his October firing after threatening to sue the city for racial discrimination. ...more

January 24, 2009

Internal Affairs for the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office will conduct a review of the arrest of WTVT, Channel 13, morning anchor Russell Rhodes, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said Tuesday. ...more

January 21, 2009