Two people were arrested today after deputies say they caught them in a public lewd act while parked at a North Tampa apartment complex. Arrested were Angelo Levin Brown, 34, of 1603 Marks St., and Christina Marie James, 35, of 909 E. Lotus St. ...more

November 7, 2008

A sidekick of TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman turned himself in to authorities Friday after a shopping center security guard reported seeing him naked in his pickup, performing a lewd act, police said. ...more

January 6, 2008

Polk County detectives are searching for a man dressed as a woman who approached a boy on a bicycle this afternoon in the Eagle Lake area and offered to perform a lewd act on the child. ...more

December 28, 2007

A registered sexual offender who authorities say raped a 15-year-old girl after using the Internet to lure her from home is back in Polk County to face charges. ...more

October 29, 2007

Michael Mitchell said his relationship with his older brother 'hit a wall' when William Joe Mitchell was sent to prison in 2002 for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl. ...more

October 8, 2007

TAMPA - Michael Mitchell said his relationship with his older brother "hit a wall" when William Joe Mitchell was sent to prison in 2002 for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl. ...more

October 7, 2007

A registered sexual offender who authorities say raped a 15-year-old girl after using the Internet to lure her from home was apprehended Saturday at a Virginia truck stop. ...more

October 7, 2007

The 15-year-old Bartow girl who survived a 30-hour road trip with a registered sex offender she met online is home again. ...more

October 4, 2007

The 15-year-old Bartow girl who survived a 30-hour road trip with a registered sex offender she met online is home in Bartow ...more

October 3, 2007

A fugitive sex offender wanted in two states was charged Saturday with strangling a woman and leaving her body under a bed at a Times Square hotel. ...more

September 2, 2007