A police officer is gunned down in his patrol car in Penn Hills, Pa., while waiting for backup. Near Seattle, four officers starting their day at a coffee shop are ambushed by an ex-con with a handgun. Another four officers are shot to death in Oakland, Calif., after a traffic stop gone awry. Across the nation, 2009 was a particularly perilous year for officers involved in gun disputes. ...more

December 13, 2009

For more than a decade, the spouses of Tampa police officers killed in the line of duty have been offered a choice of health insurance plans at no cost to them – three this year. Last, the city sent a letter to the widows of three fallen officers explaining that that the because of budget constraints and rising insurance costs, it would only pay the full cost for one plan. Another plan would be offered but the families would have to kick in some money. ...more

November 20, 2009

The hundreds of people who lined the main street of a small Indiana city today fell solemnly silent as a white hearse passed by on its way to the church. Mourners streamed into a Wisconsin gymnasium to remember a soldier who once promised to take down Osama bin Laden. ...more

November 14, 2009

In remembrance of a fellow man of service, a charity inline hockey event will be hosted Nov. 14 and 15 at New Port Richey's Sportszone 2. ...more

October 29, 2009

In remembrance of a fellow man of service, a charity inline hockey event will be hosted on Nov. 14 and 15 at New Port Richey's Sportszone 2. The tournament is in honor of Cpl. Mike Roberts, a Tampa Police Department officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty on Wednesday, Aug. 9, while investigating a suspicious person. ...more

October 24, 2009

The U.S. Flag of Honor flew Wednesday over the Tampa Police Department district office where slain Cpl. Mike Roberts worked. ...more

August 27, 2009

The U.S. Flag of Honor will fly today over the Tampa Police Department district office where slain Cpl. Mike Roberts worked. Police Chief Stephen Hogue and Maj. John Bennett will raise the flag about 11:30 a.m. over District II, 9330 N. 30th St. ...more

August 26, 2009

Law enforcement officers and people from across the area this week will remember Tampa police Cpl. Mike Roberts, who was fatally shot Wednesday night in the line of duty. ...more

August 24, 2009

Gen. David Petraeus, commander of Tampa-based U.S. Central Command, will speak at the city's Sept. 11 commemoration and grand opening of Heroes Plaza in Cotanchobee/Fort Brooke Park. ...more

August 23, 2009

A memorial service will be held Friday for Gunner, the Zephyrhills police dog who died in the line of duty Thursday during a burglary call. ...more

August 11, 2009