The Avon Park Police Department took a teenager into custody Aug. 1 for a burglary charge and now list him as the suspect in a string of vehicle and home burglaries that happened in late July. ...more

August 22, 2009

Possession of marijuana misdemeanor charges against University of South Florida point guard Anthony Crater were dismissed Monday, said Dylan Snyder, Crater's attorney. ...more

June 23, 2009

University of Florida starting cornerback Janoris Jermain Jenkins was shocked with a Taser and arrested Sunday by officers trying to break up a brawl downtown, police said. ...more

June 1, 2009

A man accused of driving drunk and causing a 30-minute series of crashes that ended with the deaths of two women pleaded not guilty today to charges stemming from the April 13 incident. ...more

May 13, 2009

Clearwater police arrested 10 people in an undercover prostitution and drug sting early this morning, said public safety spokeswoman Elizabeth Watts. ...more

May 7, 2009

A woman smashed a patrol car window with her head and kicked a deputy in the crotch to avoid being arrested Monday evening, the Manatee Sheriff's Office said. ...more

April 14, 2009

A Bradenton man released from prison last month for battering an officer and a police dog fought with a K-9 officer again today, authorities say. ...more

April 1, 2009

Police arrested three men early this morning at the Playhouse Adult Theater in Drew Park. ...more

March 15, 2009

Preston Parker's legal problems are continuing less than a month after his was kicked off Florida State University's football team. Parker was charged with DUI by Tallahassee police in January. That arrest violated his probation in a Palm Beach County case, and a warrant was issued for his arrest, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Parker turned himself in Sunday night, and he was being held in the Palm Beach County jail, according to the sheriff's office Web site. ...more

February 23, 2009

Authorities say a distraught St. Petersburg man threw a grenade at two officers in hopes of being shot by police. ...more

February 22, 2009