A narcotics detective kept seeing the same black Ford F-150 pickup truck parked behind Simply Hydroponics, a business that sells grow lights, nutrients and other products designed for indoor agriculture. ...more

March 18, 2009

Narcotics detectives this morning dismantled a marijuana-cultivation operation they uncovered in a string of small warehouses behind a Palm Harbor business plaza, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. Search warrants were executed at the five units behind the Four Seasons Plaza, 39070 U.S. 19 N., sheriff's officials said. ...more

March 9, 2009

A detective with the St. Petersburg Police Department is on administrative leave with pay while investigators try to determine her role – if any – in her estranged husband's alleged marijuana dealing, according to police officials and court documents. ...more

July 29, 2008

If Timothy Stacy is wondering who tipped off authorities who say he had a marijuana grow house operation, here's the answer: Rep. Peter Nehr, R-Tarpon Springs. ...more

February 21, 2008

If Timothy Stacy is wondering who tipped off authorities who say he had a marijuana grow house operation, the person he should blame is the local state house representative. ...more

February 20, 2008

TAMPA - On a July afternoon 26 1/2 years ago, two undercover narcotics investigators walked into a house on 29th Street and, almost immediately, gunfire erupted. The shooter now is being considered for release. ...more

January 14, 2008