The mother of Joshua Lee Altersberger described to jurors a family history of abuse and drugs, as the defense presented testimony in day two of the defendant's penalty trial. Altersberger pleaded guilty March 13 to shooting and killing Florida Highway Patrol trooper Nicholas Sottile during a Jan. 12, 2007 traffic stop in Highlands County. A jury was selected last week to hear testimony to help them make a sentencing recommendation. ...more

March 31, 2009

Four Tampa police officers consistently left work early without the knowledge of the department this year, according to an internal affairs investigation. Three veteran officers retired while under investigation for violation of agency policy. The fourth has been fired. ...more

December 18, 2008

Twenty years after her allegations of a racially charged rape became a national flashpoint, Tawana Brawley's mother and stepfather want to reopen the case, a newspaper reported Sunday. ...more

November 19, 2007

A rookie with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is credited with capturing a U.S. fugitive killer and three-time escapee who has spent two decades dodging and taunting law enforcement. ...more

October 27, 2007