Two Seffner teenagers went on a crime spree with a hammer and spray paint, causing nearly $7,000 damage, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

January 14, 2009

A 59-year-old woman died this morning in a Sarasota house fire. Sarasota County deputies and firefighters responded to the blaze about 6:43 a.m. at 4913 Habana Drive. ...more

January 14, 2009

A Carrollwood juvenile returned home today to 9107 Cliff Lake Lane and learned that a home invasion had occurred and that an adult had been detained, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. ...more

January 9, 2009

A helicopter, bloodhound and several deputies spent hours searching for a missing 8-year-old girl Monday. Eventually, the girl was found. On the roof of her home. ...more

January 6, 2009

Hillsborough County deputies are working an attempted robbery at American Momentum bank, 15150 N. Florida Ave. ...more

January 5, 2009

Ella Faye Meadows was sitting in the living room of her Manatee County home, watching television, when a fire started Sunday. One or more people had poured accelerant along the outside of Meadows' lanai and lit it, according to a Manatee County Sheriff's Office news release. ...more

January 5, 2009

Deputies have arrested two Venice residents who investigators say robbed a Bank of America in Sarasota today. ...more

January 2, 2009

An investigation into the shooting of a 12-year-old Winter Haven boy has yielded four arrests. The boy was shot in the leg Monday afternoon as he and a friend unintentionally walked near two groups of people that were arguing, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. Caleb Brown was taken to Lakeland Regional Medical Center and is home recuperating, deputies said today. ...more

December 31, 2008

Six children were passengers in a vehicle driven by a man under the influence of alcohol Tuesday night, and they weren't wearing seat belts, Hillsborough County deputies say. Deputies arrested Carlos Rodriguez, 23, of Tampa. He was charged with six counts of child neglect and one count each of driving under the influence and not having a valid driver's license. ...more

December 31, 2008

Two freshly killed deer were found inside a vehicle stopped Monday morning by Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies at Lake Magdalene Boulevard and Florida Avenue, records show. ...more

December 30, 2008