More than two years after he was arrested – and after two courts have since ruled in his favor – the federal government has dropped its legal pursuit of Youssef Megahed. ...more

November 5, 2009

Using a vast database that contains more than six million images of criminals, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office today helped south Florida detectives arrest a man wanted in connection to a bank robbery. ...more

May 7, 2009

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office today confirmed that a woman found slain Friday in her Riverview home is Alisa Jackson, 40. ...more

April 18, 2009

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office today released a photo of a man sought for allegedly striking his estranged wife with a pistol and pushing her out of a moving vehicle. ...more

March 31, 2009

A lawyer who was stunned with a Taser after becoming upset at a Tampa Code Enforcement Board meeting now faces a misdemeanor charge. ...more

March 16, 2009

The Polk County Sheriff's Office today announced 21 arrests in what authorities say is a multimillion-dollar baby-formula theft ring operating in at least three states. The men and women arrested face a variety of charges, including organized retail theft, shoplifting, possession of fake driver's licenses, larceny and fraud. All are in the country illegally. ...more

March 6, 2009

WTVT morning anchor Russell Rhodes had a blood alcohol content more than twice the level at which the state presumes intoxication when he was arrested on Jan. 16, according to new court documents. ...more

February 23, 2009

A Winter Haven mental health counselor was arrested today, accused of trying to extort money from one of his clients. ...more

February 16, 2009

Thirty three years before Jon Green was shot dead in his home near Polk City Tuesday, another fatal shooting occurred at that home. ...more

February 5, 2009

A 36-year-old man charged with possession of child pornography had shared and downloaded videos showing children involved in bondage and bestiality, officials said. ...more

January 13, 2009