Luis E. Zavala told a person he was a law enforcement officer and demanded to see her driver's license Sunday night, deputies say. One problem: Zavala isn't a law enforcement officer. ...more

August 4, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - The search for missing or abducted children is going digital. The Pasco Sheriff's Office plans to launch a program soon, Operation Find Me, to give away USB flash drives to parents of youngsters, Public Information Director Kevin Doll confirms. ...more

July 23, 2008

This election cycle, all voters will be "on their mark" using the new legislative-mandated optical scan voting equipment that replaces the touch-screen voting machines. Voters will mark paper ballots they feed through optical scanners before exiting the polls. For further explanation of the new voting equipment, there is a demonstration video available online at www.pasco votes.com, the elections' office Web site that contains a wealth of information for voters. ...more

July 20, 2008

Monday night, during one of the most important home series in Tampa Bay Rays history, some fans tried to enter the stadium with counterfeit tickets, the team has confirmed. ...more

July 3, 2008

TAMPA - On Monday night, during one of the most important home series in Tampa Bay Rays history, some fans tried to enter the stadium with counterfeit tickets, the team has confirmed. ...more

July 2, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY – An all-terrain vehicle has proved its worth by helping find a boy recently lost in woods near Hudson, a Pasco Sheriff's Office official said. ...more

June 11, 2008

A local woman now faces drunken-driving manslaughter charges as the result of a crash in December that killed two people in the other vehicle, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. ...more

May 3, 2008

TAMPA -- After getting caught trying to scam Wal-Mart out of about $300, a Sunrise man kicked three officers and tried to escape, police say. ...more

February 25, 2008

TAMPA - Russell Kent Foreman tried stealing more than $1,000 from a cash box at the Florida State Fair, but Hillsborough County deputies arrested him Sunday night after a brief chase, deputies say. ...more

February 11, 2008

One of the three people Hillsborough County deputies arrested Tuesday on Tanner Road threatened to track a deputy down and beat him up, and the two others struck patrol car windows, deputies say. ...more

February 7, 2008