AVON PARK — An Avon Park woman remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $1,500 bond Wednesday, after police charged her with punching and robbing her ex in the parking lot of the Hendricks Corner grocery store. Cara Anne Parnell, 31, of 906 Palmer Ave., was booked on charges of robbery and domestic violence battery (with a previous conviction for domestic battery). The 57-year-old victim, an Avon Park resident living at a different address, reported that at about 8 a.m. Saturday, he was parked along the west side of Hendricks and was standing at his driver's side door, when Parnell got out of a blue vehicle and walked up to him demanding money, the report stated. The victim refused and was punched in his neck. Parnell walked away, but returned demanding money again. He told her he wasn't giving her any, the report stated. ...more

May 28, 2008

LARGO – A 16-year-old who had been suspended from Largo High School was arrested Thursday after police said they caught him bringing a gun to campus. Nicholas McBride, 16, faces charges of carrying a concealed firearm and trespassing on school property with a firearm. ...more

May 22, 2008

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has released these images of a man who used a gun to rob a Circle K convenience store at 10401 McIntosh Road in Thonotosassa at 5:30 a.m. Monday. ...more

May 22, 2008

TAMPA - Police arrested two men after they found 175 ecstasy pills during a traffic stop Monday. ...more

January 29, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Detectives think a man who seems to be coughing frequently has robbed three banks, the latest one on Thursday. ...more

January 18, 2008

St. Petersburg Police are looking for a man they say appeared to contemplate rob bing one bank today, then decided against it before going to a second bank and robbing it. ...more

January 7, 2008

Christmas shoppers are usually happy, and that can lead to blissful carelessness. Don't let down your guard. ...more

December 3, 2007

Three young Tampa children lived in an apartment with deplorable conditions that included filthy furniture, an empty refrigerator and rotten food on the kitchen counter and in the sink, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

November 15, 2007