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3 Tampa Officers Retire, 1 Fired During Internal Investigation

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

Patrol: Car Topped 120 MPH In Chase Before Hitting Inn

A 40-year-old woman was seriously injured Sunday morning after she refused to pull over for Florida Highway Patrol troopers, lost control of her car and crashed into a hotel, authorities say. ...more

December 15, 2008

Deputy Given 2-Year Term

A former Pasco County sheriff's deputy was sentenced Friday to two years in federal prison for participating in a drug ring by using his patrol car and service weapon to rob a man he thought was a drug courier. ...more

December 13, 2008

Ex-Deputy Gets 2-Year Sentence

December 13, 2008

Former Pasco Deputy Sentenced In Drug Case

A former Pasco County sheriff's deputy was sentenced this afternoon to two years in federal prison for participating in a drug ring by using his patrol car and service weapon to rob a man he thought was a drug courier. ...more

December 12, 2008

Tampa Shoplifting Suspect Briefly Escapes From Patrol Car

A man arrested Tuesday morning on petty theft and drug possession charges kicked out the rear window of a deputy's patrol car on the way to Orient Road Jail and escaped for a brief time, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrest affidavit. ...more

December 9, 2008

Manhunt Brings Plant City To A Halt

One of the biggest manhunts in Hillsborough County's history ended shortly before 3:45 p.m. Friday when deputies arrested the man they say killed a bystander during a morning shootout with police. ...more

December 6, 2008