St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker and five other public officials released an open letter to the community this morning asking for peace after the shooting death of 17-year-old Javon Dawson and urging any witnesses to come forward. ...more

August 11, 2008

Vice and narcotics detectives made an interesting find in April when they raided the home of a suspected drug dealer who lived with his parents, both of whom worked at the St. Petersburg Police Department, according to internal affairs documents released today. ...more

August 7, 2008

An Uhuru Movement-backed group called the Justice for Javon Dawson Committee gathered outside the Pinellas County Criminal Justice Center this morning to protest State Attorney Bernie McCabe's role in the investigation of a police shooting of a St. Petersburg teenager two months ago. ...more

August 7, 2008

Police have identified a man they say was beaten unconscious by homeless people Tuesday night after he attacked two of them as they waited for free food outside city hall. ...more

July 31, 2008

St. Petersburg police say they have arrested a 15-year-old in a shooting that resulted from a dispute over a car speeding in a residential area. ...more

July 31, 2008

Police today released surveillance video of two acts of thievery. ...more

July 30, 2008

A detective with the St. Petersburg Police Department is on administrative leave with pay while investigators try to determine her role – if any – in her estranged husband's alleged marijuana dealing, according to police officials and court documents. ...more

July 29, 2008

A woman wanted in two bank robberies struck again this morning police said. ...more

July 28, 2008

A detective with the St. Petersburg Police Department has been suspended for 45 days after an investigation revealed he had accessed porn sites from his city-issued computer. ...more

July 24, 2008

Detectives are asking for help finding a killer in the July 12 slaying of a cabdriver. ...more

July 22, 2008