For 10 hours last year, members of the Hillsborough sheriff's crisis negotiation team were on the phone with an enraged man holed up at a gun range as the lives of five hostages hung on their every act. ...more

July 15, 2008

Today, police agencies across Florida recognized the work the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office did during the tense hours Jeffrey Lane Dudney held five people hostage. ...more

July 14, 2008

The vice president and general manager of WTVT, Channel 13, has taken a leave of absence after police said they found him masturbating at an adult business. ...more

May 20, 2008

TAMPA - The vice president and general manager of WTVT, Channel 13, has taken a leave of absence after police said they found him masturbating at an adult business. Robert Linger, 49, of Lutz is free on $750 bail. Tampa police charged him Friday with lewd and lascivious behavior and exposure of sexual organs, both misdemeanors, records show. ...more

May 19, 2008

Flanking the rear parking lot of a small shopping center near Busch Gardens, three small garages are rented to business owners who need extra storage space. ...more

January 26, 2008

TAMPA Flanking the rear parking lot of a small shopping center near Busch Gardens, three small garages are rented to business owners who need a little extra storage space. On Thursday, officers from several law enforcement agencies set up folding tables and opened laptops, taking inventory of items removed from the middle unit. ...more

January 25, 2008