The call was short, but the message was urgent. "Help me," the woman said. ...more

November 21, 2008

Jennifer Johnson, the 31-year-old mother found slain in a vacant house in Lakeland this week, called 911 for help from the trunk of a car, according to her family and police. ...more

November 20, 2008

Police Chief Bill McDaniel, one of his motorcycle officers and two spectators were injured today during a demonstration for the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce. ...more

November 18, 2008

Sarasota police officers are investigating a shooting this afternoon that sent one man to the hospital. ...more

October 24, 2008

A 6-year-old boy kidnapped from a Las Vegas home by alleged drug dealers posing as policemen has been found alive in a neighborhood northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, police said early Sunday. ...more

October 19, 2008

Former police Capt. Marion Lewis lost his appeal last month to get his job back, but he hasn't given up the fight. ...more

October 17, 2008

Former police Capt. Marion Lewis lost his appeal last month to get his job back, but he hasn't given up the fight. Lewis, who was forced to quit when he ran against Mayor Pam Iorio last year, filed court documents this week seeking a hearing of the case before Florida Supreme Court. ...more

October 16, 2008

Former police Capt. Marion Lewis has lost another round in his battle to get back the job he had to quit when he ran against Mayor Pam Iorio last year. ...more

September 27, 2008

A car crash this morning has closed Alternate U.S. 19, also known as South Pinellas Avenue, in front of Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs police said. ...more

September 26, 2008

A toddler wandered out of his home early Thursday, crawled two blocks to U.S. 41 and was about to cross the busy road when a driver stopped to help him, police say. The discovery of the child on Sarasota's busiest thoroughfare triggered a criminal investigation. Detectives went door-to-door to find the boy's parents -- and eventually discovered them at home asleep. ...more

September 12, 2008