Rex is 8, but he just won't accept that his competition, some half his age, can get the jump on him. He's a trooper - well, actually, a police dog, from O'Fallon, Mo., and even though he can't get over a 6-foot wall, he still has heart. ...more

October 23, 2007

LAKELAND - At almost 8 years old, Rex is about through. He has had a remarkable run, though, been through a lot. He had his share of busts and sniffed out enough lost kids. But, with a nagging back injury, he just didn't have the umph to get over that 6-foot obstacle. Rex, with no regrets, is in his last competition with others less than half his age. Rex is a police dog, and he came to Lakeland this week for the U.S. Police Canine Association's National Police Dog Trials. Dogs and handlers from law enforcement agencies across the nation are vying for the title of, well, top dog. ...more

October 22, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY A 32-year-old teacher at Ridgewood High School was arrested Friday afternoon after a police dog detected marijuana in his the teacher's car, according to a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report. ...more

October 14, 2007

CLEARWATER - Clearwater police said they arrested a driver Saturday morning after he was spotted racing, spun out, drove into a police cruiser and crashed into a tree during a chase. ...more

October 7, 2007

CLEARWATER - Police arrested a driver this Saturday morning after he was spotted racing, spun out on a rain slick roadway, drove into a police cruiser and crashed into a tree during a chase. ...more

October 6, 2007

LAKELAND - It has been a year since Polk County Deputy Doug Speirs stopped a man in a rental car for speeding on 10th Street in north Lakeland, a routine moment of law enforcement work that set off one of the darkest days in Polk County history. Today, a crowd of deputies and police officers mixed with the public to mark the somber anniversary. ...more

September 28, 2007