Twenty-eight city police officials, including captains, majors, undercover officers and the department spokesman, helped guard the home and businesses of attorney Scott Rothstein while he ran a $1 billion Ponzi scheme, federal agents say. ...more

November 15, 2009

The license plate wasn't clearly visible when the silver Mercedes passed a Tarpon Springs police officer just before 9 a.m. Tuesday, so on went the flashing lights and siren. ...more

October 28, 2009

Photos don't lie. Police officials are convinced they have created a sure system to help improve public safety at the intersections of 56th Avenue and Busch Boulevard/Bullard Parkway and 56th Street and Fowler Avenue. ...more

April 1, 2009

A police officer was placed on administrative leave Thursday over a traffic stop involving an NFL player whom he kept in a hospital parking lot and threatened to arrest while his mother-in-law died inside the building. ...more

March 26, 2009

A man in his 40s and a 15-year-old boy were injured this afternoon when the personal watercraft they were trying to get on, off the shore of Sand Key, exploded, according to fire and police officials. ...more

March 24, 2009

Police believe a series of home invasions targeting middle-aged and older women has climbed from two to five. ...more

March 16, 2009

Tampa officials and event sponsors are studying ways to control the drunken revelry plaguing the 105-year-old Gasparilla Parade, the city's signature event. ...more

March 13, 2009

SARASOTA - Police say arsonists started a fire at a home on 24th Street in an attempt to kill a man who they suspected of shooting an aspiring boxer and his girlfriend over the weekend. Related Links: ...more

March 12, 2009

Police officials here are close to making an arrest in the killing of Chandra Levy, a former federal government intern whose disappearance in 2001 ended Gary Condit's congressional career after his relationship with her was revealed, several law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation said Saturday. ...more

February 22, 2009

The state attorney's office in Hillsborough County will decide whether to file charges against a University of South Florida dean accused of stealing a student's bike, USF police officials said Monday. ...more

February 16, 2009