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

Every day, the small camera at the crossroads of Ridge Road and U.S. 19 catches at least a dozen red-light runners passing through the busy intersection. ...more

July 2, 2008

A federal appeals court has made it more difficult for employers to snoop legally on e-mail and text messages their workers send from company accounts. ...more

June 20, 2008

TAMPA - A Land O' Lakes man has been arrested on charges that he embezzled near $1 million from DigiQuest Technologies, where he worked as chief operating officer. ...more

May 23, 2008

A city-sanctioned kickball game at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park on Wednesday night devolved into a brawl involving about 100 people, according to a preliminary police report. ...more

May 23, 2008

Seven police officers were hit with disciplinary charges Tuesday in the 50-shot slaying of an unarmed groom-to-be on his wedding day - a case that has sparked protests and raised questions about police firepower. ...more

May 21, 2008

VENICE - Two off-duty Venice police officers were involved in an altercation at a Sarasota County bar over the weekend, and for the second time in a month the Venice Police Department is conducting an internal investigation into the conduct of its officers. ...more

January 16, 2008

Tony Crouse tries not to learn too much about the people he helps on the job. He doesn't ask about families or hobbies or aspirations. A professional distance helps the Polk County deputy fire chief leave the job behind each night. ...more

January 11, 2008

A 24-year-old Plant City woman was hit in the head with a hammer as she approached her truck Dec. 28 in the Bruton Memorial Library parking lot, police said. ...more

January 9, 2008

The city attorney sought permission Friday to inspect the car and cell phones belonging to the two brothers who survived tiger attacks at the San Francisco Zoo, but the victims are balking, the attorney said. ...more

January 5, 2008