Victor Miller should have returned the money, authorities say. On March 2, he went into the Wachovia Bank at 6604 Massachusetts Ave. to cash a $500 check. But a teller's mistake led to his leaving the bank with $5,000, a police report said. ...more

April 2, 2009

Jennifer Johnson wanted her daughter, Je'Neiyce, to have a fun celebration in a city park for her second birthday. ...more

April 2, 2009

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth will be charged with DUI manslaughter after a Miami car crash that killed a pedestrian, according to people familiar with the case. ...more

April 1, 2009

Victor Miller should have returned the money, authorities say. ...more

April 1, 2009

Four years after a girl, then 5, was handcuffed at a Pinellas County elementary school, her mother has filed a lawsuit against the Pinellas County School Board. ...more

April 1, 2009

With his 1-year-old baby in his arms, a Bradenton man suspected of stealing two pairs of shoes from a store Tuesday fought with a loss prevention officer in a parking lot, the Bradenton Police Department said. ...more

March 18, 2009

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

March 16, 2009

When I found a headless squirrel in my driveway, I knew it was either the work of the scruffy stray cat that slinks across our yard or, considering the type of animal beheaded and the ritualistic display of the carcass, a hillbilly voodoo cult. ...more

March 15, 2009

I do not understand why we have to resort to calling 911 when our neighbors are disturbing others in the building. I understand it when the disturbance occurs during the night; I had to call the police at 1 a.m. on a few occasions. ...more

March 15, 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