LAKELAND - Police are investigating a suspicious death in the Bridge Water subdivision in Lakeland. The body of a white male was found floating in the water, Lakeland police Sgt. Gary Gross said. ...more

June 12, 2008

Thieves broke into a jewelry company during the weekend and stole up to $2 million in gold, gems and other valuables, including Super Bowl rings made for New York Giants staff members, authorities said. ...more

June 12, 2008

A safety checkpoint set up by the Plant City Police Department last week was cut short by the threat of lightning, but not before dozens of vehicles were checked by officers. ...more

June 4, 2008

To the untrained eye, the big lump of fur lumbering around the pool area at the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando could have been a drunken, fur-coated rock star stumbling about on all fours. But the keen eyes of security recognized it for what it was early this morning. There was a Florida black bear near the pool, oh, my, and it wasn't a refugee from the Country Bear Jamboree at nearby Walt Disney World, either. This was a genuine bruin from the wilds of Orange County. ...more

May 28, 2008

AVON PARK — An Avon Park woman remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $1,500 bond Wednesday, after police charged her with punching and robbing her ex in the parking lot of the Hendricks Corner grocery store. Cara Anne Parnell, 31, of 906 Palmer Ave., was booked on charges of robbery and domestic violence battery (with a previous conviction for domestic battery). The 57-year-old victim, an Avon Park resident living at a different address, reported that at about 8 a.m. Saturday, he was parked along the west side of Hendricks and was standing at his driver's side door, when Parnell got out of a blue vehicle and walked up to him demanding money, the report stated. The victim refused and was punched in his neck. Parnell walked away, but returned demanding money again. He told her he wasn't giving her any, the report stated. ...more

May 28, 2008

An alert resident and fast work by police combined to result in the arrest of a man who allegedly burglarized an automotive store and tried to flee with a set of pricey wheel rims. ...more

May 28, 2008

A woman who stabbed her boyfriend during a violent confrontation last month acted in self-defense and will not be charged with a crime, a prosecutor said. ...more

May 21, 2008

Police were searching for two men they say opened fire on a group of people at a cookout late Saturday night. ...more

May 12, 2008

Tampa Police continue the search for two men they say opened fire on a group of people at a Saturday cookout. ...more

May 11, 2008

Family members and police were relieved but frustrated to learn that a man who disappeared Feb. 29 from his job in Plant City after cashing a large check left on his own volition and is living in Oklahoma. ...more

May 7, 2008