Such is the curse of being a former movie critic, but when Debra Lafave, Tampa's answer to Mrs. Robinson, got busted this week on a probation violation, I couldn't help but recall an old Dustin Hoffman flick, "Straight Time." ...more

December 7, 2007

In just one hour Wednesday afternoon, 97 patrons of Danny Boy's Restaurant in Sun City Center signed a petition asking that Debra Lafave return to work. ...more

December 7, 2007

Debra Lafave knew discussing sex with a 17-year-old co-worker would get her in trouble, according to probation case notes released Wednesday. ...more

December 6, 2007

Private conversations with an underage female co-worker landed Debra Lafave in jail Tuesday afternoon, just days before she was expected to request early release from house arrest. ...more

December 5, 2007

During a brief stay home after taping her drug-rehab reality show, "American Idol" finalist Jessica Sierra was sentenced Monday for throwing a glass at a bar patron and cocaine possession. ...more

November 20, 2007

TAMPA - During a brief stay home after completing taping for her drug-rehab reality show, "American Idol" finalist Jessica Sierra pleaded no contest today to charges of felony battery and possession of cocaine. ...more

November 19, 2007

Mireya de los Santos has left her three girls just once. She went to register this spring with a probation officer after pleading guilty to driving - repeatedly - without a license. The probation officer alerted immigration officials, who started deportation proceedings against her. ...more

November 13, 2007

Reshane Lewis wasn't happy, sweat dripping from her face as she paraded outside the courthouse here carrying a sign reading, "I stole from a local store." ...more

November 4, 2007

Elijah Dukes pleaded no contest Thursday to a marijuana possession charge. ...more

September 28, 2007

TAMPA - Elijah Dukes pleaded no contest to a marijuana possession charge today. Dukes, who was sent to the minor leagues and placed on the Devil Rays' temporary inactive list, was arrested in January. ...more

September 27, 2007