An off-duty St. Petersburg police officer was arrested Friday after authorities say he was driving drunk when he struck another car and fled. Anthony Green, 30, was charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving property damage and drunken driving. He is a four-year police veteran. ...more

December 21, 2009

Authorities have cleared a scene where a grenade was spotted on the center console of a car abandoned at an apartment complex, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

December 14, 2009

Minutes after police received reports of gunshots at a children's park this morning, a man who had been shot was dropped off at All Children's Hospital by someone in a silver SUV. ...more

October 22, 2009

A body found this week in Mirror Lake has been identified as Jason Robert Alamed, 37. According to Alamed's driver's license, his home address is 742 Haven Place, Tarpon Springs, but investigators learned he recently had been staying at the Randolph Hotel, 200 Fourth St. N., St. Petersburg. ...more

October 14, 2009

A St. Petersburg police officer is recovering after he chased a suspect on foot then was dragged at least 150 feet by the apparent getaway car. ...more

March 11, 2009

St. Petersburg police officer Stephen Mathews had the day off Monday, but when he heard radio transmissions of shots fired during a drug bust gone wrong, he decided he had to help. ...more

March 4, 2009

St. Petersburg police officer Stephen Mathews had the day off today, but when he heard radio transmissions of shots fired during a drug bust gone wrong, he decided he had to help. ...more

March 3, 2009

Zorro the Bandit's crime spree is over, St. Petersburg police say. Fingerprints from a bag of candy he left behind during a robbery were the keys to catching him, police said. ...more

February 12, 2009

The Zorro Bandit's crime spree is over. The robber who wore clothing reminiscent of the famed Spanish swordsman was taken into custody this afternoon in Tampa, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department. ...more

February 11, 2009

A woman was shot and killed tonight in an incident involving St. Petersburg police officers, according to the police department. ...more

February 10, 2009