A 47-year-old Largo woman decided to serve rum shots to her underage children Monday and later struck her son's 21-year-old girlfriend in the head with a 4-foot-long construction level, Largo police say. ...more

January 20, 2009

A woman living in East Bay Condos called Largo police to report her underwear and pants stolen, Largo police say. ...more

January 20, 2009

Ozzwald, a Belgian Malinois from Holland who served as a member of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, has died. The dog, known as "Ozzi," was 8 years old. ...more

January 16, 2009

A 91-year-old Manatee County man and his wife were scammed out of $3,500 by a person claiming to be their grandson. ...more

January 15, 2009

Two Seffner teenagers went on a crime spree with a hammer and spray paint, causing nearly $7,000 damage, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

January 14, 2009

A 59-year-old woman died this morning in a Sarasota house fire. Sarasota County deputies and firefighters responded to the blaze about 6:43 a.m. at 4913 Habana Drive. ...more

January 14, 2009

A sinkhole swallowed large drilling equipment at a Polk County Utilities project at the proposed Edgehill Water Production Facility, a Polk County Public Safety news release states. ...more

January 9, 2009

A Carrollwood juvenile returned home today to 9107 Cliff Lake Lane and learned that a home invasion had occurred and that an adult had been detained, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. ...more

January 9, 2009

Hillsborough County deputies are working an attempted robbery at American Momentum bank, 15150 N. Florida Ave. ...more

January 5, 2009

The Hernando County Housing Authority issued a press release recently saying it is accepting applications for providing housing repair and rehabilitation funding assistance to homeowners with "very low income." ...more

January 4, 2009