LAKE PLACID — When a Lake Placid man came home at 7:40 p.m. Friday, he found his roommates being held at gunpoint by three robbers, one with a pistol, the other with a sawed-off shotgun. A lookout was outside. The man took off, said sheriff's Lt. Kenny Johnson, and so did the other occupants of No. 8 Parkdale Drive. When they returned, they discovered the man's wallet was missing, along with cash and other items. ...more

December 23, 2007

mean ones - on Thursday from afternoon to night in Pasco County, hitting a pharmacy, a retail store and a sub shop. ...more

December 14, 2007

Authorities are looking for a group of thieves responsible for a string of jewelry store break-ins throughout the Southeast, including one in St. Petersburg on Sunday that was captured on surveillance videotape. ...more

December 12, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - Authorities are looking for a group of thieves they say is responsible for a string of jewelry store break-ins throughout the Southeast, including one in St. Petersburg on Sunday that was captured on surveillance videotape. ...more

December 12, 2007

BRADENTON - Two teenagers were arrested late Friday in connection with a shooting that injured an 18-year-old Bradenton man. ...more

December 9, 2007

LAKEWOOD RANCH - Two men attempted to rob a group outside of a Lakewood Ranch apartment building on Sunday, possibly with a cap gun. ...more

December 3, 2007

Sean Taylor and Phillip Buchanon both grew up in Florida. Each was a defensive back for the University of Miami. Buchanon was a first-round pick by Oakland in 2002 and Taylor was a first-round selection by Washington in 2004. ...more

November 29, 2007

TAMPA - Police are looking for thieves who carried out 4,000 square feet of copper wiring and a pressure washer from Murray Electric Inc. last month. ...more

November 8, 2007

TAMPA – Police are searching for a robber who used a hunting rifle to hold up his victims. ...more

November 8, 2007

TREASURE ISLAND - Tourists returning to their motel room late Tuesday were confronted by two men who forced them into their room and robbed them at gunpoint, police said. ...more

November 2, 2007