BRADENTON - A good Samaritan chased and caught a man who had snatched a woman's purse as she was walking to her car in a Wal-Mart parking lot last night, then held the robber down until deputies arrived to arrest him. ...more

May 16, 2009

Appeal is expected in Jimmie Tyson's conviction in attack on John Kelly. ...more

May 16, 2009

During a drug deal April 5, a Tampa man took out a handgun, demanded money and a shot one person in the chest and another in the groin, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

May 7, 2009

Two men accused of using machine guns in a Friday home invasion have also been charged in a similar home invasion the night before. ...more

May 2, 2009

Manatee County sheriff's detectives are looking for a man they say is connected to a March 13 home invasion robbery in Bradenton. ...more

April 22, 2009

Good defense attorneys make a living crossing up prosecution witnesses, challenging their credibility and giving jurors a reason to disbelieve their testimony. ...more

April 22, 2009

Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies are on the hunt for a woman connected with a robbery at Superior Bank, 4842 Sun City Center Blvd., today at 12:23 p.m. ...more

April 22, 2009

Five people – including four juveniles – were involved in a series of violent armed robberies Sunday in Sulphur Springs, police say. ...more

April 16, 2009

An 89-year-old woman was sexually assaulted this morning when three men broke into her Port Richey home, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

April 8, 2009

CRIME REPORT This is a partial list of crimes and service calls reported March 12 to 18 to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Questions should be directed to the sheriff's office at (813) 247-0455. ...more

April 1, 2009