Neighbor who called 911 had concealed weapons permit; former New York police officer ...more

November 18, 2009

The man accused of raping an elderly woman and triggering a massive manhunt is no stranger to Florida prisons – or to being released long before his sentences were slated to end. ...more

September 2, 2009

A South Carolina woman wound up in jail early this morning after police said she exposed her breast to an officer while concealing a screwdriver in her bra. Francina L. Walker, 29, also had a knife in her purse when she waved down an officer at South Dale Mabry Highway and Interbay Boulevard about 11:50 p.m. Wednesday and offered him a sex act for $20, police said. ...more

March 19, 2009

A 34-year-old man broke into his ex-girlfriend's Tampa home Tuesday, punched an unidentified person and then chased the victim with a screwdriver, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

February 18, 2009

TAMPA – Detectives are searching for two thieves who may be working together to burglarize offices in downtown Tampa and the Channel District. The men are suspects in at least five burglaries. ...more

February 13, 2009

I am writing in regard to an incident my husband and I went through about two weeks ago. We went out to dinner at the No Frills Grill, a new restaurant in Lake Placid. We had been there one other time with friends to enjoy the nightly entertainment. ...more

February 8, 2009

David Brooks stabbed a person several times in the upper left arm with a screwdriver Tuesday, Temple Terrace police say. Officers arrested the 23-year-old Maryland man at 7:22 p.m. at 9202 N. 56th St. ...more

December 17, 2008

A suspected drunken driver was pulled over and arrested Sunday after a deputy spotted him driving southbound on Commercial Way in the northbound lanes, a report shows. ...more

November 25, 2008

James Conroy tipped over about four portable toilets at a construction site, trying to catch a man he thought had hidden in one after breaking into a truck. Conroy's hunch was right. ...more

September 2, 2008

It turns out a construction site portable toilet wasn't the best place to hide from two men who think you tried to break into their truck. ...more

August 31, 2008