ST. PETERSBURG - Police administrators are expected to decide whether a city police officer violated policy when he drew his Taser and put it against the head of a Boston Red Sox fan Wednesday night. Veteran officer Patrick McGovern did not fire the weapon, however. ...more

September 19, 2008

A Largo teenager accused of trying to rundown a hotel security guard on Clearwater Beach was arrested at his home this morning, police said. ...more

August 23, 2008

South Florida Community College will offer a 40-hour Basic Security Guard Certification course, Sept. 8-23, at the SFCC Public Service Academy on the Highlands campus. Class meets four nights per week, Monday through Thursday, 6-10 p.m. ...more

August 5, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - At the entrance there are palm trees, a waterfall and a security guard. Most people will never see behind the 20-foot tall concrete block walls of Caliente. ...more

July 29, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Walt Disney World has fired a guard who challenged the theme park on a new state law allowing gun owners to keep firearms in their cars while at work. ...more

July 8, 2008

TAMPA - The Tampa Tribune and the security company it uses, Wackenhut, have been named in a wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday in civil court. ...more

July 2, 2008

After almost 100 years of ferrying passengers up and down eight floors, the manually operated elevator in Old City Hall is getting a makeover. ...more

July 2, 2008

When Stephen Bruce Tinker wanted to find a good place to hide the two family packages of beef steaks he was stealing from the Sweetbay Supermarket yesterday in Seffner, deputies say he didn't have to look far. ...more

June 28, 2008

TAMPA - A man who stole scores of laptop computers across the country then sold them on eBay pleaded guilty today to interstate transportation of stolen property. ...more

June 18, 2008

A.J. Stathas went to bed Friday night full of hope. "Daddy," the 10-year-old said to his father, Allen, owner of Cars Unlimited at 201. W. Fletcher Ave., "wake me up at midnight. We'll drive down, and they will be there." ...more

June 15, 2008