On each side of his neck is a tattoo of a skull, and across his knuckles he had tattooed the expression, "Hard Luck," with a letter on each knuckle. To Pinellas sheriff's detention Deputy Aaron Simpson, his tattoos are an art form. To his bosses at the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, they constitute a violation of the sheriff's uniform and appearance policy. As a result, the six-year veteran was suspended for three days. ...more

July 18, 2008

TAMPA - A skull found off the Courtney Campbell Parkway in June will go to a forensic artist in Polk County who will attempt to sketch a likeness of the person. ...more

July 15, 2008

A 12-year-old accused of fatally beating his baby cousin after she interrupted a cartoon pleaded no contest Wednesday and was sentenced to a juvenile treatment center. ...more

July 10, 2008

TAMPA - The Humane Society of the United States is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who killed a puppy and left the body in a Clearwater parking lot. ...more

July 3, 2008

The air conditioner wasn't working, Hugo Santillan Esquitia told deputies. He was angry at his wife. And the baby was crying. ...more

June 22, 2008

The air conditioner wasn't working Hugo Santillan Esquitia told deputies. He was angry at his wife. And the baby was crying. ...more

June 21, 2008

When the clerk read the jury's verdict, that Javon Deniro Blackmon is guilty of killing his 10-month-old son, Blackmon pursed his lips and closed his eyes. ...more

May 9, 2008

TAMPA - When the clerk read the jury's verdict, that Javon Deniro Blackmon is guilty of killing his 10-month-old son, Blackmon pursed his lips and closed his eyes. ...more

May 8, 2008

A metal pipe was the weapon used to beat a Brooksville woman into a coma and send her to a Tampa hospital in "extremely critical" condition. ...more

February 5, 2008

The family of a boy seriously injured last year when a speaker fell on his head at BayWalk is seeking millions of dollars in damages, their attorney said Wednesday morning, moments after he filed a lawsuit at the courthouse in downtown St. Petersburg. ...more

January 17, 2008