Investigations into marijuana grow houses discovered and dismantled in Highlands County in 2007 took one step forward when authorities announced the arrest of four Miami suspects alleged to be the owners of the homes. ...more

October 28, 2009

What is Highlands County drug abusers' poison of choice? According to Capt. Randy LaBelle, with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office's Special Investigations Unit (SIU), it's prescription medications. ...more

October 21, 2009

A vehicle chase into Sebring Monday afternoon ended with a man's arrest on drug trafficking and ammunition charges. ...more

September 23, 2009

A Lake Placid man was arrested Tuesday on warrants accusing him of showing an 11-year-old girl sexually explicit Web sites. ...more

August 20, 2009

Armed with graph after graph showing improvements in the police department's performance, St. Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Harmon this afternoon tried to beat back the impression among some city council members that St. Petersburg has become less safe. ...more

February 5, 2009

The two undercover detectives were driving by when they noticed three teens on bicycles acting oddly outside a gas station Monday evening. ...more

January 28, 2009

Hours after the teenager was taken into custody on charges he tried to kill an undercover police officer, the family of James A. Seay came to his defense this morning, saying the allegations were out of character for him. ...more

January 27, 2009

Three Pinellas County teenagers are in custody this morning charged with the attempted murder of a police officer. ...more

January 27, 2009

A local man remained in jail Friday on a $20,000 bond after his Thursday arrest on kidnapping, battery and burglary charges. ...more

January 17, 2009

Starting today, the Highlands County Sheriff's Office's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is changing its mission. ...more

January 14, 2009