Authorities say an 11-year-old boy hit his mother in the head with a saw and then offered her $5 not to call police. The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office reported that the boy and his 41-year-old mother got into an argument Wednesday when she was trying to get him to take his medication. ...more

November 14, 2008

LAKELAND -- A man long sought by Port St. Lucie police on charges that he impregnated and then forced a home abortion on a 15-year-old girl was arrested Wednesday in Lakeland, where he had been hiding, authorities said. ...more

February 22, 2008

A St. Lucie County man charged with raping and impregnating a 12-year-old girl, then forcing her to have a home abortion, was arrested Wednesday morning by U.S. Marshals in Polk County. ...more

February 21, 2008

Democrat Kim Bogart has announced plans to run against Pasco County Sheriff Bob White. ...more

November 7, 2007

Charles Gillstrap of Plant City was charged with two counts of possession of child pornography after an Internet chat with a detective. ...more

September 13, 2007