Venice police say two armed suspects who attempted to rob T.J. Maxx last night, left before police arrived, creating what they believed to be a hostage situation. ...more

November 18, 2009

Law enforcement officers will lift their kickstands Saturday in memory of Ron Harrison, a Hillsborough County sheriff's sergeant known to many as the face of DUI checkpoints. ...more

October 30, 2009

Deputies ended an armed standoff with a man barricaded in a Brandon wine store shortly before 2:30 p.m. today. ...more

October 4, 2009

A suspect is dead after firing shots at Tampa police officers during a standoff this afternoon. ...more

September 24, 2009

The Pasco County sheriff's SWAT team has surrounded a home near Port Richey this afternoon and is trying to talk a man into coming outside, authorities said. ...more

May 9, 2009

Authorities are still seeking two people suspected of robbing a trio of businesses. ...more

March 31, 2009

A former local lawyer and Chicago police officer received a 10-year federal prison sentence today for sending threatening letters to his estranged wife and others while in state prison. ...more

March 6, 2009

A standoff between an armed man and Lakeland police came to an end when three officers shot the man. ...more

February 26, 2009

A Tampa man authorities say is connected to a Clair-Mel City shooting surrendered Sunday afternoon to Hillsborough County sheriff's SWAT team members after a standoff that lasted more than two hours. ...more

February 22, 2009

Jury selection began this morning in the first-degree murder trial of Carl Roland, a sometime computer salesman who gained notoriety for perching himself atop a crane in Atlanta while fleeing Pinellas authorities. ...more

February 10, 2009