In November, Dan Lombard and Ernest Garcia Sr. were fans at a Jesuit High School football game. They didn't know each other, but their lives were about to intersect in a powerful way. ...more

January 18, 2008

TAMPA - In November, Dan Lombard and Ernest Garcia Sr. were fans at a Jesuit High School football game. They didn't know each other and had no idea their lives were about to intersect in a powerful way. As Lombard, a driver engineer for the Tampa Fire Department, left the game, he saw a car run through a stop sign. Lombard, off duty, followed the car as it pulled off to the side of the road. That's when Lombard saw that the driver, Garcia, was having a seizure. ...more

January 17, 2008

NORTH PORT - North Port police arrested Adam Lucas, 24, on Tuesday after he ran from police and choked a police dog, authorities said. ...more

January 16, 2008

An Armwood High School student, Jeremiah F. McCasland, 17, was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run that sent a Plant City High School student to a hospital this week. ...more

January 11, 2008

A Plant City High School student is recovering from a hit-and-run that happened as he crossed a busy road to reach his bus this morning. ...more

January 8, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A 24-year-old ex-convict driving a stolen van was killed Tuesday evening when the vehicle ran a stop sign and was T-boned, police said. ...more

January 2, 2008