Fight followed argument over victim's previous interracial relationship, according to arrest report ...more

December 30, 2009

A transient was sentenced to five years in prison this morning in connection with the strangulation of a man in Clearwater in 2008. ...more

December 22, 2009

A 21-year-old Tampa man beat his girlfriend and kicked his dog, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

May 4, 2009

Deputies accused a 47-year-old man of choking his girlfriend, threatening her with a knife and keeping her from calling 911, records show. ...more

April 28, 2009

A 31-year-old Clearwater man has been arrested in Minneapolis in connection with a slaying in a Clearwater motel last year. ...more

April 17, 2009

A man booked into jail wearing an "I (heart) my marriage" T-shirt now is barred by a protective injunction from going near his wife and children, records show. ...more

March 17, 2009

A 36-year-old Tampa man choked a woman with a television cord, refused to let her leave, held her at knifepoint and threatened to kill her and their unborn child Monday, Hillsborough County deputies say. Deputies arrested Kirby Cook at his home at 6:58 p.m. Monday. He was charged with aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment and domestic battery by strangulation. ...more

February 17, 2009

A local murder suspect who drew national attention in 2005 for perching himself atop a crane in Atlanta for 56 hours was found guilty today and sentenced to life in prison. ...more

February 13, 2009

For genuinely civilized members of this (as far as we know, still) free nation, few acts of our democratic republic surpass executions for their ability to induce gooseflesh. ...more

February 13, 2009

The murder suspect who drew national attention in 2005 for perching himself atop a crane in Atlanta for 56 hours was found guilty today and sentenced to life in prison. ...more

February 12, 2009