An officer deployed his stun gun on a pit bull Saturday night after the dog attacked a chicken, Tampa police say. ...more

November 16, 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 22-year-old man stole a car, crashed it after police chased him, then carjacked someone before wrecking that vehicle as well, police say. ...more

September 15, 2009

Bail for a suspected drug trafficker from Winter Haven was set at $1 million Thursday night. The arrest of Shawn Contrell Williams, 40, culminated a two-month investigation, authorities said. ...more

April 3, 2009

Deputies arrested a Spring Hill man Monday on charges that he raped a mentally challenged woman. ...more

January 14, 2009

He says he did it for drugs. Deputies say that's what Alexander Dennis Piller, 20, said Sunday night as they arrested him on charges of robbing the pizzeria he was fired from for being a no-show a couple of days earlier, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. ...more

January 7, 2009

He did it for drugs. That's what Alexander Dennis Piller, 20, told deputies Sunday night as they arrested him on charges of robbing a New Port Richey pizzeria he was fired from for being a no-show a couple days earlier, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. ...more

January 5, 2009

A suspected drunk driver was arrested Tuesday night after a deputy said he saw him driving south on Mariner Boulevard with no headlights. ...more

December 25, 2008

So how does a stun gun work on a 450-pound porker? Not so well, a Hernando County sheriff's deputy learned Monday after he was forced to pull his nonlethal weapon while trying to corral a swine on the loose in Royal Highlands. ...more

October 15, 2008

Takes rope, not electricity, to rein in 450-pound hog. ...more

October 15, 2008