A federal jury has ruled that New York City police didn't use excessive force when they arrested a professional clown who left a suspicious device that turned out to be a balloon inflator inside a coffee shop. ...more

November 19, 2009

Suspicious bag at Tampa International Airport deemed no threat to public. ...more

July 3, 2009

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's bomb squad was called to the Seminole Hard Rock Casino this afternoon after the casino received a bomb threat and security found a suspicious package in the parking garage. ...more

February 14, 2009

A federal office building in downtown Tampa was evacuated this afternoon when a suspicious package was found in the mailroom, authorities say. Seventy-five people working in the building, which houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services workers, were evacuated about 1:45 p.m., Tampa Fire Rescue Capt. Bill Wade said in a written statement. ...more

January 15, 2009

A suitcase filled with clothes caused traffic congestion in North Tampa as deputies shut down a road and detonated the suspicious baggage in a McDonald's parking lot. ...more

August 5, 2008

SARASOTA - Police blew up a suspicious package found Monday morning in a stairwell at a county-owned parking garage, ending an investigation that closed Ringling and East boulevards for more than two hours. ...more

December 4, 2007