The 911 call starts with sobs and screams. "Please let me go!" a woman cries. ...more

January 6, 2010

Police union members have declared political war on two Tampa City Council members seeking Hillsborough County Commission seats because they voted against a step-pay raise for police officers. ...more

January 6, 2010

City officials and Gasparilla organizers Tuesday announced what they call a "comprehensive communication program and educational initiative" designed to encourage responsible behavior at this year's pirate invasion and parade. ...more

January 6, 2010

My New Year's resolution is to continue to tick off as many blowhards, bozos and boneheads as possible with this column. ...more

January 5, 2010

Police shot a man in the leg Monday night after he tried to pass counterfeit bills, then drove into an officer, Tampa police said. ...more

January 5, 2010

Officials still are searching for a man who had an argument Monday morning with his estranged wife that included a threat towards their son, which forced a modified lockdown of Riverview High where the teenager is a student. Tampa police issued arrest warrants Monday afternoon for Carlos Hernandez, 37, for attempted kidnapping, aggravated assault with a firearm, battery, tampering with a witness and violation of injunction. ...more

January 4, 2010

Tampa Police Det. Curtis Smith grew up in East Tampa. He remembers his father getting angry when people threw trash into his yard. ...more

January 3, 2010

Tampa police have arrested a registered sex offender who allegedly attacked a woman he met at a nightclub Friday morning. ...more

January 2, 2010

With her relationship in Indiana over, Nikki Jones and her new boyfriend decided to sell her gold and diamond wedding rings on the classified ads Web site craigslist. ...more

January 2, 2010

Talk of the town Talk about a tumultuous town hall meeting. The debate over national health care reform turned ugly Aug. 6 when fire marshals closed the doors on an Ybor City meeting because the crowd was getting too large. There was shouting, shoving and fighting inside and outside. One man even had his shirt torn in the fracas. ...more

December 31, 2009