TAMPA - An officer was justified in using a Taser to detain a neighbor's son and the teenager's friend, although the officer's language was "less than professional," according to a Tampa Police Department review of the incident. ...more

June 25, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY — A firefighter was treated at a hospital after a sheriff's deputy accidentally stunned him with a Taser at a fire station. ...more

June 25, 2008

TAMPA - A police officer used her Taser to stun a suspected shoplifter, but he continued fighting and stunned her with the weapon, police say. ...more

June 24, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY — A man faces an attempted battery charge after authorities say he threw a rock at the head of a deputy who had broken his leg and could not stand during a scuffle with a teenager this month. ...more

June 23, 2008

TAMPA - Deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office used a Taser on a man who fled on a bicycle and resisted arrest Saturday, according to an arrest affidavit. ...more

June 22, 2008

A domestic violence arrest spun out of control early Saturday morning, according to Tampa police, with one officer knocked unconscious. ...more

June 15, 2008

A domestic violence arrest spun out of control early this morning, according to Tampa Police, as one officer was knocked unconscious and another was scraped and had his teeth loosened. ...more

June 14, 2008

The Clearwater police officer who arrested a 76-year-old woman on charges she blocked the drive-through lane at a McDonald's was cleared of wrongdoing in that case, but later resigned while under investigation in an unrelated matter. ...more

June 7, 2008

SEBRING — Police who responded to a domestic battery in progress call reportedly found three female victims crying and cowering in a rear hallway of the victim's Sebring home. Police Officer Sean Bueford reported as he entered the home that he encountered Rogelio Pompa, 35, walking away from the women. He ordered Pompa to place his hands above his head, but he did not listen, the report stated. He unholstered his Taser and aimed it at Pompa, repeating the order, but Pompa did not respond. He tried to grab Pompa's arm but the man pulled away. ...more

June 3, 2008

VENICE - A motorist hit a building and a pedestrian, sped through a neighborhood at 65 mph and was eventually shocked by an electronic control device during a pursuit late Monday, authorities say. ...more

May 6, 2008