I have started to get used to the inane idiocy that our illustrious lawmakers in Washington have been spewing, but the new law I encountered today really takes the cake. Having been the victim of identity theft several years ago, I was advised by my bank and my lawyer to not sign credit cards but, instead, to print "Ask for ID" on the signature line. This made perfect sense to me as an excellent theft deterrent, so I have done it for years. ...more

December 18, 2009

TAMPA BAY DOWNS WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS 1st - Purse $11,300, Claiming $10,000, 3yo & up, 1 1/16 miles. ...more

December 17, 2009

Mike Huckabee doesn't deserve the bad press he is getting. In 2000, when he was governor of Arkansas, Huckabee commuted the 108-year prison sentence of a man named Maurice Clemmons. ...more

December 14, 2009

Last week's column, in which I described in vivid detail the theft of one our newspaper racks, my comically heroic efforts to recover it from behind a grocery store and the debilitating back injury I suffered while loading its remains onto a truck, drew much sympathy from readers. ...more

October 28, 2009

A pallet thief who used his pickup to ram open a gate was nabbed by police this week when the battering-ram truck got stuck in the mud during the heist, authorities said. ...more

May 28, 2009

A thief armed with a bottle knocked a Spanish-speaking man to the ground last night and stole his wallet containing an unknown amount of cash, according to Sgt. Andrew Markham, from the Sebring Police Department. ...more

May 25, 2009

Former Gov. Claude Kirk knows it isn't a good idea to accept rides from strangers and quickly realizes his mistake as soon as he does. ...more

March 31, 2009

A man pretended to deposit $2 million at an ATM and then withdrew a hunk of money from a woman's account, the Polk County Sheriff's Office says. ...more

February 25, 2009

An accused mail thief couldn't escape the strong nose of the law this morning after a sheriff's office dog sniffed out his hiding place, officials said. ...more

February 3, 2009

Thanks to the quick thinking of a pizza parlor employee, a robbery suspect was arrested Wednesday night shortly after the robbery. The accused thief was identified by Clearwater police as Jonathan Hodges, 33, of 7507 Katherine Drive, New Port Richey. ...more

January 29, 2009