An investigation that began in part when police learned marijuana was stored in a Pinellas Park warehouse has led to a plea of guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana. ...more

November 21, 2008

Many of "the worst of the worst" are back on the streets. From July through September, the U.S. Marshals Service conducted Operation Orange Crush, a 10-week sweep targeting "the worst of the worst" criminals. Five were charged with homicide, and 23 were charged with crimes involving weapons. Locally, only about one in five of those arrested remained in jail just days after. ...more

October 27, 2008

A man shot and wounded by a deputy U.S. marshal Thursday had been sought on felony drug warrants from Tampa police, an official said today. ...more

October 17, 2008

Luc Pierre-Charles Jr. avoided authorities for more than four months. ...more

October 8, 2008

The U.S. Marshals Service has captured a man sought in the 2006 slayings of two Pasco County teenagers, authorities said this morning. Luc Pierre-Charles Jr., 20, is being held at the Brevard County Jail, according to an online database search. The Pasco County Sheriff's Office confirmed that the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Pierre-Charles, who was on the Marshals' 15 Most Wanted List. ...more

October 7, 2008

Courtenay Savage, a former reserve officer with the Tampa Police Department, eluded authorities for more than a year after being charged with trying to kill eight people by firing into the Largo home of a former business associate. ...more

September 24, 2008

A Pinellas County woman featured on 'America's Most Wanted' has been caught. ...more

September 23, 2008

A man accused in the 1998 rape of an 85-year-old Pinellas County woman is among nearly 2,500 fugitives captured during a focused law enforcement effort in Florida, officials said Thursday. ...more

September 19, 2008

Pinellas deputies' search for a woman they say repeatedly fired a gun into a family's house because of a business dispute is getting national attention. ...more

September 19, 2008

TAMPA - The U.S. Marshals Service is expected to announce the apprehension of more than 2,000 fugitives wanted for violent crimes throughout Florida. ...more

September 18, 2008