Undercover detectives in Polk County said they busted one of their detention deputies trying to sell prescription drugs Thursday night. ...more

September 5, 2008

A grand jury has formally indicted a man accused of killing his 81-year-old mother by beating her head with a remote control and holding her underwater in the family pool. ...more

August 29, 2008

Three men, including a youth swimming coach, were arrested in Polk County last week, accused of using online chat rooms and instant-messaging programs to solicit minors for sex, authorities said. ...more

August 18, 2008

Three men, including a youth swimming coach, were arrested in Polk County last week, accused of using online chat rooms and instant-messaging programs to solicit minors for sex, authorities said. Undercover detectives posed as children online and two of the men sent pornographic photographs and Web-cam images of themselves committing lewd acts, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 17, 2008

An investigation into a Polk County marijuana distribution ring has led to 19 arrests, including the arrest of a Lake Wales police officer, Polk County deputies say. ...more

August 14, 2008

An investigation into a Polk marijuana distribution ring has led to several arrests — including a law enforcement officer, who faces corruption charges — according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. ...more

August 13, 2008

A 4-month-old baby was discovered inside a marijuana grow house on Wednesday, an affidavit shows. ...more

August 7, 2008

Clearwater narcotics detectives arrested two on suspicion of drug dealing Thursday night and confiscated nearly 500 Ecstasy pills, authorities said. ...more

July 25, 2008

The atmosphere in the waiting area of John Mubang's clinic in Seffner was "a social event with everyone involved in conversations about how easy it was to get prescriptions," according to an affidavit filed in Hillsborough County Court. ...more

July 17, 2008

TAMPA — Two men from California are being held without bail at Orient Road Jail today after paying undercover detectives about $38,000 during an undercover drug buy, records show. Anthony Robinson, 43, of Fontana, Calif., and Alvin Emmitt Wade, 34, of Inglewood, Calif., are charged with felony cocaine trafficking and conspiracy to traffic in cocaine, jail records show. ...more

July 9, 2008