Graffiti doesn't last long in Timberlane Park. Almost as soon as a gang member finishes tagging a building, road sign or sidewalk, Carlton Lewis and other residents of the Town 'N Country neighborhood are grabbing cameras and cans of paint so they can both document and eradicate the symbols. ...more

June 27, 2008

Graffiti doesn't last long in Timberlane Park. Almost as soon as a gang member finishes tagging a building, road sign or sidewalk, Carlton Lewis and other residents of the Town 'N Country neighborhood are grabbing cameras and cans of paint so they can both document and eradicate the symbols. Lewis spoke at a news conference today in the park that was held to showcase recent efforts by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office to combat gang-related crimes. ...more

June 26, 2008

MIAMI - An alleged brothel-on-wheels that authorities said they busted over the weekend gives a whole new meaning to keeping the party moving. ...more

June 25, 2008

ST. PETE BEACH - Authorities today announced the results of an investigation targeting drug dealers living in or operating from St. Pete Beach. ...more

June 24, 2008

CLEARWATER -- After an eight-month investigation that included state agents, Pinellas County deputies arrested three men and closed three businesses Wednesday that investigators say were running illegal Internet gambling operations. Detectives also seized 139 computers and $14,000 after serving search warrants on the businesses located in Seminole, Dunedin and Palm Harbor. ...more

May 29, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Detectives today arrested a St. Pete Beach man they say robbed seven banks five in St. Petersburg, one in Pinellas Park and one in Lakeland. ...more

February 7, 2008

A 22-year-old Seffner woman and her teenage friend were arrested Thursday for selling a prescription painkiller to undercover deputies, authorities said. ...more

December 21, 2007

Missing a few things? The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office might have them. The office is holding a public viewing Saturday so theft victims can check out some of the nearly $2 million in stolen items recovered during a recent sting operation. ...more

December 8, 2007

TAMPA - Missing a few things? The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office might have them and is holding a public viewing Saturday so theft victims can check out some of the nearly $2 million in stolen items recovered during a sting operation. ...more

December 7, 2007

TAMPA - News of a yearlong storefront sting operation that put nearly $2 million in stolen goods inside the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office's evidence rooms and impound lots has many theft victims "inundating" the agency with calls, Maj. Paul Davis said. ...more

November 2, 2007