A 17-year-old was shot early this morning as he tried to run away from two masked men trying to rob him and another teen, Clearwater police say. ...more

August 5, 2008

An 84-year-old man who was reported missing turned up this afternoon at his barbershop, police said. ...more

July 29, 2008

Clearwater police say there has been an increase in vehicle burglaries lately and are asking car owners to be on alert. In July, 51 car burglaries were reported, public safety spokeswoman Elizabeth Daly-Watts said. ...more

July 29, 2008

An 11-year-old boy is recovering this afternoon after being bitten by what appears to be a water moccasin, authorities said. ...more

July 28, 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

A Clearwater police officer received an employee notice after her gun discharged in April as she was entering a hotel room where authorities believed a woman might be in distress, according to Clearwater police. The officer, Keisha Bradley, 35, was also ordered to undergo remedial training, said Elizabeth Daly-Watts, Clearwater's public safety spokeswoman. ...more

July 25, 2008

Authorities have arrested a Tampa man they say robbed a Blockbuster video store at knifepoint this week. Shermon Allen, 30, of 4708 Mill Pond Lane, was booked into the Pinellas County Jail today on charges of robbery with a deadly weapon and kidnapping, among others, jail records show. ...more

July 25, 2008

The woman who drowned Wednesday night in the Gulf of Mexico was a Norwegian tourist who was overtaken by a wave as her children watched from the beach, Clearwater police said. The woman was identified as Alicja I. Dyga, 51, said Clearwater public safety spokeswoman Elizabeth Daly-Watts. ...more

July 24, 2008

CLEARWATER A woman swimming with two other people near the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort was separated from her group and apparently drowned, authorities said. ...more

July 23, 2008

A nicely-dressed man robbed a Blockbuster video store on Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard this morning handcuffing the manager before breaking into a safe, police said. ...more

July 22, 2008