An empty tank of gas likely saved Fenol Francois's life. On the morning of Nov. 18, Francois left his home early to fuel up before heading to work. In his absence, three men broke into his home at 8110 Nightwalker Road. ...more

December 17, 2008

A Mulberry man accused of taking items from more than 20 cars last month was arrested Tuesday on 41 charges including grand theft, armed burglary and criminal mischief, according to arrest affidavits. ...more

December 16, 2008

Two Tampa residents used a tire iron Monday night to attack a person, Hillsborough County deputies say. About 11:37 p.m. Monday, Angela Frusciente and another person were walking together near 142nd Avenue and 12th Street. ...more

December 9, 2008

TAMPA Three teenagers are accused of robbing a Pizza Hut deliveryman at gunpoint, then ordering him to kneel in a closet while facing the wall, police said. Victor Maurice Tanner Jr., 19, Malcolm Rashad Hill, 19, and Frederick Wallace Reddick, 18, were held without bail today at the Orient Road Jail. Tampa police arrested them Wednesday on felony charges of armed robbery and kidnapping, records show. ...more

December 4, 2008

Two teenagers were arrested Sunday after one of them used an air rifle to kill a squirrel, according to Largo police. ...more

November 24, 2008

A man and woman are accused of pulling a gun on an undercover officer during a drug buy, forcing a struggle for the weapon. ...more

November 22, 2008

Three homeless men somehow obtained a kilogram of cocaine that they tried to sell to an undercover investigator on Friday, deputies said. ...more

November 22, 2008

Tampa's Mary Delgado, a winner of ABC's "The Bachelor" reality series in 2004, is out of jail after being arrested in a Southwest border-town bar on a disorderly conduct charge. ...more

November 18, 2008

Hillsborough County deputies seized more than 160 grams of cocaine following three meetings with a Tampa man. Deputies arrested three people Monday afternoon they say were involved in cocaine dealing: Francisco Javier Rodriguez-Arana, 28, of Tampa; Irving Betancourt, 21, of Tampa; and Enid Jimenez, 30, of Brandon. ...more

November 11, 2008

City police and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested three men accused of delivering $6,000 worth of cocaine to an undercover investigator. Freddie Lopez Jr. of Ruskin, Juan Antonio Ramos of Ruskin and Arnold Castaneda of Wimauma are each charged with felony cocaine trafficking. Each was held without bail at the Orient Road Jail today. ...more

October 23, 2008