A man suspected of attempting to rob a Brooksville bank earlier this year accepted a five-year prison sentence on Thursday. ...more

October 24, 2008

The three suspects connected to the attempted robbery at Brannen Bank on Tuesday also had attempted to rob another bank in Temple Terrace that same day, authorities said. ...more

October 16, 2008

Coy Viars arrived at Brannen Bank at Cortez Boulevard and Barclay Avenue on Tuesday to make a lunchtime deposit. ...more

October 15, 2008

Suspect drops exploding dye pack during escape. ...more

October 15, 2008

A man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity for threatening to kill the president and several federal judges and FBI agents was ordered released from custody today after a federal judge found he no longer poses a danger. ...more

October 10, 2008

Kids get hurt all the time. Between the soccer matches, bicycle tumbles and wrestling mishaps, most children have an assortment of cuts and bruises. ...more

October 5, 2008

A 29-year-old man convicted in the 1998 murder of a Haines City police officer was sentenced this morning to life plus 10 years in federal prison. ...more

September 18, 2008

Lake Wales police are investigating a SunTrust Bank robbery that occurred this morning. ...more

September 4, 2008

A highly respected retired NYPD detective with inoperable liver cancer was charged with bank robbery Friday after authorities identified him as the Bling Bandit, suspected of pulling off nine heists while wearing a flashy watch and ring. ...more

August 30, 2008

Pasco deputies and Port Richey police officers arrested a 70-year-old man they say robbed two banks in five days. Joseph A. Bender of 7311 Ingleside Drive, Port Richey, was arrested at the Travel Inn at 7532 U.S. 19 in New Port Richey on Tuesday afternoon, after his car was spotted in the parking lot, officials say. At 9 a.m. Friday, according to authorities, Bender walked into the Colonial Bank at 9431 U.S. 19 outside Port Richey city limits, handed a teller a note that stated he had a bomb, and demanded cash. After getting the money, according to a probable cause affidavit, he took off. After his photo was released to the media, deputies received phone calls about the suspect's possible identity. Detectives prepared a suspect photo pack and clerks identified Bender as the bank robber, a report states ...more

August 20, 2008