A man lingering outside his rundown home flashed a badge in hopes of discouraging a deputy from questioning him. ...more

September 17, 2009

"Plum Spooky," by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's Press, $28) ...more

January 4, 2009

Divers searching for a sign of Caylee Anthony on Thursday found a plastic bag with toys and small bones weighted down by bricks, bounty hunter Leonard Padilla said. ...more

November 13, 2008

ORLANDO — California bounty hunter Leonard Padilla will help search for Caylee Anthony, who disappeared earlier this year when she was 2 years old. ...more

October 18, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The mother of a missing Florida toddler is back behind bars. Orange County Sheriff's Office investigators arrested Casey Anthony at her home Friday night. Details of the arrest weren't immediately released. Anthony's 3-year-old daughter, Caylee, has been missing since June. The 22-year-old was able to post a $500,000 bond and get out of jail last week. Anthony faces charges of child neglect, making false statements and obstructing the investigation. ...more

August 29, 2008

A bounty hunter who helped free the mother of a missing Florida toddler wants his associates to withdraw her bail. ...more

August 29, 2008

Of those everyone loves to hate, few can compete with the deadbeat dad for longevity. ...more

May 10, 2008

They're big, spiny and hungry and have chosen Boca Grande as home. ...more

May 2, 2008

A sidekick of TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman turned himself in to authorities Friday after a shopping center security guard reported seeing him naked in his pickup, performing a lewd act, police said. ...more

January 6, 2008