A 35-year-old Tampa man armed with a gun came into his ex-girlfriend's home and assaulted her, causing head injuries, Hillsborough County deputies say. The woman is in critical condition at St. Joseph's Hospital, sheriff's spokesman J.D. Callaway said. The attack occurred about 1 a.m. Sunday. Deputies arrested William Dixon on Sunday night. ...more

July 20, 2009

Two men were caught trying to steal a refrigerator and a stove from a vacant home, Tampa police say. About 8:30 p.m. Sunday at 7003 N. Coarsey Drive, the men pried open a door at the rear of the home and took out a stove and refrigerator, according to a police report. ...more

July 20, 2009

A burglary suspect was caught with a shirt that declares "I didn't do it." ...more

July 17, 2009

The following people were booked Tuesday, July 14 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

July 16, 2009

Letitia Kaylor told deputies Monday she was chasing a rat when she entered her neighbor's garage without permission. ...more

July 8, 2009

The serial killer who terrorized a South Carolina community by shooting five people to death before police killed him Monday was a career criminal paroled just two months ago, authorities said. ...more

July 6, 2009

Winter Haven police charged a 16-year-old boy in a shooting that left a 40-year-old Plant City man seriously wounded. ...more

July 1, 2009

The 43-year-old nurse's aide was in the front row as prosecutors made their final arguments against the man accused of raping her on Aug. 18, 2007. ...more

June 19, 2009

Pasco County Sheriff's Office investigators say Arron Derell Jackson, 19, used brass knuckles to batter two people at a home on Casey Drive in New Port Richey on May 30. ...more

June 17, 2009

Authorities are asking for the public's help to solve the theft of 44 guns, including AK-47s and shotguns, from a repair shop in the industrial park. ...more

May 29, 2009