A 57-year-old Tampa man forced a woman into her apartment and poured lighter fluid on her, saying he would kill her because she was cheating on him, Tampa police say. The two were co-workers and had never dated, police say. ...more

May 4, 2009

A bill (SB 2276) that passed the Legislature today and is headed to the governor would require anyone arrested on a felony charge to submit DNA, usually a sample of saliva. ...more

May 1, 2009

Police say Leon Brooks stole more than $5,000 worth of cigarettes in April and sold them on the streets of Clearwater. ...more

May 1, 2009

Two teenagers and a 12-year-old boy are accused of using a semi-automatic handgun while robbing a woman outside the West Pasco Art Guild on Wednesday morning. New Port Richey Police charged Zachary Bogucki, 15, and Chase Jacob Swinson, 15, with armed robbery and armed burglary, while the 12-year-old , was charged with armed robbery, records said. ...more

April 30, 2009

An inmate who hanged himself at the west Pasco County Jail early Thursday morning was identified as 31-year-old Jeremy Edward Lunn, sheriff's spokesman Kevin Doll said. ...more

April 24, 2009

After-hours surveillance inside a Subway sandwich shop netted an arrest early Thursday - a 23-year-old man suspected of two previous burglaries at the restaurant. Zephyrhills Police Department detectives were inside the sandwich shop at 5406 Gall Blvd., when, at 1:47 a.m., Robert O'Neal Patterson used a hammer to break a window and enter, according to the report. ...more

April 23, 2009

Five people – including four juveniles – were involved in a series of violent armed robberies Sunday in Sulphur Springs, police say. ...more

April 16, 2009

The following people were booked Tuesday, March 31 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

April 4, 2009

A man was arrested Wednesday night after authorities say he stabbed a neighbor with a hunting knife following a fight in a mobile home park. ...more

April 2, 2009

Two experts have been appointed to determine whether ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak was insane when she was arrested after allegedly driving 1,000 miles to confront a romantic rival for the affections of another astronaut. ...more

April 1, 2009