When 93-year-old Walter Farley was found shot dead in his home, his son's wife, Mary, asked Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, "Are you going to do everything you can to find who killed my father-in-law?" ...more

January 4, 2009

The Polk County Sheriff's Office today charged someone in the New Year's Eve shooting death of a 93-year-old Lakeland man: his son. ...more

January 3, 2009

A man enraged by a noisy family sitting near him in a movie theater on Christmas night shot the father of the family in the arm, police said. ...more

December 27, 2008

Randy Nowak's own words will be the most important evidence in his trial on charges he tried to hire a hit man to kill an IRS officer, a federal prosecutor told jurors Monday. ...more

December 16, 2008

A 15-year-old boy brought a .45-caliber handgun to Hillsborough High School today in an attempt to sell it, police say. ...more

December 15, 2008

One of three teenagers accused in the March beating of a 16-year-old girl and her boyfriend is expected to plead guilty this afternoon. ...more

December 12, 2008

When John Silva opened his St. Petersburg variety store about 9 a.m. Sunday, he brought Gertrude with him. ...more

December 8, 2008

When John Silva opened his St. Petersburg variety store about 9 a.m. Sunday, he brought Gertrude with him. ...more

December 7, 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

Two armed intruders held a couple at gunpoint and made off with cash early this morning. No shots were fired and no one was injured in the home invasion. ...more

November 14, 2008