A Lakeland man has been accused of stalking a woman at a Polk County nature trail, professing his love to her and then asking her to perform sex acts with him, authorities said. ...more

November 11, 2008

SAFETY HARBOR - A 73-year-old man this morning shot and wounded a 4-year-old Labrador retriever that had made its way into the backyard of the man's daughter, Pinellas County sheriff's authorities said. ...more

November 6, 2008

A car occupied by two men fleeing Pinellas deputies crashed into a St. Petersburg police cruiser on patrol Thursday night, authorities said. Deputies saw Rashaad Phillips, of 3746 12th Ave. S., driving a Monte Carlo recklessly in St. Petersburg about 11:30 p.m., according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

November 6, 2008

The live-in boyfriend of an assistant central Florida public defender was charged with manslaughter in the woman's shooting death. ...more

November 3, 2008

a 25-year-old Port Richey man was arrested Thursday, accused of shooting a man at the Calendar Girls strip club. Derrick Henry "Casper" Carr, of 8915 Sterling Lane, was arrested at his home in connection to Wednesday's shooting of 23-year-old Thomas Scott Pryor outside the club at 16309 U.S. 19. According to sheriff's office reports, Carr became upset when Pryor smacked a dancer's buttocks. It wasn't clear whether she was working or if Carr knows her personally. ...more

October 31, 2008

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

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

October 15, 2008

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

October 15, 2008

A Largo police officer shot and killed a man Friday who was armed with a pellet gun fashioned to look like a .45-caliber handgun, police said. ...more

October 4, 2008

The last of five men charged in a 2005 Hudson motel slaying agreed to a plea deal this morning. ...more

September 16, 2008