TAMPA - A 19-year-old Tampa man bit a police officer's hand and made racial slurs, according to the Temple Terrace Police Department. ...more

January 16, 2008

SARASOTA - A home health aide wrote herself $52,689 in checks last year out of an elderly couple's bank account, the Saraosta Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 14, 2008

DELRAY BEACH - A thief stole a safe containing thousands of dollars collected from parishioners during Christmas Eve services at a church. ...more

December 28, 2007

A home health worker is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from elderly patients in her care. ...more

December 21, 2007

Phil Thibodeau has kids of his own, 9-year-old Dalton and 5-year-old Dylann. At work, the man they called "Tibs" is responsible for the off-ice well-being of 20 or so grown men. ...more

December 17, 2007

There was an early Grinch who stole our church trailer and "Thanks-For-Giving Bags" being collected by members of our parish to be distributed to needy families through our Community Cupboard Food Pantry ("Church Bemoans Theft Of Trailer Full Of Holiday Fare," Metro, Nov. 14). ...more

December 15, 2007

A 43-year-old St. Petersburg man defrauded his girlfriend out of more than $100,000, most of it by persuading her to open a home equity line of credit, according to court documents released Monday. ...more

December 11, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - A 43-year-old St. Petersburg man defrauded his girlfriend out of more than $100,000, most of it by persuading her to open a home equity line of credit, according to court documents released today. ...more

December 10, 2007

I am sure this subject had been addressed before, but I am at a loss as to why our law enforcement officials would give the news media lists of the locations and dates of where they plan to set up traffic checks for driver license, auto insurance and safety defects. As I see it, the law enforcement and the news media are doing a disservice to the law-abiding public who maintain valid driver licenses, auto insurance and keep their autos in a safe operating condition. ...more

December 7, 2007

TAMPA - Police are checking students at Blake High School today to make sure they are wearing seat belts as they enter and leave the downtown Tampa campus. ...more

December 6, 2007