Police Chief Ken Albano calls it an unprecedented move. At the request of the Temple Terrace City Council and with the buy-in of the police department, the Fraternal Order of Police Florida Council has relinquished pay increases to sworn city police officers during the 2009-10 fiscal year, which began Oct. 1. ...more

October 21, 2009

She almost made a clean getaway. But a resident foiled her plans when she spotted 55-year-old Vallarie Delor Thompson, swiping two jugs of laundry detergent from her garage Monday afternoon, according to a police report. ...more

July 22, 2009

City officials are appealing for municipal park visitors to report any suspicious incidents after a recent wave of vandalism to park bathrooms. ...more

February 14, 2009

A law firm representing a former city police officer is threatening to sue the city for more than $200,000 because officials have not rehired or reinstated him. ...more

December 24, 2008

A law firm representing a former city police officer is threatening to sue the city for more than $200,000 because officials have not rehired or reinstated him. Kenneth Fong, whose allegations of payroll discrepancies ignited a scandal that led to the resignation of former police Chief Russell Barnes in August, is seeking lost pay and compensatory damages from the city, according to a letter sent to City Manager Steve Spina. Tampa attorney Steven G. Wenzel also asserts in the letter that Fong was not reinstated or rehired by the department as retaliation for whistle-blowing activities that led to Barnes' resignation, the reassignment of a city detective and embarrassment to city officials. By Wenzel's calculations, the city should pay "well in excess of $200,000," even if Fong is reinstated as a police officer ...more

December 22, 2008

As expected, the black activist group, the International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement, is not happy with a second review that found a St. Petersburg police officer was justified in fatally shooting a teenager in June ...more

October 7, 2008

It may have looked like a crash landing, but it was just another touchdown for veteran balloonist Bob Carlton. ...more

September 18, 2008

A hot-air balloon is stuck in a tree this morning in the 2400 block of North Gordon Street, but the pilot is fine, Plant City police Capt. Darrell Wilson said. ...more

September 17, 2008

Kenneth Fong, whose complaints about payroll discrepancies led to last month's resignation of Zephyrhills police Chief Russell Barnes, will not be rejoining the Zephyrhills Police Department. ...more

September 13, 2008

An annual memorial ceremony to honor the victims of the Sept. 11 tragedy is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at Sims Park. ...more

September 6, 2008