A squad of armed men prepared to invade a Winter Haven drug house, but they instead were greeted by investigators, Polk County detectives say. ...more

February 5, 2009

Brian "David" Shaw thought he was going to have a few drinks with an old girlfriend after a Super Bowl party early Monday and ended up with a knife in the gut. ...more

February 4, 2009

A registered sexual predator attempted to get a 12-year-old girl into his car and exposed himself to her today, Polk County deputies say. ...more

January 30, 2009

A reputed member of a local gang has been arrested for the second time since December, again on aggravated battery charges. ...more

January 30, 2009

A second suspect has been arrested in the home invasion that left a 21-year-old Shady Hills man dead in October. ...more

January 27, 2009

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a bank robbery last week and a warrant has been issued for a fourth, deputies said. ...more

January 1, 2009

Hillsborough County detectives are investigating the slaying of a man in a storage-facility parking lot in Brandon. Sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said the victim hasn't been identified. ...more

December 30, 2008

Pasco County detectives found nearly $1.5 million cash in a truck driven by a New Port Richey man wanted on federal drug charges, the sheriff's office said Thursday. ...more

December 12, 2008

Pasco County detectives found marijuana and nearly $1.5 million in cash in a truck driven by a man wanted on a federal arrest warrant, the sheriff's office said today. ...more

December 11, 2008

Pasco County detectives have arrested three men in connection with operating a grow house and seized about 230 pounds of marijuana, the sheriff's office said. ...more

December 11, 2008