Ken Krisp swore to the lifeless baby girl he found in a trash bag two years ago that even though someone had discarded her, he would never forget her. ...more

May 24, 2008

SEBRING — A Haines City man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $29,750 bond after he was arrested and charged in three separate burglary cases in the Sebring area. Jason Richard Boone, 30, of 280 Dyson Road, arrested on warrants and charged with two counts of burglary of a structure or conveyance, two counts of criminal mischief, two counts of vehicle theft, one count of burglary of a dwelling and one count of petty theft. On May 21, he was extradited from the Polk County Jail to Highlands County. Detectives say that between the hours of 3 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Oct. 20, Boone entered three Sebring properties, one in the 6000 block of North Carolina Drive and two in the 700 and 800 block of Town and Country Boulevard. ...more

May 23, 2008

Ken Krisp swore to the lifeless baby girl he found in a trash bag two years ago that even though someone had discarded her, he would never forget her. His two-year vigil of praying for justice ended Thursday when Polk County authorities arrested Kami Sargent, 41, of Riverview. ...more

May 23, 2008

BRADENTON - Manatee County detectives are investigating an elderly woman found slain in her Bradenton home. ...more

May 21, 2008

Polk County detectives are hoping the release of video surveillance images will help them identify a couple of suspected copper wire thieves. ...more

May 7, 2008

TAMPA - A Seminole man took a 2-year-old girl out of the bath tub, held her face down on a couch and struck both sides of her face Thursday, Pinellas County detectives say. ...more

May 2, 2008

Erik Limas received a 10-year prison sentence Thursday for setting a man on fire in rural Hernando County last year. ...more

May 2, 2008

SHADY HILLS -- Pasco County detectives found an elaborate marijuana grow house Wednesday and are hoping the public might be able to lead them to the cultivators, sheriff's spokesman Doug Tobin said. ...more

February 15, 2008

TAMPA - Postal inspectors in Puerto Rico flagged a suspicious express mail package bound for Polk County. Turns out it contained nearly 2 pounds of cocaine inside coffee bags, Polk County deputies say. ...more

February 14, 2008

Polk County detectives are seeking information about an armed carjacking Sunday in Winter Haven. ...more

January 21, 2008