City police have dropped their union representation. Records show Thursday's vote was unanimous to break off ties with the Pinellas County Police Benevolent Association. Officers narrowly adopted the union about a year ago by a margin of one vote. ...more

August 1, 2009

The man accused of being the "Kendall Rapist" in the early 1900s is now charged with five sexual assaults in the Miami suburb. ...more

May 1, 2009

The 17-year-old who was watching over 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings in northeast Florida before she went missing two weeks ago is denying reports of not being home at the time. ...more

February 20, 2009

The police union in Pinellas County has responded to the Monday night shooting of a St. Petersburg police officer by asking the mayor to step up the war on crime – specifically, by loosening the policy dictating when officers can chase criminals in their squad cars. ...more

January 29, 2009

TAMPA -- After more than a year of investigation, Tampa police can't find any evidence that a woman who reported she was raped during 2007's Gasparilla festivities was attacked, a report states. Police released the 52-page report today in response to a public records request. ...more

January 14, 2009

The theft of a purse at a day care center turned into a two-county police pursuit and ended with gunfire this morning, authorities said. ...more

December 18, 2008

TAMPA Police arrested 34-year-old Andres Trujillo on Thursday night, accusing him of breaking into the home of a man who owed the defendant money and choking him. Then, police said, they found three stolen items at Trujillo's home. Trujillo, of 7316 N. Dartmouth St., was initially charged shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday. Police say Trujillo forced his way into the home of a man who owed him money. He choked the unidentified victim and shoved him against a counter, leaving a red welt across his lower back, they say. ...more

December 5, 2008

Florida reserve quarterback Cameron Newton was arrested Friday afternoon for felony charges of burglary, larceny and intimidating a witness, according to an Alachua County police report. ...more

November 22, 2008

A man sporting a khaki hat and sunglasses robbed a Florida Bank branch at gunpoint this afternoon, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

November 20, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY - Police investigating the disappearance of an Anna Maria Island motel owner have found blood in her car and clothes belonging to her in the trunk. ...more

November 11, 2008