The widow of a man killed in a shootout after apparently taunting police said she had taken him for a mental evaluation just 12 hours before the incident began. ...more

October 30, 2009

Officers shot and killed a pit bull this morning after it charged them and bit one, St. Pete police said. ...more

July 15, 2009

City commissioners are hoping the federal stimulus package might help stem turnover at the city's police department. ...more

May 27, 2009

A former local lawyer and Chicago police officer received a 10-year federal prison sentence today for sending threatening letters to his estranged wife and others while in state prison. ...more

March 6, 2009

A South Florida man saw two unoccupied Tampa Police Department cruisers in Ybor City this morning and decided to put garbage, gravel and rocks on them, officers say. ...more

February 2, 2009

A police cruiser rolled over after a pursuit early Monday along U.S. 301, where officials say a man smoked crack and taunted officers before he sped off in his van. ...more

January 6, 2009

After watching the coverage of the Caylee Anthony disappearance from Tampa for six months, I had some hesitation on the way to Orlando Thursday and joining what appeared to be a wild pack of hungry reporters ravaging to get the next angle in this national beast of a story. Hey, I'm just as aggressive as the next guy, but something about this coverage… made me… shudder. ...more

December 13, 2008

When Brooksville native Darryl Garman became an officer in Pasco County's most populous city 25 years ago, things were much different than they are now. ...more

October 13, 2008

When Darryl Garman became an officer in Pasco County's most populous city 25 years ago, things were much different than they are now. ...more

October 10, 2008

The way Ray Ott tells it, time stopped for him just before 5 a.m. Thursday when he saw a Chevrolet Cobalt crash into a tractor-trailer. ...more

September 5, 2008