A St. Petersburg nursing home resident was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he yanked a woman out of her wheelchair because she turned on the television while he was sleeping, according to authorities. ...more

August 27, 2009

A man accused of molesting a blind, deaf and mute woman and abducting her from a bus stop on Friday was arrested because the woman kept her cool, authorities said. ...more

February 14, 2009

St. Joseph's Hospital has installed an electronic monitoring system and a camera in its psychiatric ward to better observe patients after a state agency investigated a December rape reported there, documents state. ...more

February 14, 2009

St. Joseph's Hospital has installed an electronic monitoring system and a camera in its psychiatric ward to observe patients better after a state agency investigated a rape reported there in December, documents say. ...more

February 13, 2009

Police this morning arrested a man in the molestation of a 40-year-old blind, deaf and mute woman who was waiting for a bus. ...more

February 13, 2009

Teresa McCullogh pushed a mentally disabled person over a chair Sunday afternoon, causing her to land on her head, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

February 9, 2009

A state advocacy group has sued the state over funding cuts to programs for people with mental disabilities. ...more

January 13, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG -- A man on probation for fondling a girl was arrested this morning on charges he sexually assaulted a mentally challenged teenager who is the daughter of a friend, police said. enjamin Levy, 57, of St. Petersburg, was charged with sexual battery and committing a lewd and lascivious act on a disabled person, according to Pinellas County Jail records. ...more

December 12, 2008

I read one of your articles in which you talked about those receiving Social Security disability benefits being allowed to work. ...more

November 10, 2008

A man is being held without bail at the Orient Road Jail this morning after he was accused of choking his disabled girlfriend during an argument, records show. ...more

October 10, 2008