A man in his mid-20s pretended to be a police officer and robbed a Bradenton man Friday, Bradenton police say. ...more

February 10, 2009

Tampa police are looking for three men accused of forcing Wachovia bank employees at gunpoint to open a safe. The attempted robbery occurred at 7:52 a.m. Tuesday at 214 S. Hyde Park Ave. ...more

December 17, 2008

Manatee County sheriff's deputies are looking for a man they say used a lit road flare to threaten and rob a convenience store clerk. ...more

November 3, 2008

With every move he made, every cut-back and quick burst of speed he employed on his way to the end zone, Caleb Jones' smile only grew larger. ...more

September 14, 2008

Tampa police are searching for a man who tried to rob Armenia Pharmacy, 8338 Armenia Ave., at gunpoint. ...more

August 28, 2008

A nicely-dressed man robbed a Blockbuster video store on Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard this morning handcuffing the manager before breaking into a safe, police said. ...more

July 22, 2008

The Sweetbay Supermarket pharmacy at 3406 U.S. 19 is the latest target in a rash of holdups in which robbers are demanding high-strength, opiate painkillers, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office reported late Friday. ...more

May 24, 2008

HOLIDAY – A man robbed a Sweetbay pharmacy this afternoon, and Pasco County Sheriff's deputies are investigating. The robbery happened at about 11:30 a.m., when a man carrying a gun wrapped in newspaper demanded that a pharmacy clerk give him OxyContin, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. The clerk handed over an undisclosed amount of the drug, and the robber fled the store. ...more

May 23, 2008

It's no myth. It's just M.J. For the past few weeks, the "Gas Phantom" has handed out wads of cash to grateful motorists at dozens of gasoline pumps across the Tampa Bay area. After doling out more than $14,000 to patrons, a man in a dark business suit appeared today at a Shell station on North Dale Mabry Highway and revealed his identity. ...more

May 22, 2008

TAMPA - A motorcyclist died in a traffic crash after trying to stop a thief, witnesses said. ...more

May 7, 2008