A local man remained in jail Tuesday without bond following his arrest Monday night in connection with the hit-and-run death of Edwin Vega, 34, of Avon Park. ...more

November 4, 2008

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper conducting a traffic stop on U.S. 19 near Luna Vista Drive stumbled on more than just a speeder early this morning. When Trooper Mike Hollis approached the 1998 Lexus driven by William Napolitano, 49, at 2 a.m., he noticed what appeared to be a small bag of cocaine on the front seat of the car, according to a report. Searching further, Hollis discovered a total of 31 grams of cocaine, 2 grams of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, including glass smoking pipes and butane torches, and $13,000, the report states. Initially, Napolitano was pulled over for driving 61 in 45 mph zone. ...more

October 31, 2008

A Sebring woman has been arrested and charged with attempting to extort $30,000 from a 70-year-old man. ...more

October 26, 2008

Lonnie Watts didn't want to go to jail, so used his car to strike one of the deputies trying to arrest him on a drug paraphernalia warrant early Friday morning, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

September 26, 2008

The 30-year-old son of a Florida congressman was charged with smuggling illegal immigrants after federal authorities found people hidden in his truck during a border inspection Sunday in Arizona. ...more

September 16, 2008

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said it is investigating a kidnapping that ended when the victim grabbed a handgun and shoot two of his three abductors. ...more

September 8, 2008

NORTH PORT - Police arrested a North Port man for allegedly threatening to kill a Sarasota County sheriff's deputy last week. ...more

September 4, 2008

A Spring Hill man was arrested Wednesday after he reportedly snatched a purse from the front seat of a car parked at a Publix grocery store. ...more

August 22, 2008

Pasco sheriff's detectives are questioning a man after a robbery that occurred at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at a Bank of America branch. ...more

August 14, 2008

Pasco sheriff's detectives are questioning a man following a robbery that occurred at 10:15 a.m. today at a Bank of America branch. ...more

August 13, 2008