The detention deputy was sitting at his desk when the inmate attacked. The deputy is 64; the inmate is 40 years his junior. ...more

November 5, 2009

The following people were booked Thursday, Sept. 17 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

September 19, 2009

A husband and wife were arrested Wednesday evening after they brought their 1-year-old child with them to sell some oxycodone to undercover detectives in Largo, authorities say. Kesha and William Adkins of Clearwater were taken into custody at 3460 East Bay Drive after selling $500 worth of the painkiller, Largo police say. The couple are also accused of taking part in previous illegal transactions, police say. ...more

August 27, 2009

Two men were caught trying to steal a refrigerator and a stove from a vacant home, Tampa police say. About 8:30 p.m. Sunday at 7003 N. Coarsey Drive, the men pried open a door at the rear of the home and took out a stove and refrigerator, according to a police report. ...more

July 20, 2009

A Tampa man kept 76 marijuana plants in a house, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

April 10, 2009

Two deputies unsuccessfully searched a Ridge Manor home on Wednesday for a man who had fled from the cops. But they didn't walk away empty-handed. ...more

April 9, 2009

A man at a talent show at the University of South Florida pulled out a loaded .357 Magnum and pointed it at a crowd of students Thursday night, said USF police Lt. Meg Ross. ...more

March 28, 2009

A man at a talent show at the University of South Florida pulled out a fully loaded .357 Magnum and pointed it toward a crowd of students Thursday night, said USF police Lt. Meg Ross. ...more

March 27, 2009

Three people have been arrested this week on charges they enlisted men at a soup kitchen to cash fake checks at a store, St. Petersburg police say. The checks were made out to the soup kitchen patrons, as if they were the legitimate employees of a plumbing company, police say. ...more

March 26, 2009

The following people were booked Monday, March 23 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

March 25, 2009