A prosecutor this morning identified the boyfriend of a missing woman as "a suspect in a murder case," even though police do not classify him that way. Jennifer Denise Johnson, 31, was reported missing at 7:55 p.m. Saturday after relatives became concerned when she was not at home for her 2-year-old daughter's birthday party. ...more

November 18, 2008

Police recovered a missing woman's car Monday morning and crime scene technicians are processing it for evidence. ...more

November 17, 2008

Detectives are asking the public for help in finding a woman who was expected to throw a birthday party on Saturday for her 2-year-old daughter, authorities said. ...more

November 16, 2008

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November 12, 2008

Tampa led the state in hate crimes in 2007, according to reports made by 74 law enforcement agencies to the FBI. ...more

October 27, 2008

A truck plowed into two Tampa Public Works employees while they were putting down traffic counters Sunday morning, killing one. ...more

October 20, 2008

After returning home from the hospital this morning, Renaldo Duncan was approached by his ex-girlfriend and two other people he knows, including one who placed a gun against the back of his neck, Tampa police say. The trio took Duncan's chain, diamond watch and diamond ring about 1 a.m. today, a criminal arrest affidavit states. Police arrested Julia Evans, 23, of Tampa; Johnny L. Jenkins, 43, of Tampa; and Karlos Brown, 23, of Tampa. ...more

October 15, 2008

A new A&E network reality series, "The Rookies," follows the training of police officers in Tampa and in Louisiana. ...more

October 13, 2008

A verbal argument between two men escalated into a stabbing this afternoon, according to Tampa police. ...more

October 10, 2008

Gasoline prices in Florida continued to rise Wednesday, even as state investigators examine a growing number of price-gouging complaints. ...more

September 18, 2008