A detention deputy at the Pinellas County Jail has been suspended for 15 days after he arced an electronic control weapon near the head of an inmate who was sleeping, and then misrepresented what he had done, according to a Pinellas sheriff's memo released this morning. ...more

November 5, 2008

A Largo man is accused of molesting two girls, ages 7 and 8, while babysitting them this year, Tampa police said. ...more

November 4, 2008

A construction worker has been extradited from New Jersey to face charges he had sex with a teenage girl who had gone to his apartment in Oldsmar so he could photograph her in a bikini for her MySpace page, according to court documents unsealed today. ...more

October 27, 2008

In a time of dwindling budgets, Pinellas County Sheriff Jim Coats has salvaged two inmate rehabilitation programs by rolling them into one and having his staff do the work rather than outside contractors. ...more

October 27, 2008

The son of wrestler Hulk Hogan walked out of the Pinellas County Jail about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. Nick Bollea had served 166 days of his eight-month sentence for pleading no contest to a reckless driving charge. ...more

October 22, 2008

CLEARWATER A 66-year-old man was arrested Monday on charges he sexually assaulted a mentally and physically incapacitated woman at the Highland Pines Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. ...more

October 21, 2008

The son of wrestler Hulk Hogan is out of jail this morning. Nick Bollea walked out of the Pinellas County Jail about 12:30 a.m. He served 166 days of his 8-month sentence given as punishment after he pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge. ...more

October 21, 2008

Pinellas County deputies say William Scott McCoy hasn't had a valid driver's license in years but won't stop getting behind the wheel. ...more

October 20, 2008

Deputies arrested a 29-year-old woman on child neglect charges early this morning after finding a 2-year-old boy sleeping in her car outside a bar. ...more

October 19, 2008