The following people were booked March 30 into the Highlands County Jail: Penny Arlene Abel, 38, of 45 Observation Ave., Lake Placid, on a charge of theft of more than $300, but less than $5,000. ...more

April 2, 2009

Two members of the Dover Locos gang were arrested after deputies found a bag of marijuana and thousands of dollars inside a Cadillac Escalade, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

April 1, 2009

Lynn Allen, 39, of 328 Ernest E. Sims St., Avon Park: Failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge of assault purge. ...more

March 30, 2009

One of two men who kicked in a kitchen door and ran into gunfire from the homeowner Saturday night dropped dead in the driveway of the Lakeland home Saturday, while the other man got away in a black sports utility vehicle. ...more

March 29, 2009

A Pinellas County man has been sentenced to life in federal prison on charges relating to distribution and possession of marijuana and cocaine, according to a U.S. Attorney's Office news release today. ...more

March 27, 2009

A U.S. serviceman who recently returned from the war in Iraq was arrested Thursday night after St. Petersburg police found him stabbing another person with a broken piece of a lamp, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

March 27, 2009

The following people were booked Tuesday, March 24 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

March 26, 2009

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

March 25, 2009

Deputies pursued a man for a short distance at 20 mph when he refused to pull over early Saturday morning. ...more

March 25, 2009

An Orlando man remained in jail Monday on a $35,000 bond after leading police on a Sunday chase through both the streets and neighborhoods of Avon Park. ...more

March 24, 2009