A Republican lawmaker wants the Justice Department to investigate ACORN, a community organization under fire for several voter-registration fraud cases. ...more

September 15, 2009

A woman advertising sexual services on Craigslist.com was arrested on drug charges Tuesday, deputies say. ...more

August 12, 2009

Police accused a Michigan man of trying to make money off a prostitute whom he asked to be in town for the Super Bowl. ...more

January 27, 2009

The Super Bowl brings thousands of visitors and plenty of money to the city. With that comes a notorious element: prostitution. Tampa police say they are working to combat the problem. Monday morning, police conducted an operation to crack down on prostitution. By day's end, police had arrested 13 people on prostitution or lewd and lascivious charges. ...more

January 26, 2009

Trial is approaching for a handful of the "johns" arrested during a prostitution sting staged by the Brooksville Police Department. ...more

November 14, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - A man accused of kidnapping and assaulting a woman in Tampa last month picked up a related sexual battery charge in Pasco County this week. ...more

October 17, 2008

SARASOTA - Police charged a Bradenton man with a 2007 rape after a national DNA database linked him to evidence recovered from the victim's shirt. ...more

September 17, 2008

After suspending its use for five years, the St. Petersburg Police Department today resumes enforcing a city ordinance that allows officers to impound any vehicle used to transport drugs, conduct a drug deal or arrange a meeting with a prostitute. ...more

July 21, 2008

Reginald Faison was charged with the sale of imitation cocaine, a felony. He is being held at Orient Road Jail on $2,000 bail, according to jail records. ...more

July 17, 2008

TAMPA - A former Tampa police officer who failed to arrest a woman on outstanding warrants after she exposed herself to him now must face a state commission to determine whether he will lose his law-enforcement certification, records show. ...more

June 16, 2008