A 25-year-old Tampa man forced his way inside a home and pistol-whipped a woman inside, Tampa police say. ...more

March 11, 2009

CRIME REPORT This is a partial list of crimes and service calls reported Feb. 19 to 25 to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Questions should be directed to the sheriff's office at (813) 247-0455. ...more

March 11, 2009

A Spring Hill man incarcerated at the local jail was charged with attempted escape after deputies discovered concrete blocks chiseled away inside his cell, authorities said. ...more

March 11, 2009

Four men armed with what appeared to be rifles entered a Bradenton bank and demanded money this morning, deputies say. ...more

March 9, 2009

A Winter Haven man was spared the death penalty today for his role in the 2006 slaying of a Polk County drug dealer. ...more

March 5, 2009

A 26-year-old man faces a possible death sentence after being convicted this afternoon on federal murder, robbery and drug charges in connection with the 2006 robbery of a Bartow drug house. ...more

March 3, 2009

Investigators are searching for the man who robbed the RMG General Store at gunpoint Friday afternoon. ...more

February 28, 2009

Accused in the execution-style slaying of a Bartow drug dealer, Jermaine Michael Julian told investigators someone else was the gunman, according to evidence presented at his murder trial today. ...more

February 27, 2009

Jurors in a federal death penalty trial viewed photographs this morning of the scene of an execution-style slaying in a Bartow drug house in October 2006. ...more

February 25, 2009

A walk with his 4-month-old pit bull, Jessica, turned tense for a man Tuesday after several men beat him and tried to snatch the dog, police said. ...more

February 25, 2009