It was so nice to read about Tampa Police Department Cpl. Vince Sallimo's kindness toward the woman he caught shoplifting food for her children. ...more

August 2, 2009

Man steals from Sweetbay, strikes employee, deputies say ...more

June 3, 2009

A woman accused of shoplifting while out on bond for DUI causing death will stay in jail until a new bond is set. ...more

May 7, 2009

A woman out on bond for charges including DUI manslaughter was given a misdemeanor citation last Wednesday for alleged shoplifting. ...more

April 13, 2009

A woman arrested on suspicion of shoplifting Wednesday told deputies she was just trying to get nice clothes for her children for Easter. ...more

April 9, 2009

A shoplifting charge was brought against a man who walked away from a $164 bar tab on Wednesday. ...more

April 9, 2009

Penni Dale Waters went into the Lowe's at 7921 Gall Blvd. on Tuesday, put a cordless drill battery in her handbag and attempted to leave without paying, according to a sheriff's report. When caught, Waters told police she had learned to defeat security scanners at stores by lining her purse with foil. She said she learned the trick by watching the television show, "COPS." Waters, 48, is charged with petit theft and use of an anti-shoplifting device. She remained in the Land O' Lakes Jail this afternoon with a bail of $2,150. ...more

March 25, 2009

Call it 'chop lifting.' ...more

March 16, 2009

The Polk County Sheriff's Office today announced 21 arrests in what authorities say is a multimillion-dollar baby-formula theft ring operating in at least three states. The men and women arrested face a variety of charges, including organized retail theft, shoplifting, possession of fake driver's licenses, larceny and fraud. All are in the country illegally. ...more

March 6, 2009

A local man remained in jail Friday on no bond after being charged with a number of counts following his Thursday arrest for shoplifting. ...more

January 11, 2009