An 18-year-old Tampa man molested a 7-year-old relative, Tampa police say. Police arrested Mercedes Faggett, 18, on Sunday. He was charged with sexual battery on a victim 12 or younger. ...more

July 27, 2009

A Tampa man was arrested Saturday in connection with a beating in June in which he allegedly used a brick to beat someone he knew unconscious, police records show. ...more

July 25, 2009

Two men were caught trying to steal a refrigerator and a stove from a vacant home, Tampa police say. About 8:30 p.m. Sunday at 7003 N. Coarsey Drive, the men pried open a door at the rear of the home and took out a stove and refrigerator, according to a police report. ...more

July 20, 2009

A 61-year-old Tampa man driving a motor scooter Wednesday on Himes Avenue was seriously injured when his vehicle was struck by a GMC pickup, Tampa police say, ...more

July 16, 2009

Police say a Georgia man came to Tampa to buy guns he planned to use to kill his ex-wife's boyfriend. ...more

July 9, 2009

An 11-year-old girl drowned Wednesday at a city pool watched over by three lifeguards. ...more

July 8, 2009

Two female students at Blake High School have told police that a fellow student sexually assaulted them at the school in May. An investigation is ongoing. ...more

July 8, 2009

A routine traffic stop Sunday netted a stolen handgun after officers spotted one of the car's occupants trying to conceal the weapon under a seat, authorities said. The stop happened just before 3 p.m. Sunday at 15th Street and East Osborne Avenue, Tampa police said. ...more

July 6, 2009

Tampa police say they arrested a 21-year-old man this morning after a child reported he had kidnapped and sexually assaulted her today. ...more

July 3, 2009

Suspicious bag at Tampa International Airport deemed no threat to public. ...more

July 3, 2009