St. Petersburg police detectives are looking for two men they say stole liquor this month from a restaurant's outdoor bar. One of the suspects returned to the same restaurant, Fresco's Waterfront Bistro, 300 Second Ave. E., a few weeks later and stole several cases of frozen food, detectives say. ...more

July 28, 2009

A 13-year-old Lake Placid boy was in the care Friday of the Department of Juvenile Justice in Bartow after he was charged in connection with the July 16 burglary of a home in the 100 block of Cumberland Street. ...more

July 25, 2009

She almost made a clean getaway. But a resident foiled her plans when she spotted 55-year-old Vallarie Delor Thompson, swiping two jugs of laundry detergent from her garage Monday afternoon, according to a police report. ...more

July 22, 2009

A 35-year-old Tampa man armed with a gun came into his ex-girlfriend's home and assaulted her, causing head injuries, Hillsborough County deputies say. The woman is in critical condition at St. Joseph's Hospital, sheriff's spokesman J.D. Callaway said. The attack occurred about 1 a.m. Sunday. Deputies arrested William Dixon on Sunday night. ...more

July 20, 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 burglary suspect was caught with a shirt that declares "I didn't do it." ...more

July 17, 2009

The following people were booked Tuesday, July 14 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

July 16, 2009

Letitia Kaylor told deputies Monday she was chasing a rat when she entered her neighbor's garage without permission. ...more

July 8, 2009

The serial killer who terrorized a South Carolina community by shooting five people to death before police killed him Monday was a career criminal paroled just two months ago, authorities said. ...more

July 6, 2009

Winter Haven police charged a 16-year-old boy in a shooting that left a 40-year-old Plant City man seriously wounded. ...more

July 1, 2009