Lt. Michael Farrier, who was suspended following the escape of a Falkenburg Road Jail inmate last month, has been reinstated to administrative duties, Col. Jim Previtera said today. ...more

November 11, 2008

Cpl. William Hughes took 19 Oxycodone tablets from a woman during an unrecorded traffic stop, according to a notice of disciplinary hearing signed by Hughes. ...more

November 7, 2008

Cpl. William Hughes took 19 Oxycodone tablets from a woman during an unrecorded traffic stop, according to a notice of disciplinary hearing signed by Hughes. ...more

November 6, 2008

Some of the suspects in a yearlong undercover operation involving stolen property were particularly dangerous or going to be hard to find. ...more

September 18, 2008

Through a recent operation, deputies netted nearly $1.5 million in stolen property and made more than 120 arrests, Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee said at a news conference this afternoon. ...more

September 17, 2008

Col. David Parrish, who oversees Hillsborough County's jails, has stepped down, sheriff's spokesman J.D. Callaway has confirmed. ...more

September 15, 2008

The findings of the independent panel that scrutinized every aspect of Hillsborough's jails are reassuring. ...more

September 12, 2008

Judge Daniel Perry has seen enough underwear in his courtroom, thank you very much. ...more

September 12, 2008

Judge Daniel Perry has seen enough underwear in his courtroom, thank you very much. The Hillsborough County circuit court judge became upset Tuesday when inmates were brought into his courtroom with ill-fitting, jail-issued pants that drooped, showing too much of what was underneath. The inmates were there for hearings over whether they had violated probation. ...more

September 11, 2008

With gangs statewide gaining a toehold in a wide range of criminal enterprises, state and Bay officials put their heads together today to address the problem. ...more

September 9, 2008