A jaywalking arrest in Las Vegas led to the capture of a shoplifting suspect accused of running over a security officer at a Brandon Walmart, deputies said today. ...more

December 19, 2009

Deneilo Bradshaw, 24, was spared death by lethal injection for the murder of Rachel Hoffman, as jurors indicated Friday that although they believed he was guilty of first-degree murder, he instead should spend the rest of his life in prison. ...more

December 19, 2009

Twenty months after Robert Wiles was kidnapped, the FBI said Friday that the Lakeland man is dead and his killer is in custody. ...more

December 19, 2009

A former car wash worker will spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in the murder of a confidential police informant during a botched drug sting. ...more

December 18, 2009

Twenty months after Robert Wiles was kidnapped, the FBI said today that the Lakeland man is dead and his killer is in custody. ...more

December 18, 2009

Irv Hoffman and Margie Weiss had plans for honoring their copper-haired daughter on what would have been her 25th birthday Thursday, including a long visit at Rachel Hoffman's Palm Harbor grave. ...more

December 18, 2009

A Tallahassee jury has convicted Deneilo Bradshaw of first-degree murder and robbery of 23-year-old police informant Rachel Hoffman. ...more

December 17, 2009

Deputies arrested two cousins and charged them in the killing of a man who tried to resist a robbery attempt while walking his dogs. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested Christopher Rodriguez, 22, and Emanuel Rodriguez, 16, at their home at 4727 Town 'N Country Blvd. about 7 p.m. Tuesday. ...more

December 16, 2009

Last week's first-degree murder trial of avowed neo-Nazi John Ditullio Jr. ended in a mistrial. All but two of the jurors were convinced Ditullio was innocent. During a hearing Monday, Ditullio was ordered to undergo a retrial in March of next year. Some have suggested the outcome of the trial might have been different if Circuit Judge Michael Andrews had not allowed the defense to have tattoos on Ditullio's face, including a Nazi swastika, covered by makeup. If Judge Andrews erred, he erred on the side of caution. ...more

December 16, 2009

A Highlands County jury was picked Monday and testimony is scheduled to begin Thursday in the case of an Avon Park man accused of shooting another in the chest last December. ...more

December 16, 2009