Henry Chriss' anger over losing $150 in a failed drug deal nearly got him killed, Hillsborough County deputies said. ...more

August 27, 2008

Three Polk County deputies saw strange things afoot at a Lakeland elementary school this morning, and Deputy Nathaniel Weinreich was nearly struck by a Ford Explorer while trying to catch some possible burglars, Polk deputies say. ...more

August 20, 2008

The investigation into a shooting that involved a stripper from Plant City has led to two more arrests. ...more

August 14, 2008

Buying a sport utility vehicle seemed like a good idea at the time. It was big, and with all that room, you could take long trips and carry just about anything. ...more

August 14, 2008

A stripper from a Plant City nightclub was involved in the shooting of a man, Hillsborough County deputies say. Deputies arrested Holly Ann Courcelle about 1 p.m. Tuesday. She was charged with attempted first-degree murder. ...more

August 13, 2008

The new Ford Explorer arrived outside City Hall last week. It was one of four vehicles, including three 2008 white Crown Victoria police cruisers, leased by police Chief Russell Barnes, who was put on paid leave with another officer July 29, hours after a complaint was filed. ...more

August 13, 2008

Zephyrhills police chief bought vehicles without authorization ...more

August 11, 2008

The Mulberry police chief has suspended the department's canine unit until policies and equipment are in place to ensure the dogs' safety, after a German shepherd left in a car died when the air conditioner failed. ...more

August 7, 2008

A Port Charlotte woman told deputies she saw the child about 5:45 p.m. Saturday at a McDonald's in Ruskin, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said today. ...more

August 6, 2008

TAMPA - The woman accused of fatally striking a pregnant pedestrian with her Ford Explorer and driving off last week will be staying in jail a while. ...more

July 8, 2008