TAMPA -- A 21-year-old Clearwater man was arrested at Tampa International Airport this weekend after security personnel found a box cutter in a hollowed-out book, authorities said. ...more

February 20, 2008

A Hernando County teenager who was arrested this month for delivering a profanity-laced rap in front of a mother and her young children was back in jail Friday. ...more

February 16, 2008

BROOKSVILLE - A Hernando County teenager who was arrested this month for delivering a profanity-laced rap song in front of a mother and her young children is back in jail today. ...more

February 15, 2008

TAMPA - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested two people this week on a misdemeanor charge of misusing the 911 system, jail records show. ...more

February 13, 2008

SEBRING — A countywide underage alcohol sale sting operation conducted this weekend showed that of 38 businesses checked, 26 did not sell alcohol to minors, said Highlands County Sheriff Susan Benton in a press release Tuesday. An underage operative was used to enter the businesses and try to buy alcohol. Most didn't take the bait. "We congratulate these companies and their staffs for helping us work toward the vision of a 'Safer Highlands County' supporting our youth by reducing the availability of alcohol," she added. Investigators have submitted affidavits to the state attorney's office on charges of sale of alcohol to underage persons on the 12 employees who reportedly sold to the minors. Each could potentially face a second-degree misdemeanor charge. The mission of the Highlands County Community Coalition Against Substance Abuse, is to organize, inform, educate, and unite our community in its efforts to reduce substance abuse, Benton wrote. ...more

February 8, 2008

Pasco County Sheriff's Office spokesman Kevin Doll will go on trial in March on allegations he abused his former stepdaughter during a dispute in October. ...more

February 6, 2008

BROOKSVILLE - Pasco County Sheriff's Office spokesman Kevin Doll will go on trial in March on allegations he abused his former stepdaughter during a dispute in October. ...more

February 5, 2008

A man who last month accused a Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy of roughing him up while he was trying to comfort his girlfriend has been charged with felony domestic violence, records show. ...more

January 15, 2008

TAMPA - A man who last month accused a Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy of roughing him up while trying to comfort his girlfriend has been charged with felony domestic violence, records show. ...more

January 14, 2008

A Pasco County Sheriff's Office spokesman facing a domestic battery charge in Hernando County will no longer be paid while he fights for exoneration. ...more

January 8, 2008