Local defense lawyer Kevin Napper, accused of propositioning an undercover police officer, has been placed in a pretrial diversion program. Napper, married to Circuit Judge Katherine Essrig, was put in the misdemeanor program designed for first-time offenders. ...more

October 16, 2008

A Polk County sheriff's clerical assistant was arrested today, accused of falsifying documents to cover up her involvement in an animal neglect case, according to a criminal arrest affidavit. ...more

October 15, 2008

A 16-year-old Robinson High School student was arrested this morning after she wrote a threatening message on a mirror in the girl's bathroom, Tampa police said. ...more

October 14, 2008

Pinellas Judge rejects a prosecutors demands for restituition in a case where Gulfport police beat and tasered a man in what began as a trespassing case. ...more

October 10, 2008

An undercover prostitution sting early this morning snared an Army Special Forces major assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, police said. ...more

October 9, 2008

A man wanted by police in a Haines City rape case turned himself in Tuesday and was released today on bail. Hazell Stoudemire Jr., a registered sex offender, turned himself in at the Polk County Jail, Capt. Mervin Stewart said. He was charged with sexual battery, kidnapping and aggravated assault, all felonies, and battery, a misdemeanor. ...more

October 9, 2008

Physician Drew Pinsky, who led Tampa singer Jessica Sierra through her attempted rehabilitation on the television show "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew," will dispense advice on sex and drug abuse tonight at the University of South Florida. ...more

October 8, 2008

Darryl Grant remembers Makaila Thompson as the adorable girl next door. "She was a fun little girl," he said. "She'd come outside, say 'hi.' She was real full of life." ...more

October 8, 2008