Several hours trekking through the woods to avoid law enforcement capture earned a Brooksville man 15 years in prison on Thursday. ...more

March 27, 2009

An 83-year-old pain management doctor has been indicted on 10 charges of illegally prescribing pain and anti-anxiety medications from his Busch Boulevard office. ...more

March 24, 2009

Ten east Pasco County residents were arrested Thursday on drug charges stemming from a lengthy undercover investigation by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. Charges against some of the seven men and three women include possession and trafficking in assorted drugs, ranging from marijuana and cocaine to oxycodone. ...more

March 20, 2009

Investigators belive a man named Troyonta Sha Linzy is the robber who claimed to have a bomb to get oxycodone pills at two local Walgreens stores this week, the Manatee Sheriff's Office said. ...more

March 20, 2009

Temple Terrace police have filed charges against a couple and their son accused of doctor-shopping during the past 18 months, obtaining prescriptions for thousands of oxycodone and Xanax pills and selling them on the street. Ricky Earl Herc, 62, and his wife, Terry Ann, 47, remained in the Orient Road Jail this morning. No bail was set. Their 21-year-old son was not around when the couple were arrested Thursday, but police did file charges against Jacob Herc, who lived at the family home at 12610 Nicole Lane. ...more

March 20, 2009

A man walked into a Walgreen's pharmacy late Wednesday afternoon and demanded 80 milligrams of oxycodone. If the pharmacist didn't comply, the man said, he would press the button on a detonator in his pocket and blow the place up. ...more

March 18, 2009

Authorities are searching for a suspicious man who sat in his truck Monday and stared at two girls, ages 9 and 8, as they were sunbathing. ...more

March 11, 2009

Two Wal-Mart employees apprehended a man after they observed him stealing several items and leaving the store without paying for them, deputies said. ...more

March 3, 2009

A 38-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man were arrested today in connection with a home invasion Monday afternoon in Tampa, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

February 17, 2009

On Friday, Feb. 6, a search warrant was conducted at 3233 Baldwin St. in Spring Hill. ...more

February 9, 2009