A 54-year-old Largo man ran his vehicle into a Largo church over the weekend in an attempt to kill himself and be closer to Jesus, Largo police said. ...more

June 29, 2009

Edward Graziano wanted to be temporarily released from the Pinellas County Jail so he could attend his father's funeral, but a hearing wasn't scheduled until after the service. Graziano, who faces charges he tried to have his wife, Debbie, killed, still wants the furlough so he can travel to New York to pay his respects and to console his mother, his attorney, John Trevena, said Monday. A hearing on the proposed furlough is scheduled for this morning. ...more

May 12, 2009

A burglar was caught this morning crawling out of a hole at the Village Inn in St. Pete Beach after a restaurant supervisor heard noise and called police, reports state. ...more

May 4, 2009

Edward Graziano will not be released from the Pinellas County Jail after all. ...more

May 1, 2009

A Clearwater man was arrested over the weekend after authorities said he kicked someone else's cat in the face and the feline had to be euthanized as a result. Robert George Smith, 44, of 710 Wyatt St., was arrested Sunday on a charge of animal cruelty. He was being held at the Pinellas County Jail on $5,000 bail. ...more

April 27, 2009

The last three suspects that police say were involved in the fatal shooting of an 8-year-old St. Petersburg girl have been arrested. ...more

April 8, 2009

A man was arrested Wednesday night after authorities say he stabbed a neighbor with a hunting knife following a fight in a mobile home park. ...more

April 2, 2009

A youth pastor has been arrested, accused of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl he met at his church, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

March 31, 2009

A man has been charged with arson in connection with a January blaze at a multi-unit town home building in Palm Harbor that left 8 people displaced. ...more

March 31, 2009

A U.S. serviceman who recently returned from the war in Iraq was arrested Thursday night after St. Petersburg police found him stabbing another person with a broken piece of a lamp, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

March 27, 2009