Robert Glenn Temple is in the Pinellas County Jail today after his extradition from California to face a first-degree murder charge in the death of his wife nine years ago. ...more

November 13, 2008

A day care worker was charged with murder in the death of a 1-year-old girl she was caring for in her home in August, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

November 7, 2008

A 25-year-old man has been arrested on charges he killed one of his uncle's eight cats while his uncle was letting him stay at his house, St. Petersburg police say. ...more

November 6, 2008

A 30-year-old man was arrested on a child neglect charge Tuesday night after he left two children alone in a home, giving them a hunting knife, hatchet and baseball bat to defend themselves, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

November 5, 2008

A detention deputy at the Pinellas County Jail has been suspended for 15 days after he arced an electronic control weapon near the head of an inmate who was sleeping, and then misrepresented what he had done, according to a Pinellas sheriff's memo released this morning. ...more

November 5, 2008

A Largo man is accused of molesting two girls, ages 7 and 8, while babysitting them this year, Tampa police said. ...more

November 4, 2008

A construction worker has been extradited from New Jersey to face charges he had sex with a teenage girl who had gone to his apartment in Oldsmar so he could photograph her in a bikini for her MySpace page, according to court documents unsealed today. ...more

October 27, 2008

In a time of dwindling budgets, Pinellas County Sheriff Jim Coats has salvaged two inmate rehabilitation programs by rolling them into one and having his staff do the work rather than outside contractors. ...more

October 27, 2008

The son of wrestler Hulk Hogan walked out of the Pinellas County Jail about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. Nick Bollea had served 166 days of his eight-month sentence for pleading no contest to a reckless driving charge. ...more

October 22, 2008