Armed with graph after graph showing improvements in the police department's performance, St. Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Harmon this afternoon tried to beat back the impression among some city council members that St. Petersburg has become less safe. ...more

February 5, 2009

The undercover St. Petersburg detective who was shot Jan. 26 while trying to apprehend robbery suspects was released from Bayfront Medical Center on Monday afternoon, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

February 4, 2009

Compared to a regular ol' football game at Raymond James Stadium, fans at Super Bowl XLIII were fairly well-behaved, at least inside. ...more

February 3, 2009

Compared to a regular ol' football game at Raymond James Stadium, Super Bowl XVIII was a fairly well-behaved affair. ...more

February 2, 2009

Rhett Hopkins refused to pay his $4 bar tab at O'Malley's bar in Sarasota because, he said, he was an undercover officer with the Tampa Police Department and worked on homeland security. ...more

February 2, 2009

A 60-year-old man riding a bicycle in the 2700 block of Fowler Avenue today was struck by a car, police spokesman Jim Contento said. ...more

February 2, 2009

Tampa police are responding to a reported hit-and-run involving a crash in the area of 22nd Street and Fowler Avenue, near University Mall, police spokesman Jim Contento said. ...more

February 2, 2009

St. Petersburg police say they have arrested an additional three teenagers in a string of more than a dozen arsons over the weekend. ...more

February 2, 2009

Because so many people are walking around in Ybor City tonight, Tampa Police are shutting down 7th Avenue to vehicle traffic. ...more

January 31, 2009

With this year's Super Bowl looming in Tampa, a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer whose Super Bowl rings were stolen three years ago has contacted a Sarasota investigator for help finding the jewelry. ...more

January 28, 2009