A local law enforcement officer offered a Lake Placid resident a ride home late Friday night but ended up arresting him for allegedly possessing cocaine. ...more

November 3, 2009

A drug dealer who punched a cop who was trying to arrest him was sentenced today to 24 years and six months in prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. ...more

June 4, 2009

A man called authorities on Tuesday, convinced that eight to 10 men with assault rifles were trying to kill him. ...more

January 29, 2009

More than $14,000 in cash was seized when deputies busted up a card game Monday evening. ...more

January 28, 2009

After smelling marijuana inside the pickup he had just pulled over, a deputy asked the driver to step out of the vehicle. ...more

January 21, 2009

A federal judge sentenced a man to life in prison Thursday for conspiring to distribute, and possessing with intent to distribute, 50 grams or more of crack cocaine, the U.S. Attorney's Office said today. ...more

January 16, 2009

Timothy and Carol Webb weren't the ideal couple to receive a $175,000 windfall. ...more

December 3, 2008

A man and a woman were charged with felony cocaine trafficking and related charges after selling cocaine to undercover officers, authorities said. ...more

September 30, 2008

Pinellas County sheriff's deputies are out in force tonight in Lealman as part of a crackdown targeting about 60 street-level drug dealers. ...more

August 27, 2008

The economy is tough on drug dealers too, investigators learned as part of a sweeping probe of two trafficking networks stretching from Texas and Georgia to Fort Myers and the Bay area. ...more

July 24, 2008