Sgt. Sally Vega's ability to speak Spanish makes her an asset to the Avon Park Police Department, whether in gaining the confidence of suspects who can't speak English or catching those who only pretend that they don't. ...more

December 13, 2009

Third operation shut down in the last four days, according to the sheriff's office ...more

December 10, 2009

Hillsborough County has kicked off its second annual Cell Phones for Soldiers drive. ...more

December 9, 2009

Investigators are still looking for the person who opened fire at 2607 Pompino Drive at 12:02 a.m. Monday and injured one man. ...more

December 8, 2009

Alongside the daily grind of armed robberies, missing persons and domestic violence calls, add a case of tree poisoning to the plate of the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say that sometime between August and September someone came onto private property on Pheasant Drive in Mulberry, drilled holes in several trees and plugged the holes with something. ...more

December 3, 2009

It was the second day of a week-long training seminar in Stuart, but a Highlands County Sheriff's Office bloodhound went right from class and into the field to help nab a purse snatcher. ...more

November 20, 2009

A Brooksville man was killed late Sunday night after his 1996 Ford pick-up collided with a county fire truck off Centralia Road. ...more

November 16, 2009

Two men were treated for injuries they suffered early Sunday morning in a reported stabbing incident that happened on Santiago Street. ...more

November 10, 2009

A single-engine airplane went down Tuesday afternoon at Slough Ditch, between County Road 621 and State Road 70 in the southern part of Highlands County, according to the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. ...more

November 3, 2009

A Georgia woman claims Sebring resident Rikelle Purcell, who died last week after what authorities describe as a murder-suicide, was set to leave her abusive boyfriend before she was shot to death. ...more

November 3, 2009