A 12-year veteran of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has resigned after a departmental investigation found he took prescription drugs from a woman during an unrecorded traffic stop. ...more

November 4, 2008

A local man remained in the Highlands County Jail Friday on an $8,500 bond after being arrested Wednesday evening for allegedly fleeing the scene following a traffic stop. ...more

October 31, 2008

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper conducting a traffic stop on U.S. 19 near Luna Vista Drive stumbled on more than just a speeder early this morning. When Trooper Mike Hollis approached the 1998 Lexus driven by William Napolitano, 49, at 2 a.m., he noticed what appeared to be a small bag of cocaine on the front seat of the car, according to a report. Searching further, Hollis discovered a total of 31 grams of cocaine, 2 grams of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, including glass smoking pipes and butane torches, and $13,000, the report states. Initially, Napolitano was pulled over for driving 61 in 45 mph zone. ...more

October 31, 2008

A Miami man faces numerous charges following a Tuesday traffic stop that officers say became physical. ...more

October 16, 2008

A 22-year-old Brandon man is accused of stealing computers and other electronics since August from three construction sites, several vehicles and a townhome development, records show. ...more

October 10, 2008

No one was hit after seven or eight shots were fired at three Sebring police officers shortly after midnight Friday, as they spoke with each other at Orange Blossom Avenue and First Street in the Highlands Homes subdivision. ...more

October 4, 2008

Police, in a traffic stop, recovered thousands of dollars in merchandise and items of mail reportedly stolen Sunday from several locations in Sebring and possibly within the county. ...more

September 30, 2008

The narcotics-sniffing dog Zuul smells drugs on almost every car he checks. But that does not necessarily mean there are drugs on board. ...more

September 21, 2008

Tears streaked Jermaine DeWhite Anderson's face Friday before a judge sentenced him to 15 years in prison for driving into a 64-year-old man in a wheelchair, killing him. ...more

September 20, 2008

TAMPA - Jermaine Anderson received a 15-year sentence today for running over a man in a wheelchair. ...more

September 19, 2008