A continuance was requested Wednesday in the case of an Avon Park man charged with attempted second-degree murder. ...more

December 11, 2008

An employee with the Department of Juvenile Justice was arrested today on charges he text-messaged obscene and nude pictures of himself to a 14-year-old girl who had been in a juvenile detention center, according to Gulfport police. ...more

September 24, 2008

Police have arrested a 26-year-old Tampa man, accusing him of having sex with a 14-year-old girl, an affidavit states. Shawn Javon Williams, of 9245 Overlook Drive, is charged with felony lewd and lascivious battery on a child younger than 16, records show. ...more

August 15, 2008

The Clearwater police officer who arrested a 76-year-old woman on charges she blocked the drive-through lane at a McDonald's was cleared of wrongdoing in that case, but later resigned while under investigation in an unrelated matter. ...more

June 7, 2008

CLEARWATER The Clearwater police officer who arrested a 76-year-old woman on charges she blocked the drive-thru lane at a McDonald's was cleared of wrongdoing in that case, but he later resigned while under investigation in an unrelated matter. Officer Matthew Parco resigned May 20 after he and a police union representative looked at a case in which Parco was accused of acting inappropriately with a 15-year-old girl during a child custody dispute, according to police documents made available this week. ...more

June 6, 2008