From Pedro Rodriguez's view, he was punishing his runaway puppy, authorities said. ...more

December 1, 2007

Shortly before 1 a.m. today, a Hillsborough County deputy was patrolling the Brandon area when she saw someone "brutally" attacking a puppy, according to an arrest report. ...more

November 30, 2007

Gunshots rang out at a Gibsonton trailer park Saturday night. Nobody was injured, but when the smoke cleared, two men had shot their neighbor's trailer and her brother's car, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

November 30, 2007

TAMPA - An intoxicated Plant City woman pushed one deputy, kicked one and bit one late Monday, authorities said. ...more

November 27, 2007

BRANDON - When a 15-year-old Brandon boy confronted his father about the man coming home drunk at 3 a.m., his father struck him in the mouth, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

November 25, 2007

A Tampa man drove to where his son was using a baseball bat to assault a juvenile on Sunday, pulled a knife from his trunk and told his son to fight the juvenile, Hillsborough County deputies say. Ivan Montanez, 42, told his son to "go ahead – hit him, hit him good," a criminal arrest affidavit states. ...more

November 12, 2007

The 3-year-old boy left the unlocked apartment and was exposed to great danger while walking near a busy street, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

November 11, 2007

A woman struck her child on the back of the head with a metal air freshener can Saturday, causing bleeding and a large bump, Tampa police say. ...more

November 11, 2007

TAMPA - A Brandon mortgage broker has pleaded guilty to aggravated white collar crime and other charges in a fraud scheme that bilked more than $400,000 from more than 20 people, officials said. ...more

November 5, 2007

Tampa police say they found $4,100 in counterfeit U.S. currency on two men Tuesday night during a narcotics investigation. ...more

October 31, 2007