A 24-year-old Largo man lit his neighbor's porch furniture on fire this weekend, Largo police say. His neighbor, a former friend, wasn't home at the time but received a text message saying her house was burning, a Largo police news release states. ...more

October 29, 2007

A Thonotosassa woman struck a pregnant 15-year-old and two other children, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

October 29, 2007

A local man facing burglary charges told police that stealing from cars wasn't wrong, Tampa police say. ...more

October 23, 2007

It looks innocent enough, just another storefront in a busy south Lakeland strip mall, nestled between Nail Boutique and Lynn's Fish 'n Pets. ...more

October 23, 2007

TAMPA - A local man facing burglary charges told police that stealing from cars wasn't wrong, Tampa police say. Kevin Renaldo Mapes, 20, told an officer "that if someone is stupid enough to leave their car unlocked, it's OK to take their stuff," an arrest affidavit states. "The [defendant] stated that he lets people know he's bipolar because it helps him in court." ...more

October 22, 2007

LAKELAND - It looks innocent enough, just another storefront in a busy south Lakeland strip mall, nestled right between "Nail Boutique" and "Lynn's Fish 'n Pets." But Polk County Sheriff's Office vice detectives say The Palms Redemption Arcade has been operating as an illegal gambling house full of video slot machines since it opened about two months ago. This afternoon, they arrested the owner of the business, Janet Bruggeman, 55, and her husband Joseph, 52. ...more

October 22, 2007

TAMPA - Three Tampa residents tried to make their Howl-O-Scream experience more eventful with nitrous oxide, but police intervened, Tampa police say. ...more

October 22, 2007

TAMPA - A man crawled under nine vehicles without permission at Tampa Hondaland, using a cordless saw to cut out their catalytic converters, Tampa police say. ...more

October 17, 2007

TEMPLE TERRACE - A Tampa woman tried passing two fraudulent $500 Visa travelers checks this morning at a CVS pharmacy, but the plan didn't work because the store caught onto her scheme, according to the Temple Terrace police department. ...more

October 14, 2007

TAMPA - After breaking into his ex-girlfriend's home this morning, a Tampa man brandished a knife and threatened to kill her and another person, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

October 14, 2007