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

TAMPA - A Latin Kings gang member failed to provide proper shelter to several dogs and birds, causing them to live in their own waste, investigators say. Carlos Ruben Rodriguez, 24, of Tampa, was arrested Monday. ...more

October 9, 2007

TAMPA - When Reginald Cotton was pulled over for having too much windshield tinting on his car, he fled, leaving behind his two infants and a pill bottle filled with crack, deputies say. ...more

October 7, 2007

University of Florida coach Urban Meyer has stripped senior safety Tony Joiner of his captaincy, and Meyer said Wednesday night that Joiner will not play Saturday against top-ranked LSU as long as he remains accused of a felony. ...more

October 4, 2007

A court commissioner in Los Angeles ruled Wednesday that Britney Spears can have visits with her two sons but did not reverse an order giving temporary custody to Kevin Federline, the pop star's ex-husband, his attorney said. ...more

October 4, 2007

Florida State starting linebacker Geno Hayes was Tasered by police and arrested, along with fullback Joe Surratt after an altercation outside a Tallahassee bar early Friday morning. ...more

September 22, 2007

Plant defensive lineman Jamar Williams said he was merely protecting his mother, but Oct. 11, the state attorney's office will decide if Williams' need to nurture warranted his actions. ...more

September 20, 2007

The owner of the defunct Family Insurance agency in Port Richey has been accused of pocketing more than $90,000 in premiums from more than 40 victims during hurricane seasons, state officials and Pasco detectives announced. ...more

September 19, 2007