It was a case that threatened to unseat Highlands County's top law enforcement officer: 33 pieces of evidence had been lost, according to an April report. ...more

December 31, 2008

The lure of $50 gift cards drew early birds to the Lakeland Police Department's first Gun Buy-Back this morning. ...more

December 13, 2008

Gordie Larkin was in mid-sentence when the moment got to him. A detective with the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, Larkin was speaking at a Dade City Rotary Club meeting, where members of the sheriff's SWAT team were receiving a public service award named after him. ...more

December 10, 2008

Gordie Larkin was in mid-sentence when the moment got to him. A detective with the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, Larkin was speaking at a Dade City Rotary Club meeting, where members of the sheriff's SWAT team were receiving a public service award named after him. In 2002, Larkin, a member of the SWAT team, was shot between the eyes while issuing a search warrant. He was back on the force a year later. Addressing a crowd of about 100 at the Dade City Business Center, Larkin spoke of the pride he had in his fellow SWAT team members. Sheriff's Capt. Skip Stone, who leads the SWAT team, described the job as "usually volatile." "When we have SWAT situations, it usually involves firearms and drug activity," he said. "It creates a tough situation." ...more

December 8, 2008

Many people are flooding to the gun show at the fairgrounds. ...more

December 7, 2008

TAMPA Three teenagers are accused of robbing a Pizza Hut deliveryman at gunpoint, then ordering him to kneel in a closet while facing the wall, police said. Victor Maurice Tanner Jr., 19, Malcolm Rashad Hill, 19, and Frederick Wallace Reddick, 18, were held without bail today at the Orient Road Jail. Tampa police arrested them Wednesday on felony charges of armed robbery and kidnapping, records show. ...more

December 4, 2008

Narcotics detectives went through a house Wednesday evening and confiscated 13 marijuana plants and three guns after the resident let them in without a search warrant, according to the Clearwater Police Department. ...more

November 20, 2008

TAMPA Three men accused of committing a crime spree in Hillsborough and Polk counties in July were indicted today by a federal grand jury. ...more

November 6, 2008

People can reclaim stolen property Saturday that Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies recovered in an undercover sting this year. ...more

October 14, 2008

The Highlands County Sheriff's Office released the results Monday of its inventory of over 20,000 evidentiary items. ...more

October 14, 2008