An 88-year-old man was reportedly just returning a lost dog to a woman, but her boyfriend told law enforcement a different story after being arrested on battery charges against a person over 65. ...more

November 5, 2009

Ejay Metayer drove from the University of South Florida area Friday morning to take a law enforcement test at the Fred B. Karl County Center downtown. ...more

October 31, 2009

The national Amber alert program began in 1996 after the slaying of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman in Texas and has spread to all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The national Amber Alert Symposium is this week in Tampa and included a candlelight vigil Tuesday. The program is designed to coordinate the efforts of law enforcement, transportation officials and the media. In the past three years, organizers said, there have been more than 50 cases in which the abductor heard about the Amber alert and released the child. ...more

October 28, 2009

The victims were as old as 91 and their losses could add up to nearly $20 million. ...more

October 26, 2009

Many of the same sleazy operators who helped fuel the real estate bubble through dubious subprime lending practices are now taking advantage of homeowners through "foreclosure-rescue" scams. ...more

October 10, 2009

I wanted to take an opportunity to applaud the faculty, law enforcement and support staff at the University of South Florida. ...more

October 7, 2009

Authorities say bomb squad members are investigating a suspicious device found under a bus at Walt Disney World. ...more

September 17, 2009

A wanted man was struck by a U.S. marshal's vehicle as he fled from authorities this afternoon. ...more

September 2, 2009

An 84-year-old man missing from his Top of the World apartment in Clearwater since Saturday night turned up at his home this morning, ending a search by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

August 23, 2009

Hillsborough County deputies will give families at Westfield Brandon Mall a free computer flash drive today so recipients can store family photos on them. ...more

August 22, 2009