Preliminary details from the Sheriff's Office indicates a deputy was justified in shooting and killing a pit bull this morning after the dog attacked and bit the officer. ...more

December 11, 2008

A former Chicago police commander was arrested at his Apollo Beach home Tuesday on federal charges relating to a torture case. ...more

October 22, 2008

Three people eating breakfast on an outdoor patio called for police Monday after a homeless man exposed himself in front of them, an affidavit states. The man, Eric Vickers, 36, was held at Orient Road Jail today on $750 bail. Police charged him with misdemeanor exposure of sexual organs and possessing an open container, an ordinance violation. ...more

October 21, 2008

Mark Caskie has a word of warning for candidates who disregard the county's ordinance on campaign sign placement. ...more

July 11, 2008

FINES RANGE FROM $100 TO $5,000 ...more

July 10, 2008

CLEARWATER - Technically speaking, the Clearwater Police Department violated evidentiary procedure by not preserving surveillance video taken at a McDonald's restaurant the day a grandmother was arrested outside, a judge said today. ...more

July 10, 2008

Where's the old Court TV when we need it? The 76-year-old "French Fry Grandma" is scheduled to go on trial in Pinellas County Court July 10 in a legal donnybrook that gets saltier by the week. ...more

July 7, 2008

The public and members of the city's Noise Task Force have one more chance to sound off on possible revisions to the city's noise ordinance. Starting at 2 p.m. this Tuesday, Feb. 26, the Noise Task Force will put the final touches on revisions to the noise ordinance the panel has been considering for the past year. ...more

February 23, 2008