Ryan Pender, the only Tallahassee police officer fired after a failed drug sting that led to the death of an undercover informant from Pinellas County, might get his job back - with back pay. ...more

March 16, 2010

Police arrested a Sebring man on Monday for allegedly contributing to the delinquency of two teenaged girls after all three were found inside a woman's home without permission, as well as served a warrant accusing him of exposing himself to an 8-year-old back in October. ...more

March 10, 2010

A tourist was arrested Tuesday for leaving his dog in his car while he visited Busch Gardens, Tampa police said. ...more

March 9, 2010

A determined crime victim, a computer and an understanding police officer led to an arrest in Tampa this week. ...more

March 2, 2010

A Sebring man was released from jail Thursday on a $1,000 bond after his arrest on a warrant alleging he severely beat a woman's cat. ...more

February 22, 2010

His way of fighting crime still ripples through the county. In his 14 years as sheriff of Hillsborough County, Walter C. Heinrich was known as an innovator who shaped much of the agency's policies and programs for the modern era. His mark is everywhere: from how deputies are hired and evaluated to how they're trained at the sprawling 270-acre site in Lithia that bears his name. Regarded by many as a towering figure in local law enforcement, Heinrich died this morning. He was 83. ...more

February 15, 2010

Police have charged a 33-year-old man in connection with the thefts of several air conditioning units. ...more

February 15, 2010

St. Petersburg police are investigating whether a 23-year-old man created a poisonous gas to kill himself early Saturday. About 4:30 a.m., police responded to a suicide threat at 36th Avenue North and found a car in the driveway, its windows rolled up and printed signs on it warned: "Stay away" and "Contact Haz. Mat." ...more

February 14, 2010

The troubled nightclub where two people were shot Friday has been shut down temporarily because of fire code violations. ...more

February 11, 2010

An employment notice for a police inspector/Community Redevelopment Agency cop went more than three months with no takers, so Sebring Police Chief Tom Dettman went to "Plan B." ...more

February 10, 2010