Recession forces people to abandon their exotic animals ...more

February 23, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of the "Discount Bandit" in the murder of a clerk at a St. Petersburg Big Lots on Christmas Eve 1997. ...more

January 29, 2009

St. Petersburg robbery detectives are looking for an "oversized" bandit they say robbed a Wachovia bank branch shortly after noon Tuesday. ...more

January 28, 2009

Police are still searching for a black man who held up a bank on Friday afternoon. ...more

January 6, 2009

Police are still searching for a black man who held up a bank on Friday afternoon. Sgt. Greg Barlaug said a teller at the downtown branch of Highlands Independent Bank was approached by tall man wearing black clothing, a cap, bandana, sunglasses and gloves. He held a leather or canvas bag. ...more

January 5, 2009

A man in a clown mask shot a 27-year-old store clerk while robbing a CVS drugstore early Saturday morning, and the company and Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay each are offering a $5,000 reward for the gunman's capture. ...more

November 29, 2008

A raccoon that snuck into a Tampa Electric Co. substation in Ybor City this morning caused a power outage to about 3,500 people, an official said. ...more

September 23, 2008

A bandit held up an East Lake bank, fleeing on foot with an undetermined amount of cash, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said today. ...more

September 17, 2008

A highly respected retired NYPD detective with inoperable liver cancer was charged with bank robbery Friday after authorities identified him as the Bling Bandit, suspected of pulling off nine heists while wearing a flashy watch and ring. ...more

August 30, 2008

Tampa police are searching for a man who tried to rob Armenia Pharmacy, 8338 Armenia Ave., at gunpoint. ...more

August 28, 2008