Good defense attorneys make a living crossing up prosecution witnesses, challenging their credibility and giving jurors a reason to disbelieve their testimony. ...more

April 22, 2009

Bobby Lee Black III opted to gamble on a jury to resolve one of two rape cases against him. ...more

February 18, 2009

Bobby Lee Black III opted to gamble on a jury to resolve one of two rape cases against him. ...more

February 17, 2009

In March 2006, Pinellas County real estate agent Julie Roberts was pistol-whipped and robbed by a man posing as a perspective home buyer. Now her story is scheduled to air on the Biography Channel's "I Survived" program. ...more

January 5, 2009

SEBRING Vedah Lindsay is a stickler for making sure her possessions, whether at home or in her car, are always under "lock" and key. ...more

December 9, 2008

More than 20 customers of a Wachovia bank branch have complained that money has disappeared from their accounts – the result, police say, of a thief having attached a scanning device at the ATM there. ...more

September 11, 2008

The wiry, graying drifter sought for several days in the New Year's Day disappearance of a 24-year-old hiker pleaded guilty Thursday to murdering her in what authorities called a frustrated robbery attempt. ...more

February 1, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - Sheriff's detectives said Wednesday a Wachovia Bank customer in Venice found a device on an ATM machine late last month that electronically copies personal account information. ...more

November 7, 2007