A Wesley Chapel man is accused of breaking into two vehicles – one while the driver was pumping gas – and leading Hillsborough County deputies on a chase before his arrest, records show. ...more

September 16, 2008

Water foamed and splashed around eight women Monday morning in the Buttonwood Bay pool as they vigorously practiced water aerobics. ...more

September 16, 2008

Tampa police said they recently cracked two burglaries with the help of DNA culled from blood left by perpetrators. ...more

September 4, 2008

I, for one, am really tired of reading the comments of political adversaries of current Sheriff Susan Benton and her staff of officers. Informed citizens, know what a great job the Highlands County Sheriff's Office has done for our county. ...more

September 4, 2008

TAMPA Police broke up a home burglary today and, in the process, arrested three teenagers they say are linked to a string of burglaries and car thefts. ...more

August 30, 2008

The east side of Hernando County is a world apart from the hustle and bustle of the coast. ...more

August 30, 2008

A Lake Placid man remained in Highlands County Jail without bond Thursday after police say his DNA linked him to the scene of a burglary and grand theft at the Jalisco Food Market at 928 S. Main Ave., in Lake Placid. ...more

August 30, 2008

Sheriff Benton was quoted in Highlands Today dated July 16 when defending the huge increase in the sheriff's budget. "You folks asked for it, you got it," the sheriff asserted, indicating that she had given citizens what they wanted in terms of services. ...more

August 29, 2008

Police Chief Stephen Hogue stood on the wraparound porch of a Suwanee Heights house Wednesday night and delivered good news to a crowd gathered on the front lawn. ...more

August 28, 2008

Police Chief Stephen Hogue said the city's crime rate dropped 12 percent in the first six months of this year compared with the same time period in 2007. ...more

August 27, 2008