THE BLOTTER During the period of Oct. 29 through Nov. 5, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office booked an estimated 279 people into custody countywide. Here are a few recent arrests: ...more

November 12, 2008

A Plant City man is accused of stealing a revolver and a gun safe from a truck and selling the items, an affidavit states. ...more

October 22, 2008

A Dade City man died Thursday afternoon after he failed to negotiate a curve on his motorcycle and crashed on Morris Bridge Road, just south of 127th Avenue, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

October 16, 2008

A Plant City man grew 77 marijuana plants and stole $30,000 in electricity, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. ...more

October 8, 2008

Charles Hobbs is a Democrat who votes in nearly every election. So when the 79-year-old Plant City man got a letter in the mail asking him to donate money to the Republican Party, he figured they must have had him mixed up with someone else. ...more

September 18, 2008

A Plant City man threw a fan at his girlfriend's 16-year-old son and kicked and hit the boy Sunday night, Hillsborough County deputies say. The boy was taken to a hospital. ...more

September 8, 2008

A Plant City man is free tonight after his arrest Monday on felony animal cruelty charges. He is accused of snaring a cat in a raccoon trap, spraying it with a hose and then submerging the feline, trap and all, in a barrel filled with water. ...more

September 2, 2008

An 18-year-old Plant City man committed a sexual act on a 7-year-old boy Monday night, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

August 20, 2008

A Plant City man disciplined two children Sunday, striking a girl on the hand with a plastic pole and striking a boy once on the leg, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

August 18, 2008

A Plant City man stabbed his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend several times this weekend and was arrested Sunday afternoon on a charge of attempted first-degree murder, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

August 11, 2008