The following people were booked Monday, Dec. 1 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

December 3, 2008

A 16-year-old male was taken into custody over the long Thanksgiving weekend in connection to a string of recent burglaries in the area of Sand Castle Homes near Elson and Bella avenues. ...more

December 2, 2008

The driver of a stolen Ford Explorer drove off at speeds greater than 85 mph when a Hillsborough County deputy tried stopping him at Causeway Boulevard and 78th Street on Monday night, deputies say. ...more

November 18, 2008

A Valrico man and a 17-year-old boy broke into several vehicles in Valrico this morning, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

October 17, 2008

Vincent Moore entered a parking lot enclosed by a locked chain-link fence and barbed wire, got in a vehicle and stole several bottles of water, police say. ...more

September 22, 2008

Armwood senior Dykerius Cross was arrested Tuesday on a felony count of burglary of an unoccupied dwelling and a misdemeanor count of criminal mischief, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrest report. ...more

September 17, 2008

A Naples man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $37,250 bond Tuesday after he was charged in connection with the burglary of two homes, hiding in a boat and theft of a golf cart. Scott M. MacDonald, 25, of 4180 Golden Gate Blvd., was booked on charges of two counts of burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, burglary of a structure or conveyance, criminal mischief, third-degree theft of a vehicle, petty theft and resisting a law enforcement officer without violence. ...more

August 26, 2008

An auto burglary at the Tuscany Point Apartments last week has led to the discovery of a rash of connected auto burglaries in the West Shore area, police said, with at least 20 vehicles broken into by the same people. ...more

August 22, 2008

The westbound lanes of Interstate 4 near County Road 557 in Polk County are closed after a police pursuit ended in a car crash. ...more

August 12, 2008

Deputies arrested two Tampa men and charged them with stealing more than $250 worth of diesel fuel from a semitraileraround 10:30 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest report. ...more

July 23, 2008