A sheriff's deputy arrived at the house of a man with an arrest warrant Monday morning, only to have the suspect shove his bicycle at him and run away on foot, according to a report. ...more

March 18, 2009

Police believe a series of home invasions targeting middle-aged and older women has climbed from two to five. ...more

March 16, 2009

The sheriff's office is charging forward in its campaign against prescription drug abuse. ...more

March 16, 2009

A Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputy was cleared of wrongdoing in the shooting death of a suspected drug dealer who had opened fire on the sheriff's SWAT team. ...more

March 14, 2009

A Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputy was cleared of wrongdoing in the shooting death of a suspected drug dealer who had opened fire on the sheriff's SWAT team. ...more

March 13, 2009

A New Port Richey man was arrested Tuesday and charged with kidnapping and threatening to shoot to death the teen he blamed for a botched transaction, according to a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report. Keith R. Stokes, 45, was arrested on charges of armed kidnapping and aggravated battery with a firearm. Mary Taylor, 19, told authorities she lives with Stokes, his wife and three children at their residence, 6753 Temple Ave., New Port Richey, said he sells drugs from the house and is a member of the Insane Gangster Disciples street gang. ...more

March 11, 2009

A Pinellas Sheriff's narcotics detective accidentally shot a 43-year-old woman this morning in St. Petersburg as he and other detectives were bursting through a door to a home, Pinellas Sheriff's authorities say. ...more

March 11, 2009

Detectives today went door to door searching for clues and warning neighbors about a robber on the loose with a history of violence after a weekend home invasion. The attack happened in the middle of the day Saturday on Bougainvillea Street, west of U.S. 41, in an area known as the Southside Flower District. ...more

March 10, 2009

Two Wal-Mart employees apprehended a man after they observed him stealing several items and leaving the store without paying for them, deputies said. ...more

March 3, 2009

A teenager was arrested Monday because he sent a lewd picture of himself to a 14-year-old girl via his cell phone, a report shows. ...more

March 2, 2009