For two days,18-year-old Dakota Herrin took Pasco County sheriff's detectives on a wild goose chase looking for a body that instead eventually led to his arrest on a charge of filing a false report. ...more

November 19, 2009

At least three of five school board members agree board policy concerning anonymous tips about district employees needs to change. ...more

October 26, 2009

CRIME TRACKER This crime index is published in an effort to help residents keep track of crime in their neighborhood and to promote public safety. Below is a listing of crimes handled by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office from Oct. 4-10 arranged by ZIP code. These are crimes that have been investigated by deputies and don't reflect unfounded calls for service. ...more

October 22, 2009

Pasco County deputies, as well as officers from the state Department of Corrections and the Dade City, New Port Richey and Zephyrhills police departments, made 68 domestic violence-related arrests Thursday during a special sweep. ...more

October 17, 2009

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is expected to make a major announcement this afternoon, regarding a string of violent home invasions targeting women. ...more

October 5, 2009

Lakeland officials are urging their electric company field employees to be extra vigilant in the wake of two daytime robberies. ...more

September 4, 2009

A 30-year-old Dover man arrested this month on child pornography charges was snared by a task force that investigates such crimes, officials said. ...more

August 19, 2009

A 13-year-old Lake Placid boy was in the care Friday of the Department of Juvenile Justice in Bartow after he was charged in connection with the July 16 burglary of a home in the 100 block of Cumberland Street. ...more

July 25, 2009

As we see and hear our national representatives argue back and forth about their responsibilities to approve or disapprove judicial questions, we long for some sanity. ...more

July 19, 2009

Tampa police say they arrested a 21-year-old man this morning after a child reported he had kidnapped and sexually assaulted her today. ...more

July 3, 2009