An 88-year-old man was reportedly just returning a lost dog to a woman, but her boyfriend told law enforcement a different story after being arrested on battery charges against a person over 65. ...more

November 5, 2009

A 15-year-old boy was arrested on a warrant Thursday accusing him of inappropriately touching a 10-year-old girl. ...more

October 31, 2009

Current law says a former band director faces up to 45 years in prison for allegations that he engaged in sexual activity with a student. ...more

July 17, 2009

Those devices detonated yesterday atop a Lakeland parking garage by a bomb squad robot? Not explosive devices, investigators now say, but the remains of one previously exploded and some trash. ...more

March 10, 2009

Two men found out this morning that a beer causes legal headaches after police said they used an unmarked patrol vehicle as a chaser. ...more

February 26, 2009

The likely consequences of an alleged encounter with a 17-year-old student would radically change Timothy Brightbill's life. ...more

January 3, 2009

A caregiver was arrested late Friday after she left an assisted-living facility unattended and an elderly woman was injured. ...more

November 1, 2008

A Lake Placid man remains in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $100,750 bond Monday, after Sebring police say he was caught shoplifting and then smacked a store loss-prevention agent in the head with a drill. ...more

August 12, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY Three text messages sent from a former substitute teacher to the 17-year-old student she's accused of having sex with surfaced in court documents today. ...more

June 5, 2008

TAMPA - A 45-year-old Tampa man has been charged with having a five-year sexual relationship with a girl, starting when she was 13 years old, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

June 5, 2008