The New Port Richey jail is no more. The cells were opened for the last time Saturday and more than 200 inmates were transferred to the Land O' Lakes Jail without any problems, said sheriff's office spokesman Kevin Doll. ...more

November 16, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - It took 19 months of construction, $17.5 million in county funds and years on the sheriff's wish list, but the Land O' Lakes Jail expansion is now complete. ...more

November 14, 2009

It took 19 months of construction, $17.5 million in county funds and years on the sheriff's wish list, but the Land O' Lakes Jail expansion is now complete. ...more

November 13, 2009

Hundreds of people waited in line for hours Saturday for the chance to apply to become jailers with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

October 25, 2009

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is looking to do its part to reduce the area's nearly 12 percent unemployment rate. ...more

October 23, 2009

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is doing away with paid overtime and eliminating its fugitive unit as it tries to pare costs. The "zero overtime" policy affects all sheriff's office employees, not just deputies, and is expected to save $6 million. ...more

February 3, 2009

Some of Pasco County's finest let down their guard Jan. 8 during the Books and Badges program at Lake Myrtle Elementary School in Land O' Lakes. ...more

January 14, 2009

A local man remained in jail Friday on no bond after being charged with a number of counts following his Thursday arrest for shoplifting. ...more

January 11, 2009

Charles Stephen Dixon made racial remarks against a booking sergeant at Orient Road Jail and spat in the faces of two detention deputies, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

January 8, 2009

Seven Polk County detention deputies were injured Saturday morning after a work van used to shuttle them between jails flipped on U.S. 17, the sheriff's office said. ...more

January 4, 2009