Dade City police have arrested a man who they say broke into a woman's home in April, held a gun to her head and forced her to perform a sex act. ...more

October 9, 2008

Sheriff Susan Benton's office has completed an inventory of about 8,000 evidence items, said the office's attorney, Mike Durham. ...more

October 8, 2008

In April, a 4-year-old girl told her parents she was sexually assaulted by Thomas Cochran, 43, a man who was babysitting her, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

September 26, 2008

SARASOTA - Police charged a Bradenton man with a 2007 rape after a national DNA database linked him to evidence recovered from the victim's shirt. ...more

September 17, 2008

State Attorney, Sheriff Agree On Second Inventory By GARY PINNELL Highlands Today ...more

September 14, 2008

A press release from State Attorney Jerry Hill says Sheriff Susan Benton has agreed to account for all guns, drugs, cash and DNA evidence. ...more

September 12, 2008

State's Attorney Jerry Hill met Wednesday morning with Sheriff Susan Benton at the Highlands County Sheriff's Office about the evidence audit she released publicly in April. ...more

September 11, 2008

A 37-year-old man was arrested by city police Monday, accused of kidnapping and raping a woman July 4. ...more

September 10, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - A 37-year-old man was arrested by city police Monday, accused of kidnapping and raping a woman July 4. ...more

September 9, 2008

She's only 12 and already is the mother to a baby girl, New Port Richey police say. ...more

August 16, 2008