A man who told police he had been drinking all day and needed sleep was arrested after his children, 1 and 2, were reported wandering outside their MacDill Avenue apartment late Saturday. ...more

August 10, 2008

DADE CITY - A deputy assisting a state probation and parole officer Wednesday found two dogs in emaciated condition outside a home. ...more

August 7, 2008

Randy James Nowak parked his Ford Excursion at a Home Depot in Lakeland and greeted a man he knew only as Reaper. ...more

August 7, 2008

On July 31, federal authorities charged Randy Nowak, 48, of Mulberry, with attempted murder of an IRS officer. Today, Magistrate Judge Thomas B. McCoun III today ordered Nowak held without bail, citing potential danger to the revenue officer and a confidential informant who helped investigators. ...more

August 6, 2008

A man climbed to the top of a utility pole Friday in an effort to steal copper and was jolted by a high-voltage wire and burned over 50 percent of his body, officials said. ...more

August 2, 2008

Now that it's all over but the commentary, we wonder whether the case against Pamela Reynolds went as far as it did solely because she once swapped ("swapped" being the operative verb) vows of fidelity, affinity and affection with a fellow who once played cornerback for a living. ...more

July 23, 2008

Pinellas County deputies arrested a man Monday who works at a group home for disabled adults, saying he kicked and beat a resident for not wiping up a table after dinner. ...more

July 15, 2008

HUDSON A suspect in a July 1 bank robbery in the Hudson area turned himself into authorities Tuesday, according to a Pasco Sheriff's Office arrest report and court warrant released today. ...more

July 9, 2008

A teenager is suspected of leaving the scene of a crash, then running his car into a tree in his haste to get away. ...more

July 3, 2008

A former Hillsborough County detention deputy who was seen on video dumping a quadriplegic man from his wheelchair has entered a pretrial intervention program today that will result in charges against her being dropped. ...more

June 30, 2008