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Ethics Complaint Filed Against State House Speaker
A Clearwater man has filed an ethics complaint against state House Speaker Ray Sansom in response to media reports that he may have traded state appropriations for a cozy academic job. ...more
December 29, 2008
Study: Homicides Involving Black Youths, Guns Are Surging
A new report issued by criminologists at Northeastern University in Boston finds a "dramatic surge" in homicides involving black juveniles and guns — but leaves Florida and Washington, D.C., out of the analysis. ...more
December 29, 2008
Registered Sex Offender Arrested For Peering In Hotel Window
A man hiding beneath a woman's motel room window early this morning turned out to be a registered sex offender on probation until 2015, police said. ...more
December 27, 2008
Gulfport Police Hope Fingerprints Lead Them To Robbers
Fingerprints found after a violent convenience store robbery in Gulfport may help police. ...more
December 24, 2008
Men Accused Of Trying To Arrange Murder By Phone
Four Hillsborough County men were indicted today on a federal charge related to using a telephone to set up a murder. ...more
December 19, 2008
2nd Body Found In Gulf Near Site Of Plane Crash 2 Weeks Ago
More than two weeks after a small plane carrying two people crashed in the Gulf of Mexico off Homosassa, a second body has been recovered. ...more
December 19, 2008
Jury Acquits Suspect In South Tampa Rape Case
A jury has acquitted Amos Mequel Busby of charges he grabbed a woman off a South Tampa street and beat and raped her for three hours, even though DNA testimony linked him to the woman. ...more
December 18, 2008
Jury Acquits Suspect In South Tampa Rape Case
TAMPA A jury has acquitted Amos Mequel Busby of charges he grabbed a woman off a South Tampa street and repeatedly raped her for three hours, even though testimony indicates his DNA was found on her. The jury deliberated for about 3 hours before acquitting Busby on all charges. He had been charged with kidnapping and seven counts of sexual battery the morning of Aug. 11, 2005. ...more
December 17, 2008
Deputy Cleared In Fatal Shooting
No criminal charges will be pressed against the deputy who fatally shot a Spring Hill man on Oct. 21. ...more
December 17, 2008
Clothing, Photos Of Victim Shown At Tampa Rape Trial
TAMPA - Prosecutors called a parade of police officers and crime scene investigators to the witness stand this morning, hoping to establish the forensic foundation to convict Amos Mequel Busby of kidnapping a woman and repeatedly raping her for three hours. ...more
December 16, 2008
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