SARASOTA COUNTY - A sawed-off shotgun used in a robbery Tuesday was found Friday about 40 yards from an elementary school's property line, the sheriff's office said. ...more

September 20, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - Deputies arrested another man in a home-invasion robbery that led to school lockdowns and a manhunt Tuesday afternoon. ...more

September 18, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - Deputies searching for a suspect in a home invasion near Ashton Elementary School triggered a lockdown at three public school campuses on Tuesday, minutes before school was scheduled to let out. ...more

September 17, 2008

The lockdown of five Sarasota schools was lifted at 4:30 p.m. today after police arrested two armed men they say entered a home on Victoria Avenue and attacked a person inside. ...more

September 16, 2008

Three men armed with guns burst into a home early Sunday but left with neither cash nor property, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

September 15, 2008

David Broadhurst and Lisa Lauver were in a room at La Quinta Inns & Suites on North 30th Street on Tuesday night when they heard a knock on the door about 9:30, police said. ...more

September 10, 2008

One man is recovering from being shot in the butt during a home invasion in Palm Harbor late Monday night. ...more

September 9, 2008

After eight hours of deliberation, a jury found 21-year-old Justin Jerrod Grayer guilty of murder Friday in a home invasion robbery in which a man was bludgeoned to death with a hammer. ...more

September 6, 2008