TAMPA - A 28-year-old man was found guilty by a federal jury on charges of carjacking, kidnapping, robbery and several firearm violations, the U.S. Attorney's Office said today. ...more

June 19, 2008

Coming from a family with a very long history in law enforcement, I find it very hard to understand why Chief Tom Dettman would expect his son to receive any type of special treatment when he is breaking the law. I have parents, siblings, uncles and cousins that were and are in law enforcement. Never once did I, nor my family, expect special treatment when I was in the wrong! I've been pulled over for speeding or "coasting" through a stop sign and because of who my family are, has gotten me out of it but, I have also received tickets for these things. I'm older now and a lot more responsible when it comes to my driving habits. I never once went to my family and asked them to take care of it. I also have never thrown in anyone's face as to who my family is. My parents would have never allowed it. ...more

June 6, 2008

Imagine a Florida detective who has to question a witness out of state, but he's forced to travel unarmed because his concealed weapons permit isn't honored in that state. ...more

May 31, 2008

Frances Earl has been given the privilege and honor by Hernando Today to appear on the editorial page, and I would expect Ms. Earl to be more informative when writing her columns. ...more

May 28, 2008

Law enforcement officers have canceled an Amber Alert for three siblings who disappeared from Broward County. ...more

May 23, 2008

DOWNTOWN - The 6.3-acre Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park, next the Tampa Marriott Waterside along Garrison Channel, could receive funding for its final phase. The city council will be asked Thursday to approve more than $2.8 million for the project, parks and recreation director Karen Palus said. The work includes adding 600 linear feet to the city's Riverwalk, and creating a Heroes Plaza to honor firefighters, law enforcement officers, rescue workers and military personnel killed in the line of duty. ...more

May 12, 2008

If you thought there were a lot of motorcycles around town recently, it wasn't just your imagination. ...more

May 12, 2008

Police officers in Florida died in the line of duty at the rate of more than one a month last year. ...more

May 6, 2008

Police officers in Florida died in the line of duty at the rate of more than one a month last year. This morning, the 16 officers who perished in 2007 were enshrined on a memorial at the state Capitol. ...more

May 5, 2008

TAMPA - Two members of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Volunteer Citizen Patrol Program are being credited with an arrest Saturday. ...more

January 15, 2008