A Miami man faces numerous charges following a Tuesday traffic stop that officers say became physical. ...more

October 16, 2008

A 23-year-old woman was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident with serious injury Saturday after hitting a pedestrian on U.S. 19, authorities said. ...more

August 4, 2008

Six blocks after a St. Petersburg police officer tried to pull it over for a traffic violation early Friday, a Jeep Cherokee ran a red light and crashed into a pickup, critically injuring the passenger in the truck, police said. ...more

July 26, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG – An early morning wreck left one person in the hospital, led to the arrest of two others, and closed a busy intersection. ...more

July 25, 2008

Here comes another case of in-your-face cultural pride. ...more

July 21, 2008

It'll be a while before police in the small Pasco municipality of Port Richey know if the new red-light camera system on U.S. 19 will habitually deter lead-footed motorists who drive irresponsibly and risk innocent lives. ...more

July 16, 2008

TAMPA – A vehicle that sped away from police Tuesday evening ran a stop sign and hit a sport utility vehicle, sending two people to a hospital, police said. ...more

July 9, 2008

A server from a Sarasota pizza shop was robbed while walking home Friday afternoon, Manatee County deputies say. ...more

June 27, 2008

Manatee County deputies say they have a lot of evidence linking four people to the theft of four air conditioners. ...more

June 23, 2008

SEBRING — In Sebring Police Sgt. Mike Warner's own words, the police "beat the bushes for hours" Saturday looking for a suspect linked to a carjacking and robbery that morning. A man smacked a woman to the ground, snatched her car keys and drove off with a 2000 Chevy Cavalier shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday. About eight minutes later, a car matching that description was used as the getaway vehicle after a man, matching the description of the suspect in the previous carjacking, snatched a purse out of a 72-year-old woman's lap as she sat in a car. "That's the type of crime I won't stand for," Warner said in a phone interview Sunday. ...more

June 15, 2008