A woman is accused of pointing a gun at a man and smashing his windshield with a brick in a dispute over money, police said. ...more

January 22, 2009

Roberto Benigno Campos thought there ought to be a law for kicking a man out of a bar at closing time, police said. When the staff at the ShangriLa Gentleman's Oasis scooped up his drink about 3:15 a.m. today to shut down for the night, Campos called 911 to say he'd been robbed, an affidavit states. Tampa police were not amused. ...more

January 21, 2009

A 27-year-old man is accused of leading deputies on a nine-minute chase through Carrollwood late Friday, crashing into three other vehicles along the way, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 18, 2009

A man is accused of revving a chainsaw at his wife and threatening to kill her with it, an affidavit states. ...more

January 17, 2009

A 27-year-old man is accused of leading deputies on a nine-minute chase through Carrollwood late Friday, crashing into three other vehicles along the way, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 17, 2009

TAMPA Of all the shorts in Joshua Andrew Burnett's home, he grabbed the pair with drugs in the pockets when police surprised the naked man early today, an affidavit states. ...more

December 19, 2008

The wife of embattled zoo director Lex Salisbury was hit with animal cruelty charges today after two dogs were left inside Salisbury's closed car while he was speaking with the zoo board about his future. ...more

December 18, 2008

TAMPA -- A Tampa woman is charged with felony scheme to defraud after police said she used stolen credit cards. Sharelynn Bell, 19, was held at the Orient Road Jail today on $2,250 bail. She also is charged with misdemeanor petit theft, records show. ...more

December 17, 2008

A Tampa man is suing two police officers, claiming that he was falsely arrested and battered after he was escorted out of a public meeting four years ago, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in circuit court. ...more

December 10, 2008

The brother of actor Mark Ruffalo has died a week after he was shot in the head, police said Tuesday. Scott Ruffalo, 39, died late Monday night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills Police Sgt. Renato Moreno said. ...more

December 9, 2008