– The step-grandfather of a 7-year-old girl was arrested on sex charges after her grandmother told authorities she found the child's diary that spelled out sex acts she had with the man. ...more

December 4, 2008

Don Julius Wade is accused of touching two girls younger than 10 inappropriately, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

November 13, 2008

Report: Stepfather Struck With Baseball Bat BROOKSVILLE - A Brooksville woman struck her stepfather several times with a baseball bat during an argument Saturday at 815 Hale Ave., a report shows. ...more

November 11, 2008

A former teacher at a Hudson preschool today admitted to molesting two former students. ...more

November 6, 2008

A New Port Richey woman was arrested after she reportedly stole $29,912 from her employer. ...more

November 1, 2008

SEBRING A local man was out of jail Monday on a $15,000 bond after being accused of inappropriately touching a young victim, authorities said. ...more

October 28, 2008

A homeless sex offender who failed to register in Hillsborough County was seen Saturday afternoon fondling a 12-year-old girl, deputies say. ...more

September 29, 2008

Zackery Hicks has a new home. At least for now. Hicks got out of prison last month after serving a 14-year term for robbery and for a while couldn't afford a permanent residence. He had limited options on where to stay because he is a convicted sex offender, so he spent time camping in a field under a Selmon Crosstown Expressway bridge. ...more

September 20, 2008

Zackery Hicks just got out of prison last month after serving a 14-year term for robbery, and his new prison is marked by the roar of overhead traffic and the danger of getting snakebit or beat up. The situation is the way it is because Hicks is a registered sex offender, and this situation is not all that uncommon in Florida, where the oppressive stigma of being a sex offender is nearly insurmountable. Some cities across the nation have passed laws that are so restrictive, sex offenders cannot reside there. ...more

September 19, 2008

Two arrests were made Thursday at the newly-opened Explorer K-8 school on Northcliffe Boulevard. ...more

September 19, 2008