Four female Durant High students were affected by a chemical irritant sprayed by a student at a pep rally this afternoon, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

October 30, 2009

Clad only in boxers, an 18-year-old Coral Springs man unlawfully entered a University of South Florida residence hall room this morning and touched a person's face when she slept, USF police say. ...more

October 16, 2009

ORLANDO (AP) — Attorneys for a former astronaut will get another chance to question a romantic rival she allegedly drove 1,000 miles to confront, a judge ruled today. ...more

October 7, 2009

A taser probe struck a 35-year-old woman this afternoon while officers were trying to subdue her son during a domestic dispute. ...more

August 1, 2009

A woman smashed a patrol car window with her head and kicked a deputy in the crotch to avoid being arrested Monday evening, the Manatee Sheriff's Office said. ...more

April 14, 2009

From spring-loaded high heels to a watch that shoots pepper spray, there was no shortage of ideas at the world's largest inventors' convention Wednesday despite a global economic downturn and fewer potential customers. ...more

April 2, 2009

Deputies responding to an argument at a New Port Richey home Sunday morning found something completely unexpected – a live alligator in a fish tank. ...more

March 30, 2009

A St. Petersburg police officer is recovering after he chased a suspect on foot then was dragged at least 150 feet by the apparent getaway car. ...more

March 11, 2009

Polk County detectives said a Winter Haven man presented himself to people as a law enforcement officer, searched them, took their money and sprayed them with pepper spray. ...more

February 20, 2009

Two men at a Super Bowl party were disruptive and refused to leave, and when officers tried taking them in to the station, the men began fighting with each other before kicking out police cruiser windows, Tampa police say. ...more

February 2, 2009