The driver of a van who crashed into a garage Tuesday at the corner of Sebring Parkway and Home Avenue was cited for careless driving by the Sebring Police Department. ...more

February 13, 2009

A 22-year-old unemployed man was arrested this morning, accused of punching and hitting a cat, and then leaving his apartment with the feline in his backpack. ...more

February 12, 2009

A car ran a red light this morning and collided with a school bus at Central Park Drive and East Bay Drive, but none of the Largo High School students on the bus was injured, Largo police said. ...more

February 11, 2009

A woman was shot and killed tonight in an incident involving St. Petersburg police officers, according to the police department. ...more

February 10, 2009

John Finn was glad the van he was traveling in came to a stop before it struck a house. ...more

February 10, 2009

A Bradenton man admitted to police that he stole three city-owned plants because he needed to buy beer, the Bradenton Police Department said. ...more

February 10, 2009

Traffic on Ulmerton Road remains slow following a four-vehicle wreck at Ridge Road this afternoon, but at least one lane remains open, Largo police said. ...more

February 9, 2009

If you have a bag of pot in your pocket, it's not a good idea to pick a fight with a cop, or to offer a bribe on an installment plan after you've been arrested. ...more

February 8, 2009

Armed with graph after graph showing improvements in the police department's performance, St. Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Harmon this afternoon tried to beat back the impression among some city council members that St. Petersburg has become less safe. ...more

February 5, 2009

If a closed-door meeting today is any indication, the police department and the city's convenience store owners are at loggerheads over which safety measures the stores should install to ward off robbers. ...more

February 3, 2009