A 35-year-old Tampa man remains in jail tonight, accused of raping a 14-year-old autistic girl who can't talk. ...more

December 27, 2008

When Tampa police officers saw a stolen vehicle heading south on North 33rd Street near East Lake Drive on Monday night, they tried to stop it. ...more

December 23, 2008

A 22-month internal affairs investigation using GPS technology has resulted in the departure of four Tampa police officers accused of billing the department for hours they didn't work. ...more

December 19, 2008

Four Tampa police officers consistently left work early without the knowledge of the department this year, according to an internal affairs investigation. Three veteran officers retired while under investigation for violation of agency policy. The fourth has been fired. ...more

December 18, 2008

TAMPA - Prosecutors called a parade of police officers and crime scene investigators to the witness stand this morning, hoping to establish the forensic foundation to convict Amos Mequel Busby of kidnapping a woman and repeatedly raping her for three hours. ...more

December 16, 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

Three teenagers shined a flashlight into a blue Dodge Stratus on Monday night and prepared to steal the vehicle. ...more

December 9, 2008

Largo police shot and wounded a 36-year-old man this morning after he pointed a knife and then a replica of a handgun at them, officials said. ...more

December 6, 2008

Law enforcement officers chased down four suspects in a Fort Myers jewelry store robbery Thursday night, capturing the men after their getaway car nearly crashed into trees lining Interstate 75, the Florida Highway Patrol said. One of the men was later shot by a Lee County sheriff's deputy but was expected to recover. ...more

December 5, 2008

It's sad when those we entrust with protecting the public are accused of wrongdoing. It happens occasionally, and now it has happened in Avon Park. We don't know if the officers are innocent or guilty, but their alleged crimes send shivers down the spines of the public, and probably fellow law enforcement professionals as well. ...more

December 5, 2008