A 22-year-old used his 72-year-old grandfather as a shield when police tried to arrest him early Wednesday on charges that he choked his girlfriend, authorities said in an affidavit. ...more

November 6, 2008

A Temple Terrace woman filled several prescriptions for Oxycodone and a muscle relaxer by not telling doctors that she had received prior prescriptions for the drugs, Temple Terrace police say. Police arrested Vanessa Kunkle, 31, of Dade City, at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. ...more

November 5, 2008

A Tampa man pulled over for an inoperable light had cocaine and Oxycodone in his possession, Hillsborough County deputies say. He is a pastor at Branchville Missionary Church in Georgia, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Jail Web site. ...more

October 13, 2008

A Pinellas County Jail inmate died Sunday after he complained of chest pains to deputies and medical staff, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

October 12, 2008

Deputies dispersed about 30 people armed with various homemade weapons Friday, but not before one person received a two-inch laceration to the head. ...more

October 7, 2008

Four University of Tampa students were suspended today after police arrested them on felony burglary and grand theft charges. ...more

October 3, 2008

A Bradenton woman was arrested Saturday after authorities say she went to a restaurant to apply for a job, then stole cigarettes and prescription drugs from one of the employees who tried to help her. ...more

September 22, 2008

A Highlands County man with an Okeechobee address was free Tuesday on $21,000 bail after his girlfriend called the sheriff's office and reported that he had strangled her during an argument. ...more

September 17, 2008

A Highlands County man with an Okeechobee address was free Tuesday on $21,000 bail after his girlfriend called the sheriff's office and reported that he had strangled her during an argument. Deputies arrested Bruce Yates, 28, of an undisclosed Okeechobee address, charging him with felony battery or domestic violence battery by strangulation, possession of a controlled substance (Xanax) without a prescription and possession of not more than 20 grams of marijuana. ...more

September 17, 2008

Thousands of spectators cheered Olympic medalists Michael Phelps, Dara Torres and Kobe Bryant on Wednesday as the city of Chicago got a high-profile boost to its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. ...more

September 4, 2008