An undercover detective was justified in using his firearm when he got into a gunbattle with one of three robbery suspects in April, a shooting review board ruled Monday. ...more

September 16, 2008

An undercover detective was justified in using his firearm when he got into a gun battle with one of three robbery suspects in April, a shooting review board ruled today. ...more

September 15, 2008

Authorities have doubled the reward – from $1,000 to $2,000 -- in the armed robbery of six pharmacies July 3 through Friday. ...more

September 3, 2008

A highly respected retired NYPD detective with inoperable liver cancer was charged with bank robbery Friday after authorities identified him as the Bling Bandit, suspected of pulling off nine heists while wearing a flashy watch and ring. ...more

August 30, 2008

BRADENTON – A Bradenton man called deputies Thursday to turn himself in for robbing a bank Wednesday afternoon because he was upset about it, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 29, 2008

Sheriff Benton was quoted in Highlands Today dated July 16 when defending the huge increase in the sheriff's budget. "You folks asked for it, you got it," the sheriff asserted, indicating that she had given citizens what they wanted in terms of services. ...more

August 29, 2008

A Spring Hill man was arrested Wednesday after he reportedly snatched a purse from the front seat of a car parked at a Publix grocery store. ...more

August 22, 2008

Deputies have arrested a man they say robbed a Largo convenience store this morning of cash and lottery tickets after striking the cashier on the back of the head with a handgun. ...more

August 20, 2008

PORT RICHEY A 70-year-old man faces accusations he robbed two West Pasco banks within the past week. ...more

August 20, 2008

A Land O' Lakes man was arrested Sunday, accused of burglarizing 12 homes in newer Wesley Chapel neighborhoods hugging State Road 54. ...more

August 4, 2008