A Tampa man has been charged with swindling a woman he met on a dating Web site out of about $60,000, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 8, 2009

A Gibsonton woman accused of stealing her 7-year-old daughter's identity to open a credit card account pleaded not guilty in Hillsborough County district court today. ...more

January 6, 2009

A fourth suspect has been arrested in connection with the Christmas Eve robbery of a Spring Hill credit union, authorities say. ...more

January 6, 2009

Simmons caught in Fort Lauderdale area. ...more

January 5, 2009

A fourth person has been arrested in connection with the Christmas Eve robbery of a Spring Hill credit union, authorities say. ...more

January 5, 2009

The Dade City Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on Martin Luther King Boulevard early this morning. ...more

January 3, 2009

A pedestrian killed Dec. 22 while crossing Interstate 4 has been identified as 78-year-old Hubert Pinnock of Seffner, the Florida Highway Patrol said today. ...more

January 2, 2009

Winter Haven police are looking for anyone who saw a pedestrian fatally struck crossing First Street South near Avenue A Southwest on New Year's Eve. ...more

January 2, 2009

A trust fund has been established to help the 7-year-old son of an Avon Park police officer who died while on duty Christmas Day. ...more

December 31, 2008

LARGO -- An unemployed man was arrested Monday evening on charges he raped a mentally challenged girl earlier in the day. Michael A. Diffenderfer, 55, was charged with one count of sexual battery. He was being held this morning at the Pinellas County Jail on $100,000 bail. ...more

December 30, 2008