A suspected shoplifter was arrested Tuesday with enough ill-gotten prescription pills in her purse to warrant a drug trafficking charge, a report shows. ...more

November 20, 2008

One week after it opened, The Shops at Wiregrass saw its first shoplifting arrest on Friday. ...more

November 8, 2008

Since 1998, Highlands County's population has grown from 80,500 to around 99,000. ...more

October 26, 2008

The three suspects connected to the attempted robbery at Brannen Bank on Tuesday also had attempted to rob another bank in Temple Terrace that same day, authorities said. ...more

October 16, 2008

As the economy has sunk, burglary and theft have been on the rise, and Florida's top prosecutor warns that it could get worse. ...more

October 14, 2008

Some downtown merchants have petitioned for an increased police presence downtown, but Police Chief Bill McDaniel said a plan is already in the works. ...more

August 27, 2008

A 37-year-old Tampa woman tried shoplifting nearly $450 in items from a Walmart this morning, Tampa police say. ...more

August 19, 2008

An Avon Park woman remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $2,000 bond on Thursday, after she was arrested at the Belk Department Store, in the Lakeshore Mall. ...more

August 14, 2008

A Plant City woman is accused of taking her five children on a shoplifting trip to a Wal-Mart with her 13-year-old stepson and another woman, a police affidavit states. ...more

July 4, 2008

A Plant City woman is accused of taking five children on a shoplifting trip to Wal-Mart, an affidavit states. ...more

July 3, 2008