If a gunman were loose on the University of South Florida campus, students would be warned by eight sirens that have been installed across campus. ...more

May 12, 2009

Deputies pursued a man for a short distance at 20 mph when he refused to pull over early Saturday morning. ...more

March 25, 2009

Law and Order briefs. ...more

March 23, 2009

"Running Hot," by Jayne Ann Krentz (G.P. Putnam's Sons, $24.95) ...more

January 18, 2009

Recently, I went to Micky D's on U.S. 27 S., just south of Lakeview. Well, after I got my $2 food, I was promptly pulled over for making the right hand turn and across into the u-turn lane. Sounds okay to me, it says "right turn only" and I went right. So why did I get a $139 ticket? The officer said I was going into oncoming traffic. Huh? Not possible! There's a median strip; everyone does this every hour of every day! ...more

August 31, 2008

Tampa police are searching for a man who tried to rob Armenia Pharmacy, 8338 Armenia Ave., at gunpoint. ...more

August 28, 2008

If your favorite show is "CSI," you always spot suspicious looking people in your neighborhood or you daydream about blaring a siren, the Tampa Police Department has a class for you. ...more

August 15, 2008

A 13-year-old faces multiple charges after leading a Pasco County Deputy on a wild chase that hit speeds of up to 80 mph that involved flat tires and a banged up sheriff's cruiser. ...more

July 10, 2008

A motorcyclist who could have been cited once for speeding instead fled from a patrol car and is facing 15 violations. ...more

September 23, 2007