A drug dealer who punched a cop who was trying to arrest him was sentenced today to 24 years and six months in prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. ...more

June 4, 2009

A New Port Richey man was arrested Tuesday and charged with kidnapping and threatening to shoot to death the teen he blamed for a botched transaction, according to a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report. Keith R. Stokes, 45, was arrested on charges of armed kidnapping and aggravated battery with a firearm. Mary Taylor, 19, told authorities she lives with Stokes, his wife and three children at their residence, 6753 Temple Ave., New Port Richey, said he sells drugs from the house and is a member of the Insane Gangster Disciples street gang. ...more

March 11, 2009

Freddie Vasquez II was sentenced to 10 years in prison today after pleading guilty to killing two men during what prosecutors claim was a gang-related dispute in 2006. ...more

February 16, 2009

I hope that some in Congress recognize the tremendous amount of pork/paybacks that this stimulus bill contains: $2.4 billion for carbon capture products; $4.19 billion for Acorn, who is under federal investigation for voter fraud across the Northeast; $400 million for more global warming research; $50 million for National Endowment of The Arts; $200 million for refurbishing the National Mall. And this is just the tip of the  iceberg. The Employee Free Choice Act is a giveaway to the unions that supported Mr. Obama. ...more

February 14, 2009

A 24-year-old gang member was sentenced today to more than 21 years in federal prison for his role in the June 16 armed robbery of a Seffner gas station. ...more

January 22, 2009

I am one angry American and hope that this latest scandal with Acorn will prompt other people to be angry also. Forget the ties to Obama, it's too late on this election and if you study the start up and the accountability of this left-leaning organization, you will find that the ties and the lies are incredible. ...more

October 25, 2008

PORT MANATEE - Teenage gang member Orlando Valenzuela will spend the rest of his life behind bars for the shooting death of 9-year-old Stacy Williams III, who was hit by a stray bullet during a May 2007 gunbattle. ...more

September 13, 2008

BRADENTON - A jury Wednesday found a teenager guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Stacy Williams III, the 9-year-old boy hit by a stray bullet in a shooting that outraged community leaders and spurred dialogue on reducing street violence. ...more

July 17, 2008

BRADENTON - Johnny "Creep" Vazquez, a middle school dropout, grew up in one of Manatee County's toughest neighborhoods and had joined a street gang by the time he was a teenager. ...more

January 24, 2008

A reputed gang member showed off his guns and taunted police on an Internet video to come and get him - and they did just that. ...more

January 20, 2008