Tampa police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives brought their bomb-detecting dogs to the NFL Experience this morning to demonstrate how the dogs will check for explosives over the next week. ...more

January 23, 2009

From dogs and Segways to helicopters and armored personnel carriers, law enforcement officials have assembled a smorgasbord of equipment and personnel to protect people attending the Super Bowl on Feb. 1. ...more

January 23, 2009

CRIME TRACKER This is a partial list of service calls reported Jan. 8-13 to the Tampa Police Department. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the department at (813) 276-3200. ...more

January 21, 2009

Students from Bible Truth Ministries Academy recently attended the monthly East Tampa Community Revitalization Partnership to talk about the partnership's December tree-lighting ceremony. ...more

January 21, 2009

CRIME TRACKER This is a partial list of service calls reported Jan. 8-13 to the Tampa Police Department. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the department at (813) 276-3200. ...more

January 21, 2009

Organizers of Lingerie Bowl VI have found a new field to play on: the Caliente "clothing optional" resort in central Pasco County. ...more

January 17, 2009

Two prostitutes arrested today claimed to have come to town for the Super Bowl to make extra money, and one even claimed to work at the Moonlight Bunny Ranch in Nevada, Tampa police say. ...more

January 16, 2009

Organizers of Lingerie Bowl VI have found a new field to play on: the Caliente nudist resort in central Pasco County. ...more

January 16, 2009

If organizers of Lingerie Bowl VI are still planning to hold the controversial two-day event in Tampa on Super Bowl weekend, they'll have to find a new field to play on. ...more

January 16, 2009

A multiagency effort to keep waterways safe during the Super Bowl is under way in the Tampa area. Among the collaborating agencies are the federal Customs and Border Protection, FBI, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Hillsborough and Manatee county sheriff's offices and St. Petersburg and Tampa police departments. ...more

January 15, 2009