TAMPA Police arrested 34-year-old Andres Trujillo on Thursday night, accusing him of breaking into the home of a man who owed the defendant money and choking him. Then, police said, they found three stolen items at Trujillo's home. Trujillo, of 7316 N. Dartmouth St., was initially charged shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday. Police say Trujillo forced his way into the home of a man who owed him money. He choked the unidentified victim and shoved him against a counter, leaving a red welt across his lower back, they say. ...more

December 5, 2008

SPRING HILL - A man on the run from Pasco County deputies offered a Spring Hill woman $100 to hide him from authorities. ...more

September 6, 2008

LeRoi Moore, saxophone player for the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of injuries suffered in an accident on an all-terrain vehicle in June. He was 46. ...more

August 20, 2008

Late Thursday or early Friday morning someone drove a pickup truck onto the yards of four Lake Placid homes in the neighborhood surrounding the 1000 block of Jonquil Street. ...more

July 20, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY – An all-terrain vehicle has proved its worth by helping find a boy recently lost in woods near Hudson, a Pasco Sheriff's Office official said. ...more

June 11, 2008

Three children are in serious condition after a moped crash in Bradenton tonight, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

May 30, 2008

POLK CITY – A raid on a marijuana-growing operation Tuesday by a Polk County drug task force led to the arrest of one man. ...more

May 7, 2008

Sometimes, a fence helps –– and helps a lot. For all those who thought no fence could keep overzealous all-terrain vehicle riders away from the Carter Creek Scrub area, there is some good news. The gates to the Carter Creek fence, installed to keep ATVs out, have not been installed yet, but Riverdale Road and surrounding areas have been a lot more quieter with the fence nearly completed, authorities say. There are believed to be few ATVs in the area in recent weeks, or at least authorities have received much fewer complaints. ...more

February 11, 2008

Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee sometimes leaves behind the paperwork on his desk in his Ybor City office, gets behind the wheel of his unmarked patrol car and takes to the streets and county roads. ...more

September 14, 2007

LITHIA - After several years of working in the administration sector of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff David Gee put his road patrol skills back to use Saturday night by arresting a DUI suspect who nearly caused an accident, according to an arrest report. ...more

September 14, 2007