SEBRING — The attorney for a Moore Haven correctional officer announced Thursday that the case against his client in the shooting of her pit-bull dog in late March, was dropped by the state's attorney's office. The charge was dropped on April 15 and the attorney received notice on April 24, according to information received from the court. Dawn Marie Thomas, 31, of Sebring, was arrested by Highlands County sheriff's deputies on March 25, and charged with causing cruel death, pain or suffering to an animal, after sheriff's investigators said she shot and killed her pit bull dog in its cage after it started to show aggressive tendencies. Had the case been brought forward, the charge would have been a third-degree felony. ...more

May 30, 2008

Two former child welfare workers were arrested Thursday and accused of lying in official state records about having face-to-face meetings with children and foster parents. ...more

May 23, 2008

TAMPA - Two former child welfare workers were arrested today on charges they lied in official state records about having face-to-face meetings with children and foster parents, officials said. ...more

May 22, 2008

Not even a month after being cleared of a felony battery charge, former NFL football player Darren Hambrick was back in legal trouble. ...more

May 21, 2008

TAMPA - A woman who worked in a Bartow nursing home performed the duties of a certified nursing assistant although she was never issued a license, authorities said. ...more

May 20, 2008

There's a place in Tampa where George McNamara won't go. A career law enforcement officer who has risen to the rank of major with the Tampa Police Department, McNamara never pulls off Interstate 275 at the Floribraska Avenue ramp. ...more

May 19, 2008

TAMPA - There's a place in Tampa where George McNamara won't go. A career law enforcement officer who has risen to the rank of major with the Tampa Police Department, McNamara never pulls off Interstate 275 at the Floribraska Avenue ramp. ...more

May 18, 2008

There is no denying that Florida has a gang problem. In the Tampa Bay area, there are approximately 120 gangs with more than 3,200 members operating within the region. ...more

May 7, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY — A man accused of having a longtime sexual relationship with his biological daughter, even having two children with her, faces 12 additional counts of incest. ...more

February 19, 2008

An arrest warrant was issued Friday for Charlette Marshall-Jones, the detention deputy who dumped a quadriplegic man from his wheelchair. ...more

February 16, 2008