The nation experienced a 1.8 percent dip in violent crime during the first six months of 2007 compared with the same period in 2006, the FBI announced today. ...more

January 7, 2008

Each of Florida's 67 counties has at least one gang member in state prison, but there is no statewide law enforcement strategy to reduce gang activity, state Attorney General Bill McCollum said. ...more

December 20, 2007

The Gang Reduction Strategy Summit today and Thursday in Tallahassee will help local and state law enforcement agencies, as well as the school systems and programs that work with at-risk youth, come up with a strategy. ...more

December 19, 2007

Bucking a statewide trend, overall crime in Tampa dropped 8.6 percent in the first half of this year compared with the first half of 2006, statistics released Tuesday show. ...more

November 7, 2007

Anybody wanting to sell a stolen gun probably wouldn't take it to a legitimate gun store - there are just too many hoops to jump through, Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee said. ...more

November 1, 2007

TAMPA - Anybody wanting to sell off a stolen gun probably wouldn't take it to a legitimate gun store – there are just too many hoops to jump through, Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee said. ...more

October 31, 2007

TAMPA - An ex-convict released from prison just six months ago was arrested over the weekend, accused of raping a woman he had hired to clean his house and cook him pork chops, authorities said. ...more

October 21, 2007

One day, in the not so distant future, Rubel Melendez may carry a service weapon, write a speeding ticket and handcuff a wanted felon. ...more

October 3, 2007

WESTCHASE - One day, in the not so distant future, Rubel Melendez may carry a service weapon, write a speeding ticket and handcuff a wanted felon. ...more

October 2, 2007

TAMPA - The latest federal crime statistics and a criminologist's independent analysis offer some good news about violent crime in the Bay area. According to the FBI's annual Uniform Crime Report, released Monday, there were fewer violent crimes reported in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater last year compared with all of 2005. The area's crime rate also ranks comparatively low when calculated using population. ...more

September 25, 2007