TAMPA – A man described by federal authorities as a former leader in the Latin Kings gang has been indicted on federal drug trafficking and firearms charges. Michael A. Garcia, 38, is named in a 13-count indictment that charges him with conspiracy to distribute Ecstasy and more than five kilograms of cocaine between December 2005 and June 2008. ...more

June 13, 2008

Tru TV, formerly Court TV, is in town to hear some good excuses - and many not-so-good excuses. ...more

May 6, 2008

SARASOTA - When the police stopped him one night in Sarasota, Villis Sanders told officers that the small blue pills in his car were Aleve, an over-the-counter medicine for his aching wisdom teeth. ...more

May 2, 2008

SEBRING — As a former officer at the Avon Park Correctional Institution, Hector Velazquez Jr. dealt with violent, drug-addicted inmates on a daily basis. Now, because of an alleged eight-day cocaine fueled crime spree in 2005, Velazquez, of Sebring, will be behind bars. ...more

February 19, 2008

TAMPA - Postal inspectors in Puerto Rico flagged a suspicious express mail package bound for Polk County. Turns out it contained nearly 2 pounds of cocaine inside coffee bags, Polk County deputies say. ...more

February 14, 2008

A West Hernando Middle School student is accused of grabbing his teacher by the throat and threatening to punch him. ...more

February 6, 2008

An off-duty Hillsborough County sheriff's detective who tracked and arrested a man on charges of possessing large quantities of marijuana and cocaine set off a constitutional battle now headed to an appeals court. ...more

January 29, 2008

A 34-year-old Spring Hill man has been arrested in connection with a Christmas Day crash at U.S. 19 and Little Road that killed three people. ...more

January 19, 2008

TAMPA - Police have busted an organized burglary ring after a four-month investigation, investigators said this morning. ...more

January 3, 2008

TAMPA A 20-year-old man arrested in June as part of a roundup of suspected gang members has been sentenced to five years in federal prison. ...more

January 2, 2008