A Tampa man remained in jail this morning after the Christmas night stabbing of another man during a melee at the defendant's apartment. ...more

December 26, 2008

A Lake Placid woman charged with the murder of her newly delivered infant child will next appear in court in February. ...more

December 26, 2008

A Miami man remained in jail Tuesday on no bond following his weekend arrest for allegedly molesting a victim under the age of 12. ...more

December 24, 2008

A Miami man remained in jail Tuesday on no bond following his weekend arrest for allegedly molesting a victim under the age of 12. ...more

December 23, 2008

For the second time in less than a week, a suspect charged in the November 2007 shooting of Samuel Tiller entered into a plea agreement. ...more

December 19, 2008

TAMPA A 78-year-old mental health therapist faces up to life in prison after being convicted this afternoon of a federal charge that he drove to the Tampa area to sexually and physically abuse two boys he thought would be made available by their father. After the verdict was read, Charles Friedlander was overcome with emotion, according to his attorney, George Tragos. He was led away to jail in a wheelchair. ...more

December 16, 2008

Charles Friedlander is "a 78-year-old lonely man whose only social life is on the Internet," and not a pedophile who attempted to sexually and physically abuse two boys, Friedlander's lawyer told a jury today. ...more

December 15, 2008

One of the suspects charged in the November 2007 shooting of Samuel Tiller was sentenced to 25 years in prison at the conclusion of a Friday plea hearing. ...more

December 13, 2008

TAMPA - Five members of a ring that smuggled hundreds of guns from Florida for sale to street gangs in Puerto Rico received prison sentences this morning ranging from one to four years. They join seven other members of the ring, who were sentenced last week to up to 14 years behind bars. One of the leaders of the ring, Melvin Omar Velez-Santos, 30, had his sentencing hearing postponed until next week. ...more

December 12, 2008

A continuance was requested Wednesday in the case of an Avon Park man charged with attempted second-degree murder. ...more

December 11, 2008