Rafael Rokitta peered at the laptop Tampa police Officer Jimmy Owens opened on the trunk of a Ford Fusion in a city park Wednesday. ...more

March 7, 2009

A Sebring man was out of jail Tuesday on a $20,500 bond after his weekend arrest for allegedly trying to sell drugs within a short distance from Sebring Middle School. ...more

March 7, 2009

A Largo man has been sentenced to 15 years and six months in federal prison for receipt of child pornography, officials said today. ...more

March 6, 2009

Rafael Rokitta peered at the laptop Tampa police Officer Jimmy Owens opened on the trunk of a Ford Fusion in a city park Wednesday. With a few key clicks, Owens looked up possible suspects related to a recent burglary. "Do you have computers in your car in Germany?" Owens asked. Rokitta, a trainee for the Berlin police, shook his head. He has to run identity checks from a main police building; nothing portable. ...more

March 5, 2009

Two Lakeland men are accused of running a cockfighting operation that involved 124 roosters, officials said. ...more

February 28, 2009

A methamphetamine lab inside a home has been shut down, the Polk County Sheriff's Office says. ...more

February 26, 2009

Sarasota County sheriff's detectives seized 96 mature marijuana plants from a North Port grow house this morning and arrested the homeowner on drug charges. ...more

February 25, 2009

Pasco County sheriff's deputies shot and killed a suspected drug dealer during a shootout this morning. ...more

February 20, 2009

A 24-year-old Bradenton man was charged this week with 20 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of promoting the sexual performance of a child. ...more

February 20, 2009

Deputies arrested a Tampa couple today, accusing them of owning roosters for cockfighting, records show. ...more

February 13, 2009