A 57-year-old man has been extradited from Illinois to face charges that he was drunk when he was involved in a wreck last year in Largo that left a motorcyclist dead and led to the motorcyclist's passenger losing a leg. James Laier was booked into the Pinellas County Jail this morning on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter and DUI-serious bodily injury. Bail was set at $55,000. ...more

February 16, 2009

woman went missing Saturday morning following a 5K race at Chinsegut Nature Center, but it was discovered she made it home a few hours later, according to the sheriff's office. ...more

February 14, 2009

A sheriff's deputy was taken to a Tampa hospital Saturday after a police dog attacked him and bit him on his arm and hand. ...more

February 7, 2009

The Avon Park Police Department is investigating two separate business robberies that occurred within the past week. ...more

February 7, 2009

The Avon Park Police Department is investigating two separate business robberies that occurred within the past week. ...more

February 6, 2009

There's an open criminal investigation related to the property and evidence room at the sheriff's office, a spokeswoman confirmed Monday. ...more

February 4, 2009

There's an open criminal investigation related to the property and evidence room at the sheriff's office. ...more

February 2, 2009

Rhett Hopkins refused to pay his $4 bar tab at O'Malley's bar in Sarasota because, he said, he was an undercover officer with the Tampa Police Department and worked on homeland security. ...more

February 2, 2009

Residents in one southwest Florida county will get a phone call when a sex offender moves into the neighborhood. ...more

February 1, 2009

A registered sex offender who lived in Tampa was the man found dead in a parked sport utility vehicle on Wednesday, according to the sheriff's office. ...more

January 30, 2009