Sylvia Knox and Lisa Galloway, chairwoman and vice chairwoman of the 12th annual Diamonds and Denim Gala, are busy with the committee planning the South Florida Baptist Hospital Foundation event. ...more

July 16, 2008

A 68-year-old Tampa woman was arrested today for forcing a severally mentally handicapped man to perform oral sex on her, police say. ...more

July 15, 2008

TAMPA - Acting on a tip, an undercover police officer met with a 58-year-old Tampa woman Wednesday evening to arrange the purchase of more than 100 hydrocodone pills, police say. ...more

July 10, 2008

TAMPA - Waiting to place an order at a local meat market, a Tampa woman found herself bleeding after another customer bit off her fingertip, police said. ...more

July 9, 2008

Yumay C. Guardado and her 12-year-old daughter stole items on two separate occasions in the past week from a Brandon Target, Hillsborough County deputies say. The 32-year-old Tampa woman and her child were arrested and charged with two counts of grand theft. ...more

July 2, 2008

A search of a Tampa woman's home on Tuesday turned up 39 marijuana plants, more than 20 grams of dried marijuana and various equipment used to grow the plants, according to an arrest affidavit. ...more

July 2, 2008

More than three weeks after being warned by animal services to take care of her dogs, a Tampa woman was arrested last night after police found one of the dogs dead, infested with insects. ...more

June 28, 2008

TAMPA - A South Tampa woman didn't seek treatment for her poodle, which had a broken leg, according to a Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman. ...more

June 26, 2008

TAMPA -- A 22-year-old Tampa woman struck a woman in the head with a beer bottle, punched her face and pulled her hair, Hillsborough County deputies say. Deputies arrested Lacoertney Quartermon at 12:10 a.m. today, a criminal arrest affidavit states. She was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. ...more

June 20, 2008

TAMPA - The state attorney's office has opted not to file formal charges against a Tampa woman accused in January of abusing a child, spokeswoman Pam Bondi said. ...more

June 16, 2008