A St. Petersburg police sergeant did not violate department policy when he fatally shot a former Cuban soldier in November who was armed with a firearm and machete, the sergeants' supervisors ruled this afternoon . ...more

January 22, 2009

The state says a St. Petersburg police officer's actions in the shooting death in November of 46-year-old Roberto Garcia Lara were the "lawful performance of his legal duties." ...more

December 15, 2008

Big lawns aren't the scene in the urban core where most homes are built near the sidewalk, leaving just enough room on the front yard for hedges, plants and flowers. ...more

July 23, 2008

Everybody always told Joe Pelkington he should write a book. Pelkington had a million stories about being a police officer in Tampa for 25 years, from 1960 to 1985, and the police chief in Treasure Island until he retired in 2005. ...more

June 1, 2008