TAMPA - Instead of letting police pull him over, Kevin M. Griffin drove his motorcycle recklessly and fast late Tuesday in the Ybor City area, turning onto trolley tracks while trying to flee, police say. ...more

December 19, 2007

The fence went up a few years ago, and that was the beginning of the end of the neighborly relationship between the Tuttles and the Beams. ...more

December 12, 2007

The fence went up a few years ago, and that was the beginning of the end of the neighborly relationship between the Tuttles and the Beams. From that point, the relationship spiraled down to last week, when Kim Beam was arrested on charges that she stalked her neighbors, hurled eggs at their home and stole plants and statues. ...more

December 11, 2007

TAMPA - Former NFL running back Rabih Abdullah was arrested this morning and charged with felony corruption by threat against a public servant. ...more

October 30, 2007

It looks innocent enough, just another storefront in a busy south Lakeland strip mall, nestled between Nail Boutique and Lynn's Fish 'n Pets. ...more

October 23, 2007

LAKELAND - It looks innocent enough, just another storefront in a busy south Lakeland strip mall, nestled right between "Nail Boutique" and "Lynn's Fish 'n Pets." But Polk County Sheriff's Office vice detectives say The Palms Redemption Arcade has been operating as an illegal gambling house full of video slot machines since it opened about two months ago. This afternoon, they arrested the owner of the business, Janet Bruggeman, 55, and her husband Joseph, 52. ...more

October 22, 2007

TAMPA - A Brandon woman was caught performing oral sex on a Tampa man in a closed city park Monday night, in plain view of the roadway, Tampa police say, and she provided police a false name. ...more

October 16, 2007

TAMPA - A Latin Kings gang member failed to provide proper shelter to several dogs and birds, causing them to live in their own waste, investigators say. Carlos Ruben Rodriguez, 24, of Tampa, was arrested Monday. ...more

October 9, 2007

Britons Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will pay tribute to their native city when Liverpool becomes European Capital of Culture next year. ...more

September 28, 2007