A Pasco woman was charged with child abuse as well as DUI for driving drunk with a 7-year-old girl in her car, deputies say. ...more

January 12, 2009

Corey Steen committed child abuse, impregnating a girl, investigators say. ...more

January 12, 2009

Lashina Thompson-Brown was operating a 2000 Chevrolet under the influence of alcohol while her 5-year-old son was in the vehicle without a seat belt on, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

January 7, 2009

Radford Remington Richardson III shot a 6-year-old boy in the lower right leg with a BB gun, Hillsborough County deputies say. Deputies arrested Richardson at 5 p.m. Tuesday. He was charged with aggravated child abuse. ...more

January 7, 2009

Primavera Adeigbola of Tampa drove under the influence with four children in her vehicle, police say. ...more

January 5, 2009

CRIME TRACKER This is a partial list of crimes and service calls reported Dec. 18-21 and Dec. 23 and 24 to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Calls for Dec. 22 were unavailable. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the sheriff's office at (813) 247-8200. ...more

December 31, 2008

A woman was sentenced Tuesday to time served for her role in the confinement of her son, then 9, who authorities say was kept locked in his bedroom for almost three years and monitored by a video camera. ...more

December 30, 2008

Every parent, grandparent and every adult should be up in arms at our county for the planned cuts in the amount of teachers for our middle and high schools. ...more

December 27, 2008

A Lake Placid woman charged with the murder of her newly delivered infant child will next appear in court in February. ...more

December 26, 2008

Darrell Pike grabbed a 17-year-old boy by the neck, punched his face and slammed him against a wall Tuesday night, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

December 24, 2008