If you have a bag of pot in your pocket, it's not a good idea to pick a fight with a cop, or to offer a bribe on an installment plan after you've been arrested. ...more

February 8, 2009

A check forgery arrest at a supermarket this week has uncovered a trove of fake identification cards and phony checks, authorities say. ...more

February 6, 2009

The case resulting from the November 2007 shooting death of Samuel Tiller has come to an end, with the third suspect being sentenced Wednesday to 35 years in prison. ...more

February 5, 2009

A teen suspect in a liquor store robbery rammed his car into an officer's patrol cruiser as he tried to drive away from the scene, Clearwater police said Wednesday. ...more

February 4, 2009

A prosecutor said this morning she is seeking the maximum penalty — five years in prison — for David William Earley, who is a quarter million dollars behind in child support and spent the past 18 months as a fugitive. ...more

February 4, 2009

A Wesley Chapel man is charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, accused of pointing a gun at a motorist on Interstate 275, an affidavit states. ...more

February 4, 2009

Police arrested a South Carolina man on Monday, accusing him of selling unauthorized NFL merchandise at Raymond James Stadium. Travis Collins, 27, was released from a Hillsborough County jail this morning on $2,000 bail. He is charged with felony vending of counterfeit goods, records show. ...more

February 3, 2009

The following people were booked Tuesday, Jan. 27 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

January 30, 2009

More than $14,000 in cash was seized when deputies busted up a card game Monday evening. ...more

January 28, 2009

A scientist from the federal Environmental Protection Agency working here for the Super Bowl was arrested this morning, accused of stealing a taxicab, police said. ...more

January 28, 2009