A Lakeland man was booked into the Pinellas County Jail this morning on charges he videotaped himself inappropriately touching an 8-year-old girl. ...more

March 19, 2009

Port Richey man was arrested for the January rape of a 14-year-old girl, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office reported. Juan Pablo Garcia Jr., 18, of 11735 Meadow Drive, forced himself on the victim in a vacant Port Richey house on Jan. 7, the report states. ...more

March 19, 2009

Sheriff's deputies arrested a 50-year-old man, accusing him of using a 17-year-old girl to commit prostitution. ...more

March 19, 2009

Deputies in North Florida are searching new areas for a 5-year-old girl who has been missing for more than a month. ...more

March 12, 2009

A dump truck driver troopers say was responsible for a wreck that temporarily shut down a railroad Tuesday has been charged for his role. ...more

March 12, 2009

Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies are looking for a 16-year-old girl last seen Tuesday night doing laundry at her Gibsonton home. ...more

March 11, 2009

Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies are looking for a 16-year-old girl who was last seen Tuesday night doing laundry at her Gibsonton home. ...more

March 11, 2009

Hunter, a male Mastiff mix, had been trained by its owner to play tug-of-war with a teddy bear about as large as a toddler, animal investigators said. ...more

March 11, 2009

A 21-year-old Tampa man beat a 2-year-old girl unconscious, causing her to stop breathing, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

March 9, 2009

Rafael Rokitta peered at the laptop Tampa police Officer Jimmy Owens opened on the trunk of a Ford Fusion in a city park Wednesday. ...more

March 7, 2009