TAMPA - Three law enforcement agencies in Polk County are working together to solve a string of burglaries this month that targeted retail stores. ...more

May 21, 2008

TAMPA - A confidential informant, paid $2,400 per month by the FBI while helping to gather information on the Latin Kings street gang, will not serve time in prison for violating his probation, a judge decided today. ...more

May 21, 2008

City officials have agreed to pay $2.2 million to a man wrongfully convicted of six murders and a rape. ...more

May 11, 2008

VENICE - Three teenagers were charged with various crimes Tuesday after brawls broke out at a private Venice school for troubled students, according to Venice police. The incident began at 2:36 p.m. at the Gulf Coast Marine Institute on Venice Island when two girls at the school got into an argument. An administrator physically restrained one girl and another student attacked the administrator. ...more

May 7, 2008

CRIME TRACKER This is a partial list of crimes and service calls reported to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office from April 27 through May 3. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the sheriff's office at (813) 247-8200. ...more

May 7, 2008

WESLEY CHAPEL - Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay announced today that it is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of a 28-year-old Pasco County man wanted in the slaying of his neighbor. ...more

May 6, 2008

Americans reported 20 percent more cases of consumer fraud in 2007 than the year before, with nearly a third of complaints related to identity theft, the government said Wednesday. ...more

February 14, 2008

There is a fine line between crime prevention and a flagrant disregard for rules, laws and basic human rights. I am saddened yet happy that our communities are choosing to draw a line in the sand and take action against our law-breaking youths. ...more

February 10, 2008

The inspiration for CrimeReports.com came a decade ago when Greg Whisenant made the mistake of letting a stranger, who turned out to be a burglar, into his apartment building in Arlington, Va. ...more

February 5, 2008

SEBRING — The arrest of a 15-year-old boy Tuesday, charged with stealing a car and running from sheriff's deputies will in all likelihood not be the end of the story, according to Sheriff's Lt. Tim Lethbridge. ...more

January 30, 2008