I was wondering if Sheriff Richard Nugent has thought about putting the DARE Program out to a retired police officer as volunteer work. ...more

July 31, 2009

A Largo police officer going through some old shotgun shells a woman had turned in for proper disposal at the police station found something else in the mix Sunday morning: a half-stick of dynamite. ...more

June 29, 2009

After kicking a barbecue grill at people, swinging a chair at them and threatening bodily harm, a 25-year-old man kicked at officers and threatened to hurt the officers and their wives, Temple Terrace police say. Officers arrested Terrance Price Davis at 9:03 p.m. Monday. ...more

June 23, 2009

To help combat crime on the Pinellas Trail, the St. Petersburg Police Department has instituted a volunteer patrol program. ...more

June 5, 2009

A drug dealer who punched a cop who was trying to arrest him was sentenced today to 24 years and six months in prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. ...more

June 4, 2009

A St. Petersburg police officer has been suspended for two weeks without pay because of a March crash in his cruiser. ...more

June 4, 2009

Flowers have been placed along a fence outside the Wichita clinic of slain abortion provider Dr. George Tiller and the clinic flag is flying at half staff. ...more

June 1, 2009

Police noticed the 2005 Dodge Magnum cruising the streets of Ybor City early Saturday, and when they tried to pull the car over on a routine traffic infraction, it sped off. A short time later, police spotted the car again and hemmed it in. They eventually arrested the passenger, a nine-time convicted felon, as he sat in the car with a loaded Glock .45-caliber pistol tucked into the seat next to him. ...more

June 1, 2009

Florida Voices for Animals would like to praise Tampa police officer Paul Smalley for rescuing a 3-month-old puppy from a baking vehicle in East Tampa ("Police: Woman left dog in hot car at IKEA grand opening," May 7). We would also like to thank the passerby for alerting the police. ...more

May 18, 2009

A homeless man accused of raping an acquaintance in a Sarasota park has been arrested. A Sarasota police officer spotted Ulices Serrano, 27, near 10th Street and Orange Avenue on Wednesday afternoon, ordered him to stop and found a steak knife in his jeans pocket, according to the arrest report. ...more

May 7, 2009