After nearly 9 1/2 hours of deliberation, jurors decided they needed some sleep before determining whether Deneilo Bradshaw fatally shot confidential drug informant Rachel Hoffman in a botched drug sting. ...more

December 16, 2009

Last week's first-degree murder trial of avowed neo-Nazi John Ditullio Jr. ended in a mistrial. All but two of the jurors were convinced Ditullio was innocent. During a hearing Monday, Ditullio was ordered to undergo a retrial in March of next year. Some have suggested the outcome of the trial might have been different if Circuit Judge Michael Andrews had not allowed the defense to have tattoos on Ditullio's face, including a Nazi swastika, covered by makeup. If Judge Andrews erred, he erred on the side of caution. ...more

December 16, 2009

Please tell me this was a typo: Judge Michael Andrews approved paying $125 a day to a make-up artist so that an accused criminal's tattoos can be covered up. ...more

December 10, 2009

The city of Sebring has sued a Sebring couple in order to get them to remove a concrete wall in front of their home because of concerns that it obstructs drivers' views. ...more

December 8, 2009

A suspected identity thief who authorities say stole credit cards from cars at Pinellas County beaches almost five years ago was arrested in Miami this week. ...more

November 24, 2009

Suspect burst through the front door and broke victim's nose, deputies say ...more

November 19, 2009

Laurette Philipsen went to work in physician Louise Wilder's office in 1998. ...more

November 4, 2009

A local law enforcement officer offered a Lake Placid resident a ride home late Friday night but ended up arresting him for allegedly possessing cocaine. ...more

November 3, 2009

Laurette Philipsen went to work in physician Louise Wilder's office in 1998. ...more

November 2, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court revised standard jury instructions for death penalty cases Thursday in ways the justices hope will reduce widespread confusion among jurors disclosed by an American Bar Association survey. ...more

October 31, 2009