It's reassuring that local law enforcement appears intent on keeping the lid on gang crime. Last week, some 75 suspected gang members were arrested in a joint operation conducted by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Tampa Police Department, Florida Highway Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Marshal Service. ...more

February 28, 2009

A man known as the "King of Hudson" was arrested Friday, accused of running a multistate operation distributing oxycodone. ...more

February 28, 2009

A city of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department employee stole a riding lawn mower from his employer, Tampa police say. ...more

February 27, 2009

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa today arrested 19 people in Pasco County, accused of running a multistate oxycodone trafficking operation. ...more

February 27, 2009

A teenager leaving a nightclub on Armenia Avenue was arrested Sunday morning, accused of driving under the influence, striking and killing a pedestrian then driving away, according to a Tampa Police Department arrest report. ...more

February 15, 2009

Jeffrey Porter chased his roommate with a pair of scissors and stabbed him twice in the back Sunday, Tampa police say. ...more

February 9, 2009

Law enforcement agencies reported 141 arrests Saturday during Gasparilla parade festivities as an estimated 350,000 people converged on downtown Tampa for the annual celebration, a Tampa police report showed. ...more

February 7, 2009

A 36-year-old Tampa man faces charges of armed robbery with a deadly weapon in connection with a robbery reported Saturday afternoon at Yasmin Food Store, 2409 E. Lake Ave., in which a clerk suffered lacerations to the face, head and hands, the Tampa Police Department reported. ...more

February 7, 2009

The Tampa Police Department will be keeping a virtual eye on today's Gasparilla Parade, using two mapping technologies that were also used by the department during Super Bowl XVIII. ...more

February 7, 2009

The Tampa Police Department will be keeping a virtual eye on Saturday's Gasparilla Parade, using two mapping technologies that were also used by the department during Super Bowl 43. ...more

February 6, 2009