Crime and Public Safety

Investigators have arrested a suspect after discovering 31 credit card skimmers placed at gas pumps across Hillsborough County.

Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputies are investigating a shooting at a Bradenton Walmart.

Deputies are searching for a man who broke into a Hillsborough County church, then lit several pews on fire.

The man accused of setting fire to a Champs Sports store in Tampa during riots and looting back in May appeared in federal court Tuesday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis revealed his “law and order” plan on Monday at the Polk Sheriff’s Office in Winter Haven. Critics see it as a political move aimed at distracting voters from other issues that they say he handled badly, like COVID-19.

St. Pete police say the body that was found in a burning car on a bike trail Monday belongs to an adult male, but the case is still mostly a mystery.

An Oregon sheriff’s department arrested 21 people in Level 2 and 3 wildfire evacuation zones over the past two weeks on various charges involving alleged looters accused of trespassing and stealing property left behind by homeowners who fled from the blaze.

Florida's governor, surrounded by sheriffs, police chiefs and state legislative leaders, announced a new bill that will increase penalties against protesters involved in looting and violence. The proposal will also cut state funding to cities that "defund the police."

A 44-year-old mother was hit and killed while walking on the side of the road in Polk County Friday night. Investigators say the driver who hit her never stopped to help. 

Murder defendant Erin Robinson turned down a plea deal offer that would have sent him to prison for 15 years. Now, his trial will be the first with a jury since COVID-19 caused the courts to shut down.

Firefighters had to let an engulfed car burn out on the Skyway Trail early Monday morning because it was not accessible by firetrucks.

Manatee County could be on the verge of leading the way in a new type of emergency response. The county is just a few approvals away from becoming one of the first in the country to use drones during a 911 incident.

The two deputies injured during an ambush shooting in California on Sept. 12, received a call from President Trump last week as they were recovering in the hospital, according to authorities.

A man is in jail and another man on the run after an armed carjacking a mother and her three children in Bartow Sunday night.

US Marshals say they have found five missing children and arrested hundreds in a two-month-long operation in Oklahoma.

Deputies have found a missing woman with Down syndrome who had been missing since Thursday afternoon.