Crime and Public Safety

Twelve suspects have been arrested and one is on the run following a drug trafficking bust in Pasco County.

After more than two months on the run, the man accused in a Polk County homeless camp murder and the death of a missing woman was caught by deputies. 

A suspect who threatened to kill a woman was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon for shooting at Hardee County deputies. 

When deputies arrived at a Spring Hill home early on Sunday morning, they found two men covered in blood.

Three people were arrested and charged, and two children were removed from a home after an animal cruelty investigation in Inverness, according to deputies.

A Tampa jury heard the horrific details of a pregnant mother's final moments alive. She was beaten to death allegedly at the hands of her boyfriend, who is now standing trial for the murder of her and her unborn child. 

A man was arrested and charged with armed burglary after breaking into his ex-girlfriend's Hernando County home, stealing a revolver and some jewelry, and threatening to shoot himself and her.

A teenage boy was airlifted to All Children’s Hospital on Monday night after a shooting in Sarasota, according to police.

A woman pulled over for not having her headlights on is facing a host of drug charges.

On Tuesday, dozens of crime survivors from across the Bay Area boarded a bus bound for Tallahassee where they’ll join hundreds of others whose lives have been shattered by crimes.

Detectives in Hernando County say they now know the identity of a woman who was found dead in Brooksville in 1972 and have their sights set on catching her killer.

A Polk County deputy got more than he bargained for during a recent traffic stop. 

A Florida man wanted on a weapons possession charge was found in a restaurant parking lot last week with a gun and fake cash inside a box of chicken wings, authorities said.

The murder trial has begun for a man accused of killing a former Lakeland city commissioner and her husband.

Defendant Jay Rodriguez will take his chances with the jury this week. Rodriguez faces two counts of second-degree murder in the death of his pregnant girlfriend in Tampa in October 2020.

If the music didn’t draw you in, the stories would. 

A man suspected in a murder at a homeless camp back in November is now wanted in the death of a Polk County woman who was reported missing, Sheriff Grady Judd said. 

A student was arrested after calling a friend during class and threatening to bomb a Spring Hill school, according to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.

A woman is dead, and a man is in custody following a shooting in St. Petersburg Sunday night.