Accused carjacker backs into child after she escapes vehicle in St. Petersburg
Police arrested a St. Petersburg man they say hit a 10-year-old girl with a car he was trying to steal.
Haines City officers injured in crash while chasing teen accused of pointing rifle at them during traffic stop
Two Haines City police officers were seriously injured in a vehicle crash Saturday while chasing a teen who pointed a rifle at them while they conducted a traffic stop.
Biden administration crackdown on 'ghost guns' takes effect
The new federal rule will mandate background checks for homemade firearm kits and require serialization on some weapon parts, the Biden administration announced.
Australian officers confiscate record 2 tons of methamphetamine
Three men were arrested after 1,649 pounds of the drug were found early this month hidden in 24 containers that arrived at Port Botany, officials said on Friday
Armed man accused of killing girlfriend 2 days after domestic battery arrest dies after threatening deputy
A man accused of killing his girlfriend and stabbing a pet days after being released from jail on domestic battery charges has died after he charged at law enforcement officers with a knife, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.
Red Robin employee gets spit on, pepper-sprayed in scam attempt
Police said the suspect was attempting to fraudulently obtain a gift card.
Video shows brazen attempted kidnapping of 6-year-old girl from front yard
"She screamed bloody murder and pulled against him and got away from him," the child's father said.
Video: Florida woman dances during sobriety test, tells deputy ‘you sound like my ballet coach'
A Madeira Beach woman ended up in handcuffs after trying to impress a Pinellas County deputy with pirouettes during a field sobriety test following a car crash.
TPD: 1 dead, 2 injured in early morning shooting
The Tampa Police Department is investigating an early morning shooting that left one dead and injured two others.
Trevor Summers found guilty of kidnapping ex-wife in failed murder-suicide plot
Trevor Summers did not take the stand in his own defense during his trial, but he told his version of the story to the jury by acting as his own attorney — arguing that it wasn't a kidnapping at all, but a planned trip.
Florida sex offender offered to buy mother's child for $100,000 at grocery store, again, police say
A Florida man – and a registered sex offender – was arrested Thursday after he offered to buy a woman's daughter for $100,000 while at the grocery store, according to Port Orange Police Department. In 2018, the same man allegedly offered to purchase a woman's child for $200,000.
Uvalde shooting billboard causing controversy in San Francisco
The billboard is being criticized on social media for using the Uvalde tragedy as a political tool, encouraging Californians to stay here instead of moving to Texas.
Sullivan Walter, Black man wrongfully convicted of rape at 17, exonerated 36 years later
Sullivan Walter was wrongfully convicted as a teenager for a New Orleans rape more than 36 years ago. He was finally freed this week after a judge threw out his conviction.
Half-naked Minnesota lawyer beat ex-wife to death in front of horrified children: criminal complaint
A North Dakota lawyer allegedly beat his ex-wife to death in Minnesota on Tuesday as she clung to the youngest of their five children and two others screamed for help, according to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators: Off-duty detention deputy killed in Citrus County home, ex-girlfriend arrested
An Ocala woman has been arrested for murdering her ex-boyfriend, who was a detention deputy for the Marion County Sheriff's Office, investigators said.
Tampa man behind bars for slashing tires at several Tampa Bay locations, investigators say
A Tampa man is in jail, accused of going on a one-man vandalism spree that included slashing car tires in several locations in Tampa Bay, investigators said Thursday.
Austin woman flees crash scene, leaves 4-year-old child behind to crawl out of rolled vehicle
Officers arrived at the scene to find a vehicle fully turned over onto its roof. The driver's side tire was ripped off, and the windows were broken out.
Trevor Summers acts as own attorney, cross-examines ex-wife he's accused of kidnapping, attempting to kill
Trevor Summers once again decided to act as his own attorney, and that decision meant his ex-wife Alisa, his alleged victim who he's accused of kidnapping and attempting to kill, would have to be cross-examined in court by her own attacker.
2 people plead guilty in plot to sell President Biden’s daughter’s diary
A diary and photos were among the items stolen from a Florida home and the two suspects were paid $20,000 each to return the goods.
Palm Harbor man guilty of hate crime for punching Black driver, giving Nazi salute in racist road rage attack
A Palm Harbor man faces up to 10 years in prison after being convicted of a federal hate crime for a racist road rage attack on a Black man who was driving with his 4-year-old daughter and his girlfriend. Investigators said he tried to run the family's car off the road and sideswiped their vehicle, even telling deputies that Black people need to be kept "in their areas."