When Gregory Andre Belmer went to rob a home at 3303 North Lakeview Drive deputies say he brought along something unusual. ...more

December 7, 2008

A jury convicted pop singer Boy George Friday of falsely imprisoning a male escort. ...more

December 5, 2008

Federal authorities have charged Kevin Negus Patterson with trying to deliver six kilograms of cocaine from Broward County to Lunch Markinley Philentrope in St. Petersburg. ...more

November 18, 2008

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper conducting a traffic stop on U.S. 19 near Luna Vista Drive stumbled on more than just a speeder early this morning. When Trooper Mike Hollis approached the 1998 Lexus driven by William Napolitano, 49, at 2 a.m., he noticed what appeared to be a small bag of cocaine on the front seat of the car, according to a report. Searching further, Hollis discovered a total of 31 grams of cocaine, 2 grams of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, including glass smoking pipes and butane torches, and $13,000, the report states. Initially, Napolitano was pulled over for driving 61 in 45 mph zone. ...more

October 31, 2008

A former commander in a right-wing Colombian paramilitary organization pleaded guilty this morning to conspiring to smuggle cocaine into the United States. ...more

October 27, 2008

People can reclaim stolen property Saturday that Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies recovered in an undercover sting this year. ...more

October 14, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY - A 74-year-old Manatee County man was sentenced Friday to nearly 20 years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization. ...more

September 20, 2008

A federal judge sentenced a 74-year-old man to nearly 20 years in prison today for his long involvement in a drug-trafficking organization. ...more

September 19, 2008

Through a recent operation, deputies netted nearly $1.5 million in stolen property and made more than 120 arrests, Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee said at a news conference this afternoon. ...more

September 17, 2008

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has arrested three people, including a man identified as a member of the Latin Kings gang, on felony drug charges involving possession and sale of cocaine and methadone. ...more

September 13, 2008