A Pinellas sheriff's deputy has been suspended for eight hours after he continued chasing a vehicle, even though a supervisor had cancelled the pursuit, according to Pinellas County Sheriff's Office memo released this morning. ...more

February 26, 2009

A motorcyclist who was killed this morning in Pinellas Park has been identified as Ronald Kilman, 53, of St. Petersburg, police said. At 12:42 a.m. today, Kilman was riding his 2005 Honda motorcycle south on Belcher Road when the motorcycle collided with a Chevrolet Malibu at Park Boulevard, police said. Kilman had the green light, Pinellas Park police said. ...more

February 25, 2009

A spokesman for the state fire marshal's office in Tampa today confirmed that the source of the explosion that destroyed a home at 1524 Michigan Blvd. in Dunedin on Feb. 11 was a 33-pound industrial propane canister commonly used to fuel forklifts. ...more

February 24, 2009

Investigators have determined that a house that exploded in Dunedin on Feb. 11 did so because of propane gas, but they are still at a loss as to how the gas was ignited, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said Monday. ...more

February 24, 2009

Investigators have determined that a house that exploded in Dunedin on Feb. 11 did so because of propane gas, but they are still at a loss as to how the gas was ignited, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said this morning. ...more

February 23, 2009

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is investigating 13 to 20 car break-ins that occurred overnight in a residential neighborhood in Madeira Beach, authorities said. There also might have been a few additional car burglaries in nearby Indian Shores. ...more

February 23, 2009

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is investigating an accident that killed a man as he walked his bicycle across Main Street in Dunedin Sunday night. ...more

February 23, 2009

Pinellas County sheriff's detectives are investigating a fire that was intentionally set and destroyed a 12-unit apartment building in Feather Sound early this morning. ...more

February 22, 2009

It turns out Jingles is a real survivor. The American Eskimo dog that suffered burns and other serious injuries when a house exploded in Dunedin eight days ago underwent surgery at Florida Veterinary Specialists on Thursday for treatment of his wounds. ...more

February 20, 2009

Pinellas County deputies arrested a man they say was caught in a sting Wednesday when he traveled from Oklahoma to Florida to meet two underage girls for sex. ...more

February 19, 2009