Law enforcement agencies reported 141 arrests Saturday during Gasparilla parade festivities as an estimated 350,000 people converged on downtown Tampa for the annual celebration, a Tampa police report showed. ...more

February 7, 2009

A 36-year-old Tampa man faces charges of armed robbery with a deadly weapon in connection with a robbery reported Saturday afternoon at Yasmin Food Store, 2409 E. Lake Ave., in which a clerk suffered lacerations to the face, head and hands, the Tampa Police Department reported. ...more

February 7, 2009

The Tampa Police Department will be keeping a virtual eye on today's Gasparilla Parade, using two mapping technologies that were also used by the department during Super Bowl XVIII. ...more

February 7, 2009

The Tampa Police Department will be keeping a virtual eye on Saturday's Gasparilla Parade, using two mapping technologies that were also used by the department during Super Bowl 43. ...more

February 6, 2009

Police outlined a few tips for Gasparilla revelers today to keep them from saying, "Arrrrgh" in frustration over parking and congestion: Plan your route early and pack light. ...more

February 4, 2009

CRIME TRACKER This is a partial list of service calls reported Jan. 22-28 to the Tampa Police Department. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the department at (813) 276-3200. ...more

February 4, 2009

CRIME TRACKER This is a partial list of service calls reported Jan. 22-28 to the Tampa Police Department. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the department at (813) 276-3200. ...more

February 4, 2009

Rhett Hopkins refused to pay his $4 bar tab at O'Malley's bar in Sarasota because, he said, he was an undercover officer with the Tampa Police Department and worked on homeland security. ...more

February 2, 2009

A South Florida man saw two unoccupied Tampa Police Department cruisers in Ybor City this morning and decided to put garbage, gravel and rocks on them, officers say. ...more

February 2, 2009

Taxpayers will foot the bill for providing extra police and fire coverage at Super Bowl XLIII to make sure it goes off without any hitches. ...more

February 1, 2009