A student at Mitchell High School reported Thursday morning that a man he didn't know offered to give him a ride to school, the school's principal said in a letter to parents. ...more

August 22, 2008

A student at Mitchell High School reported Thursday morning that a man he didn't know offered to give him a ride to school, the school's principal said in a letter to parents. The man reportedly told the boy, "Your mom said you missed the bus, hop in and I'll give you a ride," Principal Ric Mellin wrote in the letter. The student refused the ride and the incident was reported to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, Mellin wrote. The incident happened on Swamp Rose Lane in the Thousand Oaks East subdivision. Mellin wrote that the sheriff's office described the man as white, clean-shaven and wearing a baseball cap. He was driving a four-door, older model dark red car. ...more

August 21, 2008

Since two women told authorities they were abducted and sexually assaulted when they were closing an Apollo Beach business Saturday, employees at a nearby hair salon have been taking extra precautions. "Something like this has never happened, so it's very disturbing to know it's hit home," Catrina Langford of Hair Carvers said. "We close at 7 and make sure that door's locked." Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrests of three men detectives say robbed, abducted and sexually assaulted two women early Saturday. ...more

August 20, 2008

Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrests of three men detectives say sexually assaulted two women early Saturday. ...more

August 19, 2008

Detectives are looking for three men they say sexually assaulted two women early Saturday after robbing them at gunpoint and abducting them. ...more

August 19, 2008

Police were still investigating Monday the armed robbery early Saturday of the Hilltop Shell gas station and convenience store, located at the intersection of Memorial Drive and East Main Street. ...more

August 19, 2008

Detectives are looking for three men who they say sexually assaulted two women early Sunday morning after robbing them at gunpoint and abducting them. ...more

August 18, 2008

Pasco deputies are searching for a Port Richey bank robber who told the teller he was armed with explosives. A man came into the Colonial Bank, 9431 U.S. 19, with a briefcase about 9:10 a.m., according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. ...more

August 15, 2008

Police are looking for a man who they say targets CVS pharmacies and robs the stores of prescription drugs. ...more

August 11, 2008

Brett Favre held up his new green jersey, hoping he made the right decision. ...more

August 8, 2008