An 11th-grader at Alonso High School was arrested Wednesday, accused of toting three bags of marijuana around campus along with a portable, battery-powered scale. ...more

March 18, 2009

Two women offered a 77-year-old man sex in exchange for money, then arranged a violent robbery when he turned them down, authorities say. ...more

March 18, 2009

A staff sergeant at MacDill Air Force Base is accused of beating a 4-year-old boy with a belt over bad behavior at school, officials said. ...more

March 18, 2009

The pastor of a local Lutheran church has been charged with driving while intoxicated, records show. Jon Noble Keiser, 60, was released from Orient Road Jail today after posting $500 bail. ...more

March 18, 2009

Police arrested a man at the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit bus terminal downtown Monday after a security guard there saw the man masturbating, an affidavit states. ...more

March 17, 2009

Deputies charged a Riverview woman with felony aggravated child abuse, saying she threw a billiard ball at her 17-year-old son. Ann Irene Isler, 42, was held without bail at the Orient Road jail today, records show. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested her at home about 10:45 p.m. ...more

March 17, 2009

Several suspected drunk drivers were arrested within an hour of each other Friday. ...more

March 16, 2009

After months of legal troubles, Earl and Clarissa Johnson were about to regain custody of their children. On Thursday, though, a month before they were to be reunited, Lakeland police say their youngest son, 17-month-old Zachary, was brutally beaten and killed by his uncle, Matthew Wyrosdick. ...more

March 15, 2009

A Plant City man was drunk Saturday afternoon when his car was involved in a wreck that left another driver with serious injuries, according to the Plant City Police Department. ...more

March 14, 2009

Weapons of choice in a pair of unrelated attacks Thursday night included a hammer and a kitchen pan. Two people were arrested and one was hospitalized with a broken nose, authorities said. ...more

March 13, 2009