A mechanical gorilla's 22-hour ordeal at the hands of ape-nappers is over. The 6-foot-tall gorilla was recovered this afternoon and police were returning it to its rightful home at State Vacuum on Kennedy Boulevard. ...more

January 29, 2009

Sea life was split Tuesday on who will win the Super Bowl, as manatee Buffett picked the Pittsburgh Steelers by a nose and Shelley the sea turtle decided those same Steelers would get shelled. Today, four-legged football experts from the Tampa Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will take a crack at sniffing out a winner. ...more

January 28, 2009

CRIME TRACKER This is a partial list of service calls reported Jan. 15-21 to the Tampa Police Department. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the department at (813) 276-3200. ...more

January 28, 2009

The Super Bowl brings thousands of visitors and plenty of money to the city. With that comes a notorious element: prostitution. Tampa police say they are working to combat the problem. Monday morning, police conducted an operation to crack down on prostitution. By day's end, police had arrested 13 people on prostitution or lewd and lascivious charges. ...more

January 26, 2009

National Football League Vice President of Security Milt Ahlerich had some suggestions and requirements today for fans planning to attend the Super Bowl. ...more

January 26, 2009

Tampa police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives brought their bomb-detecting dogs to the NFL Experience this morning to demonstrate how the dogs will check for explosives over the next week. ...more

January 23, 2009

From dogs and Segways to helicopters and armored personnel carriers, law enforcement officials have assembled a smorgasbord of equipment and personnel to protect people attending the Super Bowl on Feb. 1. ...more

January 23, 2009

CRIME TRACKER This is a partial list of service calls reported Jan. 8-13 to the Tampa Police Department. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the department at (813) 276-3200. ...more

January 21, 2009

Students from Bible Truth Ministries Academy recently attended the monthly East Tampa Community Revitalization Partnership to talk about the partnership's December tree-lighting ceremony. ...more

January 21, 2009

CRIME TRACKER This is a partial list of service calls reported Jan. 8-13 to the Tampa Police Department. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the department at (813) 276-3200. ...more

January 21, 2009