ST. PETERSBURG -- A former Air Force sergeant was arrested this morning in Putnam County on charges he killed his girlfriend and their baby in St. Petersburg in 2007 while he was stationed at MacDill Air Force Base. Ralph Daniel Wright Jr., 40, of 1701 Wetherbee Road, was indicted this month and charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Paula O'Conner, 37, and their 15-month-old infant son, Alijah O'Conner. ...more

December 31, 2008

A policy designed to prevent non-platonic relationships between Hernando County Sheriff's Office deputies and employees is still in the works. ...more

December 10, 2008

A Pinellas sheriff's sergeant has been suspended for a day after he stopped a car driven by a Pasco deputy in September and allowed someone to pick up the deputy, even though the deputy smelled of alcohol, according to sheriff's memorandums released today. ...more

December 2, 2008

A Polk County sheriff's detention lieutenant was charged with driving under the influence this morning after deputies saw his car swerving and hitting curbs on Cypress Gardens Boulevard in Winter Haven, authorities said. ...more

November 18, 2008

SOUTH VENICE - A North Port man has been awarded $100,000 for pain and suffering after he was falsely arrested and charged with molesting a 5-year-old neighbor. ...more

November 13, 2008

When a Hillsborough County sheriff's sergeant tried to pull over a 1994 Isuzu driven by Duane Linscott in east Tampa Sunday night, mayhem ensued. ...more

November 10, 2008

I was blessed as a young man when I decided to join the Marine Corps. ...more

October 18, 2008

An Oregon man was booked into the Pinellas County Jail Monday afternoon on a 24-year-old accusation of trying to force himself upon a man in a car, according to court records. ...more

October 14, 2008

Alarmed by a record rate of suicide in its ranks, the Army has unveiled a unique prevention tool - an interactive video to be mandatory viewing Armywide - in which soldiers will play the role of an anguished infantryman and make virtual choices that lead the character to get help or, in the worst case, shoot himself in the head. ...more

October 9, 2008

A Pinellas County deputy stopped a car early Sunday driven by a Pasco County deputy who smelled of alcohol and was allowed to call someone to pick him up, according to a report. ...more

September 25, 2008