It was like something out of the movies — a high-speed police chase, 30 seconds of flying lead from the rat-a-tat-tat of rapid gunfire and bloodshed. ...more

December 18, 2008

More than 400 heavily armed law enforcement officers from at least eight agencies joined forces Dec. 5 to capture a suspect in separate shootings that killed two Plant City residents. ...more

December 17, 2008

The Plant City Christmas Parade, canceled hours before its Dec. 5 start, will be rescheduled for Friday, volunteer organizers decided last week. ...more

December 17, 2008

One of the biggest manhunts in Hillsborough County's history ended shortly before 3:45 p.m. Friday when deputies arrested the man they say killed a bystander during a morning shootout with police. ...more

December 6, 2008

An effort by more than 400 law enforcement officers from local, county and state agencies paid off late this afternoon. The search for the slaying suspect, which paralyzed Plant City for most of the day, ended shortly before 3:45 p.m. with the capture of 25-year-old Francisco Rangel. ...more

December 5, 2008

PLANT CITY POLICE Below is a listing of crimes handled by the Plant City Police Department between Sept. 29 and Oct. 5 arranged by ZIP code. These are crimes that have been investigated by officers and don't reflect unfounded calls for service. ...more

October 15, 2008

A Lakeland man is in Orient Road Jail charged with trying to steal more than 100 of Plant City's street paving bricks. ...more

January 8, 2008