Not every case gets cracked easily. Many homicide cases in the Tampa Bay area last year remain unsolved, and investigators say some won't yield arrests anytime soon. ...more

January 10, 2009

Not every case gets cracked easily. Many homicide cases in the Tampa Bay area last year remain unsolved, and investigators say some won't yield arrests anytime soon. ...more

January 7, 2009

TAMPA -- More than two months after horseman Lawrence Higgins was slain, the investigation continues and his friends from the racetrack continue to mourn. Higgins' friends and family held a memorial service for him Saturday morning at Tampa Bay Downs, a racetrack he frequented. Today, at the second day of live racing at the track's new season, Higgins' former horse trainer remembered Higgins fondly. ...more

December 17, 2008

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office showed off a gift from Allstate today: a car designed to trap car thieves. ...more

December 9, 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

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has received a $500,000 grant to help use DNA testing to solve cold cases, Maj. Harold Winsett said. ...more

September 23, 2008

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has received a $500,000 grant to help use DNA testing to solve cold cases, Maj. Harold Winsett said. ...more

September 22, 2008

Residents found a body partially submerged in a lake Friday at Countrywood Apartments, less than a mile from where a missing martial arts enthusiast was last seen. ...more

February 2, 2008

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has made several arrests involving a counterfeit check cashing ring, a sheriff's office news release states. ...more

January 31, 2008