Hillsborough County detectives used modern DNA genealogy to identify three men whose remains were found between 2005 and 2012, giving families long‑sought answers. The cases were reopened last year and processed with outside lab partners.

Hillsborough detectives named 44‑year‑old Christopher Kelsor as wanted on multiple battery and criminal mischief counts and asked residents to call with tips.

Family members flagged bank alerts and stopped a courier pickup, helping deputies arrest a suspect in a $30,000 Port Charlotte impostor scam. Officials urge caution.

Pinellas Park detectives say a St. Petersburg man was arrested after his 12‑year‑old niece gave birth in a park; he faces capital sexual battery charges.

A Tampa runner reported repeated incidents of being photographed while running on Bayshore Boulevard; police met with the man but said no crime was committed.

Winter Haven warns the warrant scam has returned, with callers demanding crypto payments and a new ploy that pressures families. Officials say don’t send money and report suspicious calls.

Heartland Crime Stoppers named Samuel Hernandez in a 'Warrant Wednesday' alert, saying he's wanted in Hardee County on an aggravated battery with a deadly weapon warrant.

Two people were wounded in a shooting inside a bathroom at the Childs Park YMCA in St. Petersburg; police are investigating.

Police found a gunshot victim on the 4100 block of 12th Avenue South as detectives processed the scene and searched for witnesses.

A federal jury convicted a Tampa pharmacist of running South Florida pharmacies that prosecutors say dispensed roughly 335,000 high‑dose oxycodone pills. Sentencing is set for October.

A Polk City man was arrested after deputies say he traveled out of state to pick up a 16-year-old he met online. Authorities say the case involved alleged grooming and multiple felony counts.

A Fort Myers man pleaded no contest after surveillance showed him hurling three young children over a nearly 6‑foot fence while fleeing deputies; a judge ordered community control and probation.

Zephyrhills police say an undercover four‑day operation arrested eight people on allegations ranging from soliciting prostitution to human‑trafficking and traveling to meet a minor. The department named suspects and listed charges in a Facebook post.