Detectives are still searching for suspects and motives in two 2012 cases, the Dec. 7 murder of 73-year-old Eddie Dixon and the July 31 killing of 48-year-old Luther Shaw.
Earnest Hardy has been charged with domestic battery by strangulation, possession of oxycodone, possession of cocaine, resisting an officer without violence and driving while license suspended.
The following report shows charges associated with residents in Tarpon Springs booked at Pinellas County Jail between Feb. 20-25, along with other arrests in Tarpon Springs.
The man injured his hand while working aboard a fishing vessel Saturday and was evacuated by the U.S. Coast Guard, Bay News 9 reports.
Tarpon Springs Police Chief Robert P. Kochen made the announcement Thursday.
We compile the odd, unusual ‘oh my gosh’ police items from throughout the Tampa Bay region.
The following report shows charges associated with Tarpon Springs residents booked at Pinellas County Jail between Feb. 15-19.
Family members recently held a vigil for 73-year-old Eddie Dixon, who was found dead in his apartment in December. No one has been charged in the case, and detectives said they do not have any new information.
A document released by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office details an encounter former deputy Robert Johnson, 42, had with a prostitute, along with several other alleged violations including giving a prostitute a ride home.
Harold James, former head of the IT department at TradeWinds Resort, and another man are accused of creating shell corporations and embezzling thousands of dollars they used to lead "very comfortable lifestyles," according to investigators.
The issue of homelessness has drawn attention from Tarpon Springs officials, residents and even City Commission candidates.
Today's Reader Spotlight features a number of complimentary comments from Tarponites.
The Tarpon Springs Police Department is doing its best in offering positive alternatives for the local homeless community.
U.S. 19 was shut down Thursday after a rear-end collision caused two other crashes, according to Florida Highway Patrol investigators.
Anthony Pruitt, 22, who authorities said escaped from a Tarpon Springs work-release facility Jan. 18, was caught Saturday at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in St. Petersburg, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Anthony Pruitt, 22, was last seen at the Brady Road facility around 8:30 p.m. Friday, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Firefighters and paramedics will no longer both be dispatched to minor 911 calls, such as those about a fall or a sick person.
We compile the odd, unusual and ‘oh my gosh’ police items from throughout the Tampa Bay region.
According to the Times, Police officers arrested a man after her drove into two individuals with his car. Police say they later found a butcher knife on the floor in front of the driver's seat.
Citizens can now sign up to receive Blue Alerts, which are issued when a law enforcement officer is killed, assaulted, missing, or suffered serious injury, and the suspect is gone.
We compile the odd, weird and ‘oh my gosh’ police news from throughout the Tampa Bay region. In Florida, there's no shortage.
After motorcyclist Patrick Finney lost control of the bike he was driving, passenger Lisa Criswell was ejected and then run over by a passing vehicle before dying at the scene.
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office netted 10 unlicensed contractors offering home repair services through Internet and newspaper ads during a two-day sting operation in northern Pinellas.
James O. Knott, 49, is charged with attempted murder following the incident outside the EZ Stop & Shop in Tarpon Springs, according to police. A customer is being credited with helping to capture him.
The Tarpon Springs Police Department put on a static display to begin the three-day assessment.
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri is moving a new captain to oversee the North District Station, which serves Tarpon Springs.
Tarpon Springs Police are investigating the "suspicious" death of a 73-year-old man who was reportedly found dead by his caretaker, officials said Friday.
The 2008 suicide of the woman's sister is being looked at more closely by investigators as part of an unusual confluence of deaths surrounding a Virginia man, according to reports.
Pinellas County saw an decrease in collisions in 2011, and so did the rest of Florida, according to a new state report. We want to hear from you, Tarpon Springs, on what roads worry you the most.
Authorities have released security video of a man accused of assaulting a 7-Eleven clerk in Pasco County after running around naked on the Tarpon Springs Golf Course.
Aspiring firefighters from Tarpon Springs and Palm Harbor recently got a surprise visit from an author who visited the North Pinellas Fire Explorer Post #969.