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With the help of good Samaritans, a Tampa Police officer helped rescue an elderly woman and a young child trapped beneath a vehicle. Shortly after 1:30 PM on Sunday, December 18, 2022, Tampa Police…

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The Tampa Police Department is asking for assistance from the public in locating a woman responsible for package thefts in South Tampa. Just before 4 PM on December 6, 2022, a woman was seen on a…

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An officer of the Tampa Police Department has been placed on administrative leave following a DUI arrest early Friday morning. Rickado StFleur was arrested at 4:35 AM on Friday, December 16, 2022,…

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Tampa Police are conducting a death investigation near the Davis Island Bridge. Tampa Police Marine Units recovered the body of an adult male that was floating under the bridge just after 10:00 AM on…

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Working to develop positive relationships with the police officers while also building reading skills, the first chapter of Tampa Police Department’s Badges & Books pilot program leaves seven…

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A 14-year-old is facing felony charges related to a fatal shooting outside a party in Tampa. Just after midnight on October 29, 2022, officers of the Tampa Police Department responded to a 911 call…

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A 14-year-old is facing felony charges related to a fatal shooting outside a party in Tampa. Just after midnight on October 29, 2022, officers of the Tampa Police Department responded to a 911 call…

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In the early morning hours of Oct 22, a verbal altercation between to groups of people began to escalate in the 1700 block of E. 7th Avenue. The subject in the video reportedly fired a handgun,…

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Mayor Jane Castor Accepts Resignation of TPD Chief Mary O’Connor Tampa Mayor Jane Castor has requested and received the resignation of Police Chief Mary O'Connor, following the completion of an…

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Tampa Police were dispatched to the report of a subject shooting in the 1900 block of W. Main St just after 6:30 PM Sunday evening. Before officers arrived, the victim, a black female in her mid-…

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Tampa Police were dispatched to 804 E. Forest Ave for the report of a person who was found deceased in an enclosed area of the parking lot early Sunday morning. Officers arrived to find the body of…

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Mayor Jane Castor has issued the following statement: "Police Chief Mary O'Connor has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into a recent traffic stop.…

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The Tampa Police Department would like to address a recent off-duty incident involving Chief of Police Mary O'Connor. On the evening of November 12, 2022, Chief O'Connor and her spouse were stopped…

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A Tampa Police officer was injured in a crash Thursday morning, as he was riding his motorcycle eastbound on Adamo Drive. The 54-year-old Hispanic female driver of a red Honda Accord, crossed…

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DATE/TIME: Thursday, December 1, 2022 @ 11:00 AM LOCATION: Adamo Drive @ N. 26th Street DETAILS: A Tampa Police officer was injured in a crash on Thursday morning at 11:00 AM, as he was riding his…

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The Tampa Police Department has a court-authorized arrest warrant for a man recently involved in a domestic battery incident with a woman. On November 28, 2022, at approximately 1:30 p.m., the…

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A man who fired his weapon outside a South Tampa bar after yelling racial slurs on Monday has been taken into custody. Just before 9 PM on November 21, 2022, the Tampa Police Department responded to…

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The Tampa Police Department arrested a suspect who was caught on surveillance cameras threatening fast food workers on Friday evening. Shortly after 5:30 PM on November 18, 2022, an adult male…

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Two suspects were arrested following a drug investigation that led to the recovery of both weapons and narcotics. Just before 4 PM on Friday, November 18, 2022, Tampa Police officers executed a…

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At 11:24 PM on November 16, 2022, the Tampa Police Department was called to a traffic crash at Busch Blvd E / Nebraska Av N involving a Nissan Maxima and a Mercedes SUV.  At the time of the…

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At 6:40 PM on November 10, 2022, the Tampa Police Department was called to a traffic crash involving a motor scooter and a vehicle. An adult male was operating the scooter with a 10-year-old boy…

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At 5:21 AM, Tampa Police were dispatched to the report of a shooting in the 8600 block of N. 11th St.  Officers arrived to find an adult male in his mid-forties, the victim of an apparent…

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On November 6 at 1:30 AM, a man was shot and killed under the overpass at Hillsborough and Dale Mabry. Late last night, Tampa Police detectives arrested 30-year-old Timothy McGovern. He has been…

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On Sunday, November 6 at 1:57 AM, Tampa Police were dispatched to the underpass at W. Hillsborough Ave and N. Dale Mabry Hwy for the report of an unresponsive male. Officers arrived to find a…

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The Tampa Police Department has arrested a suspect who shot two dogs, killing one, during an attempted armed robbery. Jayden Makell Harris, 17, was arrested on Thursday, November 3, 2022, on multiple…