Tampa, Florida – The Tampa Police Department says a security guard was shot while attempting to remove a crowd of people from a property. The Tampa Police Department announced it is investigating a shooting that injured a man on Tuesday night. According to TPD, officers responded to the 600 block of North Ashley Drive for … Read more
The Stuart Police Department announced that it had arrested three after a report of inappropriate activity on a juvenile’s phone. According to SPD, a concerned mother reported possible illegal activity discovered on her child’s phone on September 11, 2024. SPD detectives investigated allegations of inappropriate communication between the juvenile and several adult males. Detectives say … Read more
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office says it has arrested a suspect in connection to a murder in Tampa on December 9, 2024. According to HCSO, the Communications Center received a call from a male subject who made comments regarding his mental health around 8:22 a.m. Authorities say deputies responded to the subject’s residence in the … Read more
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reports that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating a deputy-involved shooting. Authorities say deputies carried out a traffic stop on a vehicle with an obscured tag on West Hillsborough Avenue and Elliot Drive in Tampa around 9:15 p.m. on November 16, 2024. According to police, 26-year-old Deputy Jared … Read more
A 24-year-old man is behind bars after the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old in Tampa. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reports that 24-year-old Michael Aldana has been charged with First Degree Murder with a Weapon. HCSO says its Communications Center received multiple calls about a stabbing around 2:15 a.m. on November 3, 2024. Around 2:20 … Read more
On December 9, 2023, the Tampa Police Department issued an alert for a missing 72-year-old woman. TPD said Miriam Nordlinger walked away from her residence in the 1500 block of South Arrawana Avenue and had not returned. Today, authorities say divers with the Tampa Police Department recovered the body of a deceased adult female from … Read more
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has announced that the suspect in a fatal collision on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge is facing more charges. An accomplice is also facing charges. The HCSO Auto Theft Task Force witnessed 22-year-old Leosvany Arias Roman in the county driving a white Ford Mustang reported stolen by the Tampa Police Department … Read more
State Attorney Susan S. Lopez announced that Ja’Marion Strange had been sentenced to 45 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy. A press release explains that Strange was 16 years old in 2021 when he shot the 13-year-old victim while the victim was riding scooters with his brother at the Lee … Read more
A youth motivational speaker and brother-in-law of former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is facing charges of human trafficking. According to the State Attorney’s Office, Jimmie Gardener is currently in jail in Hillsborough County with no bond. Tampa Police arrested Gardner earlier today after his alleged 16-year-old victim phoned police to report that Gardner had … Read more