TAMPA, Fla. - Aronel Rose has been located safely, according to the Tampa Police Department. The Florida Purple Alert has been canceled. PREVIOUS REPORT: The Tampa Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 22-year-old woman.
The law assures that only law enforcement agencies will investigate reports of misconduct by law enforcement officers.
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa police are looking to identify suspects in a November shooting. Police released video Friday that appears to have been filmed around the time of the incident, which happened Nov. 8 near Laurel Street and Doyle Carlton Drive just after 10:30 p.m.
Deputy Chief Calvin Johnson is retiring after 25 years with the department. He is the highest-ranking Black officer in the department and the first deputy chief of community outreach. On Friday, Tampa Bay area leaders, law enforcement officers, friends and family honored Johnson at a retirement ceremony at the Skills Center in Tampa.
“In response, the officers retrieved their pepper ball systems from their vehicles and issued additional warnings,” Tallahassee Police spokesperson Damon Miller, Jr. said. “When the crowd continued to be non-compliant, the officer fired pepper balls in a strategic manner to encourage the dispersal of the disorderly crowd.”
TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida Purple Alert has been issued for a missing 22-year-old Tampa woman. Here's what that means and how it's different than a regular missing person alert. A Purple Alert is issued when an adult over the age of 18 with mental, cognitive, intellectual or developmental disabilities goes missing.
TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Police Department will hold a memorial ceremony this Thursday to honor the life and sacrifice of Officer Norris Epps Jr., who died in
Bradenton Police Department left on Sunday, carrying plenty of cold-weather gear for the frigid temperatures in D.C.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were one of the best franchises in the NFL in the late 90s and early 2000s. Now one of their biggest stars from that era is suing a Florida police department for an unlawful arrest last year.
Former NFL star Warren Sapp is suing the Florida Police Department for $20 million following his wrongful arrest.
Law enforcement officials will be protecting pirates and parade-goers by land, by air and by sea during Gasparilla 2025, and part of that safety includes bicycle patrols.
Snow fell in Florida's panhandle on Tuesday & Wednesday, blanketing roads, closing businesses and schools. Florida residents who had a rare snow day were seen in photos and videos making snowmen and having snowball fights. Meteorologists say the snow may stick around until Wednesday, but won't reach Tampa.