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'It's so sudden': Family mourns loss of loved one who drowned off Beer Can Island
TAMPA, Fla. — An adventurous and loving young man's life was taken during a day out on the water at Pine Key Island with friends. Isaac McNair's family says he was a family man, who was quiet, but outgoing. They knew he was out on the water with friends on Sunday, May 28, but never expected to get the call he was missing.
More than half of Tampa's 2022 homicides remain unsolved: Investigators say silence keeps the killers free
"You’re so close to making an arrest on it, but you just need that witness...to come forward," TPD Sgt. Mike Lippold said. In 2022, there were 46 homicides in the city of Tampa. More than half are unsolved. Police say their biggest hurdle is getting witnesses to cooperate. But...
Suspect Pours Gasoline On Man And Sets Him On Fire After Argument
One man is in critical condition and sustained life-threatening wounds after an argument at a gas station led to an assailant pouring gasoline on him and setting him ablaze. The incident occurred on Sunday, close to 4:32 p.m., at a Mobile gas station, in Tampa, Florida. Officials say that 34-year-old...
18-year-old convicted in robbery, murder to be re-sentenced after prosecutors catch mistake
TAMPA, Fla. - Madison McGall was 15 years old when she was charged with plotting an armed robbery that ended in murder with her then 18-year-old brother Henry McGall. Last year, the criminal cases for both siblings ended in plea deals. Henry McGall was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
HCSO deputies frisked, interrogated wrong veteran about suicide threat
How did the VA end up sending Hillsborough deputies to the wrong veteran's home? That's what a Riverview couple wants to know after they say deputies came to the home frisked the man and took his gun.
Brandon man dies after crashing into concrete barriers in Polk County, deputies say
POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Brandon man died Wednesday night after crashing into concrete construction barriers in Polk County, according to the sheriff’s office. The crash happened at about 9 p.m. along Old Grade Road just north of I-4, deputies said. Aryan Afdjeinia, 22, of Brandon, was partially thrown from the pickup truck he […]
'Never any excuse': Hillsborough deputies help make 65 DUI arrests in Operation Safe and Sound over holiday weekend
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says — with the help of other agencies in the Tampa area — they made over 60 arrests from cars and boats with operators driving under the influence during the Memorial Day weekend. The sheriff's office, in collaboration...
58,000 Voters Have Personal Info Exposed in Tampa Election Hack
The personal information of 58,000 Tampa-area voters was compromised after a hack of the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office. According to a statement released by supervisor Craig Latimer, an unknown attacker reportedly accessed and copied county voters’ personal data, including Social Security and driver’s license numbers, from voter registration files. The office announced on May 3 that it was working with law enforcement to investigate criminal cyberactivity, but that no other details of the ongoing probe are being released as of now. The roughly 58,000 people who were affected by the data breach will be contacted via letter this week.Read it at Tampa Bay Times
‘I’m going to kill everyone’: Armed man killed by officer sent threatening text before deadly shooting: PCSO
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - A Pinellas Park Police Department officer is on administrative leave after a domestic disturbance turned deadly early Tuesday morning. According to Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, officers with the Pinellas Park Police Department were called to a home at 5000 94th Avenue North shortly after midnight Tuesday for a domestic disturbance.
FHP: Car hydroplanes on I-275 in Pinellas County, crashes into firetruck, ambulance
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Amid a rainy afternoon across the Tampa Bay area, a driver hydroplaned on Interstate 275 in Pinellas County and then crashed into a firetruck and ambulance, troopers say. Nobody involved in the crash was hurt, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release. The...
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