CRIME & SAFETY
Tampa officer responding to ‘armed and dangerous’ person at Family Dollar hits 16-year-old pedestrian
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa police officer who was responding to a call for an “armed and dangerous” person at a Family Dollar on Friday night crashed into a 16-year-old pedestrian who was “attempting to cross against the traffic signal,” according to the department. An officer, who has been with the department for 10 […]
Man arrested for stalking, attacking 14-year-old girl he met online: TPD
TAMPA - A 14-year-old girl fought off an armed attacker inside her own home after reporting having a stalker for a year, according to Tampa police on Wednesday. Tampa police arrested Franciou Romelus, 43, on April 12 for aggravated stalking, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated child, unlawful use of two-way communications device and transmission of harmful material. He was arrested one day after detectives investigated a case of a man attacking the girl at gunpoint and attempting to kidnap her.
Man who took his own life outside Tampa FDOT building had prior disputes with state, local agencies
TAMPA - The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) says it was an engineering consultant who took his own life after threatening to drive into the Florida Department of Transportation's office building in Tampa. Multiple guns and gas tanks were found last Wednesday inside a car belonging to Gregory Parsons,...
Tampa driver passes away after single-vehicle wreck
A 53-year-old man from Tampa died Wednesday, April 24, after his vehicle crashed into a tree while driving on the I-10 in Holmes County. The Tampa man was going west on the outside in a semi-truck with a trailer, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. “The semi for unknown reason...
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