News & Public Notices
Tampa Police responded to the report of a shooting in the 800 block of E. Yukon St just after 6:00 pm Tuesday evening. Officers arrived to find an adult black male in his late 20’s, deceased from an…
On 06/13/2023 at 8:48 pm, Tampa Police responded to the report of an assault in the 1500 block of N. Nebraska Ave. Officers arrived to find an adult black male in his mid-thirties with upper body…
Tampa Police responded to the report of an assault in the 1500 block of N. Nebraska Ave on Tuesday evening. Officers arrived to find an adult black male in his mid-thirties with upper body trauma. He…
Thanks to a generous donation made by the Yerrid Foundation to Rise Tampa, Our Police Foundation, more than 100 children aged 15 and under, from throughout the City of Tampa, will be able to…
Boom by the Bay is Back for July 1 The annual Boom by the Bay Hard Rock Takeover of Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park will return on Saturday, July 1, 2023. This City of Tampa tradition kicked off in…
The man who entered a Busch Gardens alligator enclosure on Wednesday and posted the video to social media has been arrested. Twenty-year-old Jacob Pursifull jumped over a fence to unlawfully enter…
Tampa Police Detectives are investigating a shooting that left an adult black male dead in 6700 block of Woodville St on Saturday evening. On June 3, at 5:44 pm, officers were dispatched to the…
Tampa Police responded to the report of a shooting near the ‘Stop & Shop’ in the 8200 block of N. Nebraska Ave on Saturday afternoon. Officers arrived to find an adult black male with upper body…
The two drivers involved in Sunday night's traffic fatality that took the lives of two victims are now in custody. On Sunday, May 28, 2023, at 10:42 p.m., 18-year-old Savion Griggs and 17-year-old…
WHO: Mayor Jane Castor and Tampa Police Interim Chief Lee BercawWHAT: Mayor Castor and Interim Chief Bercaw will hold a press conference to discuss the future of the Tampa Police Department.DATE: …
WHO: Mayor Jane Castor, National Weather Service Meteorologists Brian LaMarre and Keily Delerme, Tampa Fire Rescue Fire Chief Barbara Tripp, Tampa Police Interim Chief Lee Bercaw, City of Tampa…
The Tampa Police Department has opened the application process for sponsorship to the Police Academy. This scholarship program includes an hourly salary and benefits while attending the academy. The…
Tampa Police arrested 28-year-old Richard Lam and charged him with murdering an adult white male in his early 50’s and then stealing his car. On the afternoon of May 1, 2023, Tampa Police responded…
Disco Leon Short, Jr. (DOB/12.25.2003) and Tyquan Odom (DOB/7.31.2002) have been charged in relation to a shooting that left a 19-year-old dead. On October 19, 2022, at 11:28 pm, Tampa…
Tampa Police responded to the report of gunshots heard in the 3700 block of N. Tampa St. just after 9:00 AM Tuesday. Officers arrived to find a deceased adult white male in his 30’s who had…
NEVER FORGOTTEN The Tampa Police Department will honor the fallen during the 2023 Tampa Police Memorial Ceremony. Mayor Jane Castor and Interim Chief Lee Bercaw, along with the Tampa Police Memorial…
Detectives with the Tampa Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit began an investigation after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (…
UPDATE: Dontavious Brown, 31, faces one count of second-degree murder for the shooting death of a relative during the early morning hours of May 3, 2023. He was taken into custody on unrelated…
The Tampa Police Department arrested two suspects involved in the shooting that took place on N Dale Mabry Highway last week. At approximately 9 p.m. on April 27, 2023, the suspects followed the…
The Tampa Police Department is investigating a homicide at the Beck Apartments, located at 8801 Hidden River Parkway. On May 1, 2023, just after 2:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to the apartment…
Through a three-week officer mentorship program called "Shielding Our Teens," the Tampa Police Department has helped 95 Tampa students receive job offers from local businesses for the summer.…
Tampa Police Detectives are investigating a homicide that took place in the 2900 block of N. Central Avenue on Sunday night, where an adult black female was shot and killed. This was not a random…
Tampa Police have identified and arrested 38-year-old Joseph Killins, charging him in relation to a kidnapping and sexual battery that occurred on April 18. Killins has also been charged with an…
Tampa Police Detectives are asking the community to take a good look at this video and see if you recognize this person. VIDEO LINK The suspect in this video is wanted in connection with a robbery…
The Tampa Police Department is releasing a composite image of the suspect wanted in connection with a kidnapping and sexual battery that occurred late Tuesday night. Just after 11:00 p.m. on April 18…
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