Roadway Prank Gets Man Tickets To Court
This photograph shows the man identified as Kiaron Thomas sitting in the middle of the road eating pancakes. KIARON THOMAS Was charged and given citations to appear in court On April 25th, a Lakeland...
View ArticleJudge Releases Mom Accused Of Murder Citing ‘Deceptive Police Practices’
QUANYISHA THOMPSON … Released after serving 1,229 days in jail Last week, a Tampa mother was released from jail after a judge agreed that she had been a victim of deceptive police practices. She was...
View ArticleUSF Athlete Shot 3 Times Charged In Road Rage Incident
HASSAN CHILDS … Recovering from injuries JOVANNI JIMENEZ … Shooter Last Saturday night police launched an investigation after a shooting incident that left a college athlete suffering gunshot wounds....
View ArticleGun And Ammunition Nets Man 6 Years In Prison
VAUGHN MATTHEWS On Tuesday, U. S. District Judge James D. Whittemore handed down a federal prison sentence to a St. Petersburg man. He pleaded guilty to possession firearms and ammunition December...
View ArticleStudent Who Stabbed Another Teen Facing Charges
ROSELENA TAVERA-DIAZ … Facing 3 felony charges One teenager was treated at a local hospital and another was arrested Tuesday. They were involved in an altercation that resulted in a stabbing....
View ArticlePostal Carrier Must Pay IRS $10,335; Serve 21 Months In Fraud Case
MARIO MENDEZ … Co-defendant A Bay Area man was sentenced to federal prison Monday and ordered to repay money illegally obtained from the Internal Revenue Service. According to court documents, Kevin...
View ArticleEx-Car Dealer Gets 3 Years, Must Pay IRS $1.76 Million
RAYMOND RODRIGUEZ, JR. … Sentenced to 3 years and 1 month in prison A federal judge sentenced a former Tampa car dealership owner to serve time in prison. A money judgment was also entered in the...
View ArticleTeenager Wanted For Setting Man Afire Surrenders
JOSE ZARRAGOITIA … Murder victim found burned SIGFREDO ESPINEL … Facing second-degree murder charge Early Thursday, police responded to a vacant home at 12015 N. Oregon, in Forest Hills. When they...
View ArticleMan Accused Of Killing 1, Injuring 4 Others In Shooting
GARY OMAR RIVERA MONTANEZ … Charged with first-degree murder, 4 counts of attempted first-degree murder A 22-year-old Tampa man is facing a first-degree murder charged and 4 counts of attempted...
View ArticleOne In Custody, Another Sought In Home Invasion
JUAN ANTONIO BRACERO, JR. Last Friday, at approximately 9:30 a.m., two men kicked the door in to a residence at 3705 Legacy Square. They confronted the occupant and forced their way inside. The men...
View ArticleTeacher Who Spat On, Slammed Student On Desk Arrested
LUIS RIZO Last Tuesday, the Tampa Police arrested a middle school teacher and charged him with child abuse. He is accused of attacking a student. According to police, Luis Rizo, 43, of Tampa, is a...
View ArticleTeenagers Charged With Breaking Into School 4 Times
ZACKERY ETHAN JOHNSON GRAJAVIER KELLEY Detectives have arrested two juveniles in connection with the burglaries of a Christian school. The burglaries took place four times since spring break....
View ArticleShots Fired Into Home Leaves Man In Critical Condition
HORACE FOWLER … In critical condition An early morning shooting on Wednesday has left a 42-year-old man in critical condition. The shooting took place at 8714 N. 48th Street. According to the Tampa...
View ArticleMom Of Child Who Shot Himself Faces Neglect Charge
DELICIA D. FORTE … Charged with aggravated child neglect AKIA THOMAS … Facing several charges Shortly after 8:30 a.m., on the morning of January 24th, deputies responded to the accidental injury of a...
View ArticleTeacher Charged With Child Abuse For Allowing Boy, 14, To Drive
TERRA CRESCENTIA VIRGIN A Hillsborough County teacher has been arrested and charged with child abuse. She is accused of allowing a 14-year-old to drive a vehicle. According to the Tampa Police...
View ArticleTwo Arrested In Shooting At West Tampa Park
ROBERT HERNANDEZ, JR. … Recovering from injuries TOMMY HERNANDEZ, JR. … Recovering from injuries YARELYS MARIE ORTIZ … Arrested ROBERTO RAMIREZ … Arrested The Tampa Police Department has arrested two...
View ArticleVictim Returns Gunfire In Drive-By Shooting
SIDNEY DELOCH … Shot in shoulder A drive-by shooting in East Tampa Sunday night left one man injured. The shooting took place at the Shell Gas Station, corner of N. 34th Street and E. Hillsborough...
View ArticleShooting Victim Misidentified In Article Recovering
NILE KEITH JAMAL OWENS … Mistakenly identified as Horace Fowler During the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 22nd, a shooting took place at 8714 N. 48th Street. The shooting left a Tampa man in...
View ArticleWoman Charged In Connection With Fatal Hit And Run
ENDEA I. BROWN A 25-year-old Tampa woman was arrested and charged in connection with a deadly hit and run accident. The accident took place on I-275 on May 2, 2016. Ms. Endea I. Brown, of Tampa, was...
View ArticleMan Wanted in 2012 Wrong-Way Crash Extradited
CHRISTOPHER PONCE … Extradited back to U. S. A 22-year-old man who fled the country to escape prosecution has been arrested. Christopher Ponce was captured in Spain and returned to the United States....
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