#TampaFlorida On March 7, 2023, Tampa Police Detectives began investigating an armed robbery that took place at the Scorpion Smoke Shop, located at 2316 N. Dale Mabry Hwy. The suspect was described as a white male in his mid-twenties, between 5’6” and 5’8”, approximately 135-150 pounds, with a brown mustache, who was wearing a white baseball cap, a white shirt under a black hoodie, and shorts. He was last seen running southbound on Dale Mabry Hwy. No one was injured during the robbery.
#YourTampaPD Detectives have been gathering evidence related to the robbery and are now working to identify and contact the person in this video. This person is not considered a suspect, but he has frequented the shop and may be able to provide investigators with information that could help lead them to identify and apprehend the suspect.
If you know this person, please contact Tampa Police at 813.231.6130 so our detectives can meet with him; or ask him to call TPD directly.
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PINELLAS COUNTY – Detectives assigned to the Use of Deadly Force Investigative Task Force are investigating an officer-involved shooting.
At approximately 11:50 p.m. on March 29, 2023, St. Petersburg Police Department officers responded to a multi-family residence located at 215 29th Street South in St. Petersburg after reports of a male subject firing a gun. Officers later identified the suspect as 26-year-old Jerid Fenderson.
According to detectives, Fenderson allowed the victims, an adult female, adult male, and juvenile male, stay with him in his one-bedroom unit at the residence. Sometime during the evening, Fenderson left the location and when he returned, he found the adult female, adult male, and juvenile male asleep in his bed. Fenderson became upset, retrieved a firearm, and went outside and fired the gun. Fenderson returned inside the bedroom, threating the three victims with the firearm and pointed the gun at them.
Shortly after St. Petersburg Police officers arrived on scene, Fenderson exited the residence with the firearm and began firing at the officers. St. Petersburg Police Officer Hayden Tuggle returned fire but did not strike Fenderson. Fenderson retreated into the residence. Additional officers arrived on scene and began to communicate with Fenderson via the telephone, attempting to get him to come out. Fenderson then fired additional rounds inside of the residence.
At approximately 1:30 a.m., the St. Petersburg Police SWAT responded to the residence. As SWAT officers arrived, Fenderson exited the residence again and fired more shots towards the officers. SWAT Officer Quentin-Lee Morgan, Officer Robert Snippe, and an SIU Detective were in place and exchanged gunfire with Fenderson. Fenderson was struck one time in the chest and retreated into the residence.
Fenderson was located inside the residence by the SWAT team and transported to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg with non-life-threatening injuries. Fenderson is listed in stable but crit
It was 1981 when James Roy Crosby was murdered at 44 years old. So far, no witnesses have come forward and all leads have gone cold.
Our Cold Case Unit is looking closing at this case as we launch Season Three of Unfinished Buisness. Our goal, to help bring answers to a family who has waited decades to know who killed James Crosby.
This episode is available NOW anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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On September 12, 2022, Chief Deputy Paul Halle held a press conference to discuss the St. Petersburg Police Department officer-involved shooting.
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DETECTIVES ARREST TAMPA MAN FOR VIDEO VOYEURISM AFTER RECORDING OCCUPANTS IN AIRPORT RESTROOM: Earlier today, detectives arrested Michel Fernandez Fuentes after he recorded individuals while in the bathroom at St. Petersburg/Clearwater International Airport. One of the victims was an 11-year-old child.
Over 160 photographs were found of other unknown subjects’ legs while using the toilet in adjacent stalls.
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#teamHCSO deputies received a 911 call that a woman and her family were lost in Manatee River State Park. HCSO quickly responded and was able to locate the woman & her family.
A huge shout-out to all of the HCSO responders for helping this family to safety!
THIS IS OUR WHY!
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🚨CRIME ALERT🚨 Recognize this burglar❓
#YourTampaPD detectives are investigating a burglary at Quick Pick Liquors on Armenia Ave.
The suspect #caughtoncamera broke a window to get inside early Saturday morning, Sept 10, rummaged through the cash register and grabbed four bottles of Hennessy before taking off in a white ‘21 or ‘22 Hyundai Sonata.
He maybe linked to other burglary incidents overnight. If you recognize him, call Tampa PD 📞 at 813-231-6130, or text 📲 tips to TIP411.
(Case # 22-367074)
Sheriff Judd is briefing the media about the arrest of Jason DiPrima, Deputy Police Chief of Cartersville Police Department in Georgia for Soliciting a Prostitute (M1). DiPrima was in Orlando attending an American Polygraph Association Seminar/Workshop when he solicited an undercover detective for sex.
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DEPUTIES ARREST DELTONA MAN ACCUSED OF AGGRAVATED STALKING OF 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL
A Deltona man is charged with aggravated stalking of a 6-year-old girl after her father and neighbors reported a long pattern of his harassing behavior toward her and others.
Mark Greenburg, 55 (DOB 3/13/1967) of Fayson Circle in Deltona, was taken into custody Saturday afternoon after detectives obtained a warrant for his arrest.
The arrest followed a series of complaints from close to a dozen witnesses who have reported his behavior, including at least 11 incidents reported to the Sheriff’s Office over the past 8 months. Those reports involved Greenburg harassing neighbors, yelling at them and their kids using a megaphone, and driving past houses while recording children on his phone.
Deputies responded to Greenburg’s neighborhood Friday evening after a father reported Greenburg walked to the end of his driveway and made several unusual comments to his 6-year-old daughter while she was playing outside. The comments included words to the effect of “I’m going to make you famous” and “I’m going to turn you into a woman” or a “big girl.” Several witnesses gave similar accounts of Greenburg’s comments to the child, including that he was going to pick her up and take her to Disney World.
The father told deputies this and prior incidents have made his daughter afraid to go outside in the neighborhood. He said Greenburg’s comments have been getting progressively worse and more frequent.
The 6-year-old often visits her grandmother’s house in another neighborhood, where it was reported Greenburg parked outside Thursday and Friday and took pictures. Because he’s never been invited there and had no reason to know where she lives, the family believed Greenburg followed someone there.
Deputies attempted to speak to Greenburg Friday evening, but he refused to answer the door and said he would talk another day.
After obtaining a warrant, deputies with the Deltona Crime Suppr
This week students from our high schools and sponsors gathered for a day of networking to kick off the Mental Health Student Advisory Committee meetings for the 2022-23 school year. They brainstormed ways to collaborate on mental health topics and planned activities to do at school with the intent to lower mental illness health stigma and promote emotional wellness.
During the kick-off, students and sponsors took the time to create posters that break down what they will do during State with Hello Week, a national call-to-action week dedicated to making new social connections and creating a sense of belonging among youth. It starts on September 19.
“We are always trying to promote inclusiveness in our schools. We want the students to become leaders and implement initiatives surrounding mental health. It is invigorating to see the students get to know one another, share ideas and build a community of cohesiveness,” shared Elizabeth Tanner, Supervisor of Emotional Wellness.
We look forward to seeing all the exciting mental awareness activities in schools this year. We know the positive impact this committee will continue to make in the lives of so many students who may be struggling in silence. Together we can erase the stigma!
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DEPUTIES STOP WRONG WAY, DUI DRIVER: This morning just after 1:00AM, deputies spotted a vehicle eastbound in the westbound lanes of SR580 in Oldsmar. After multiple attempts to get the driver to pull over, deputies successfully stopped the vehicle using a Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT) Maneuver and took the driver into custody.
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Residential fire in Palmetto Beach
Tampa Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire on the 2000 block of Chapin St. at approximately 5:50am. Engine 6 was first on scene to a one story residential home with smoke and flames through the roof.
A primary and secondary search was completed with no occupants inside the structure. There were no injuries to civilians and minor injuries to one firefighter.
TFR fire investigators were on scene and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Russian National Charged with Conspiring to Have U.S. Citizens Act as Illegal Agents of the Russian Government
An indictment was unsealed today in Tampa, Florida, charging a Russian national, working on behalf of the Russian government and in conjunction with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), with allegedly orchestrating a years-long foreign malign influence campaign that used various U.S. political groups to sow discord, spread pro-Russian propaganda, and interfere in elections within the United States.
As alleged in the indictment, from at least December 2014 until March 2022, Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov, a resident of Moscow, together with at least three Russian officials, engaged in a years-long foreign malign influence campaign targeting the United States. Ionov is the founder and president of the Anti-Globalization Movement of Russia (AGMR), an organization headquartered in Moscow and funded by the Russian government. Ionov utilized AGMR to carry out Russia’s influence campaign.
“Ionov allegedly orchestrated a brazen influence campaign, turning U.S. political groups and U.S. citizens into instruments of the Russian government,” said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. “The Department of Justice will not allow Russia to unlawfully sow division and spread misinformation inside the United States.”
According to the indictment, Ionov — working under the supervision of the FSB and with the Russian government’s support — recruited political groups within the United States, including U.S. Political Group 1 in Florida, U.S. Political Group 2 in Georgia, and U.S. Political Group 3 in California, and exercised direction or control over them on behalf of the FSB. Specifically, Ionov provided financial support to these groups, directed them to publish pro-Russian propaganda, coordinated and funded direct action by these groups within the United States intended to further Russian
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is investigating a deputy-involved shooting involving three Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies.
At 12:42 a.m. on July 24, 2022, the HCSO Communications Bureau received a call in reference to shots fired at the Bristol Bay Apartments, located at 4709 Bristol Bay Way in Tampa.
Upon arrival, deputies learned that two men had engaged in a verbal and physical confrontation at a party over a female earlier in the night. The confrontation moved outside where the suspect, Jonathan Huertas Reyes, 32, shot at the other male multiple times. No one was injured.
Deputies made contact with Huertas Reyes, and while attempting to engage in conversation with him, noticed he had a fanny pack on him. He ignored deputies' attempts to speak with them and led them on a brief foot chase through the apartment complex. In an attempt to get Huertas Reyes to obey commands to stop, a deputy took out his agency-issued taser. When Huertas Reyes observed the taser, he pulled out a firearm and pointed it at his own head.
Onlookers who saw the suspect with the gun began shouting at Huertas Reyes in Spanish and English to put down his weapon.
A bilingual deputy, who was called to the scene, began speaking with Huertas Reyes on the phone while standing at a distance from him, attempting to encourage him to walk toward them without his gun in hand. Huertas Reyes repeatedly made threats to harm himself, suggesting that he would be going to jail for the shooting that had taken place earlier.
Huertas Reyes put his firearm on the ground during the dialogue, but he refused to come toward deputies. He eventually picked the firearm back up, forcing deputies to fire their service weapons toward him in fear of their lives and the lives of onlookers nearby. Deputies deployed immediate lifesaving efforts, including using an AED on Huertas Reyes. He was transported to Tampa General Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. An FDLE investigation is
2022 Tampa Police Memorial Scholarship Recipients
Each year, the Tampa Police Memorial Committee provides college scholarship opportunities to the children of active and retired sworn and civilian Tampa Police employees as well as to the children of sworn officers who lost their lives in the line of duty or the children of sworn officers who suffered a non-line of duty death while employed with the Tampa Police Department.
Today, seven deserving students were awarded scholarships in recognition of their academic excellence, community service, and volunteerism.
Congratulations to all. Good luck with your ongoing education!
Thanks to the Education Referendum, Chiles Elementary School will receive $4.6 million worth of work this summer!
Taylor Greer, Project Manager with Gilbane Building Company, walked us through this major referendum project. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3PmnNaS.
We are on year four of the Education Referendum work, making it possible to invest more than $387 million in our schools to address essential district needs that can only be used to improve our schools' facilities and other capital projects.
"We are thrilled that Chiles was able to undergo several major construction projects this summer, all possible due to the half-penny sales tax. From a new HVAC system to exterior paint and new flooring, all of these projects will have a positive impact on students and teachers as they return for the 2022-2023 school year. Having reliable and dependable climate control will definitely help us enhance our learning environment in every classroom, allowing students to focus more closely on their academic progress and teachers to better meet the individual needs of their students in a comfortable classroom setting.” - Todd Connolly, Principal at Chiles Elementary School.
Florida state law recently passed stricter regulations on grease management in restaurants.
Grease can harden in our pipes causing clogs and backups -- no one wants that! 🙅Our wastewater team works with Tampa's restaurants to ensure proper grease disposal.
Make sure you know how to dispose of grease at your home! Remember, do NOT pour grease down the drain! 🚫 Learn more about how to safely dispose of grease: https://www.tampa.gov/.../best-management-practices-for...
