Tampa Police Benevolent Association / Facebook screen shot School Resource Officer Fired After Body Camera Caught Him Using Racial Slur Multiple Times A black school resource officer in Tampa, Florida, was fired after he was found to have used the n-word on multiple occasions. By Grant Atkinson March 13, 2021
Tampa Police Department Fallen Police Officer Believed to Have Veered Into Oncoming Traffic to Protect Others in His Final Moments He was a husband and father who loved going fishing with his kids and made an impact on the lives of many. By Amanda Thomason March 11, 2021
@ClayTravis / Twitter Tampa Mayor Vows to Track Down Maskless Super Bowl Fans, But Here Are Many Photos of Her Maskless The Democratic mayor of Tampa is being called a hypocrite after she vowed to send the police after maskless Super Bowl celebrants. By Kipp Jones February 10, 2021
Joe Raedle / Getty Images Ron DeSantis Responds to Critics of His Going Maskless at Super Bowl: ‘How the Hell Am I Going to Drink a Beer?’ DeSantis was quite candid after he was photographed at the Super Bowl on Sunday while not wearing a mask for the cameras. By Kipp Jones February 9, 2021
WTVT-TV / screen shot 40 People Show Up To Paint Massive 'Back the Blue' Mural in Front of Police Headquarters The Tampa, Florida, mural is under fire, both from Black Lives Matter supporters and those who say the artists didn't get the proper permits. By C. Douglas Golden August 4, 2020
WTVT-TV / screen shot Officers Ambushed by Mob, Attacked with Glass While Trying To Respond to Shooting Call In Tampa, Florida, policemen responding to a report of a shooting didn't find a victim, but they did find a mob waiting for them. By C. Douglas Golden June 24, 2020
Charles Krupa / AP Photo, File Tampa Mayor 'Apologizes' to Tom Brady After Bad 'First Impression' 'The letter was also addressed to Rob Gronkowski, more simply known as “Gronk,” who also bolted the Patriots to join the Tampa Bay roster.' By The Associated Press April 25, 2020
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Hours After Being Released Due to COVID Fears, Former Inmate Murders Man: Police The sherriff said law enforcement is 'facing difficult decisions during this health crisis with respect to balancing public health and public safety.' By C. Douglas Golden April 15, 2020
Godlikeart / Shutterstock Rescuers Race To Pull Man from Smoking Car, Then Recognize Him as Coworker's Son A Florida man is safe thanks to a group of good Samaritans who pulled him out of a smoking vehicle, discovering the rescuers were his mother's coworkers. By Kim Davis December 28, 2019
Artfully Photographer / Shutterstock After Rescuing Kids Through Open Window from Alleged Abuser, Neighbor Unleashes Hell with Well-Placed Return Fire What started as an attempt to rescue terrified children turned into a fight for survival for one legally-armed Florida citizen. By Benjamin Arie August 23, 2019