Black Lives Matter march planned for Tampa on New Year’s Day
St. Petersburg Police Chief gets proactive about police engagement as protesters rally outside
Saint Petersburg Chief of Police gets proactive about police engagement as protesters rally outside
Activists demand black control of the police in their neighborhoods
in St. Petersburg community activists held a forum on police violence and institutional racism.
Ferguson solidarity rally planned for Friday in Tampa
Ferguson solidarity rally planned for Friday in Tampa
Tampa activists upset after no indictment of Ferguson cop
Tampa activists upset with no indictment of Ferguson cop
Uhurus protest in St. Pete over no indictment for Ferguson officer
Uhurus protest in St. Pete over no indictment for Ferguson officer
Protests and civil disobedience expected in St. Petersburg after Ferguson grand jury announcement
Protests and civil disobedience expected in St. Petersburg after Ferguson grand jury announcement
Tampa civil rights group warns Muslims to talk to FBI only with lawyer present
Tampa civil rights group warns Muslims to talk to FBI only with lawyer present
Could Ferguson happen in Tampa?
A forum last night at USF on whether Ferguson, Missouri, styled civil unrest could happen in Tampa.
Hillsborough Sheriff to stop ICE holds of undocumented immigrants
Hillsborough Sheriff to stop ICE holds of undocumented immigrants
New St. Pete police chief promises to crack down on drug crimes
Cracking down on drug related crimes will be a major focus of St Petersburg’s new chief of police, Anthony Holloway
VIDEO: St. Pete residents get to weigh in on new police chief
St. Pete residents get to weigh in on new police chief
Grieving father demands answers in the shooting death of Ibragim Todashev
Grieving father demands answers in the shooting death of Ibragim Todashev
Police officers train in Tampa for RNC bike patrol
The Tampa Police Department will be purchasing 200 bicycles costing nearly $1,600 each for use during the Republican National Convention in August. This week, officers from five law enforcement agencies across the state are being trained on how to safely patrol from a bicycle. Tampa police captain Brian Dugan said there are several reasons why… Read more »
Videos: 29 Occupy Tampa members arrested while camping in Riverfront Park
Tampa Police say overnight they arrested 29 members of Occupy Tampa in a riverside park west of downtown. Before the arrests about 40 people attempted to camp on a hill inside the park, but many people complied with police orders to leave. The hilltop encampment in Julian Lane Riverfront Park was in plain view for… Read more »
Tampa Police Captain Dugan meets with weapons vendor Safariland
Tampa Police Captain Brian Dugan met with weapons and law enforcement equipment vendor Safariland Tuesday November 22. Andrea Davis is a spokesperson for Tampa Police, and she said that Safariland arranged the appointment. Occupy Tampa protesters say they saw him at Moxies sandwich shop with several company representatives at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. When WMNF last… Read more »
Three members of Occupy Tampa arrested Friday; Protesters say video disputes battery charges
At about 3 o’clock this morning the Tampa Police Department arrested three protesters from the Occupy Tampa movement on the sidewalk in front of Curtis Hixon Park. WMNF’s Josh Holton reports, video shows Corporal L.J. Miles and about a dozen police told the group to remove newly-erected tents, and arrested the first of three protesters,… Read more »
Occupy Tampa marches to City Hall
When Occupy Tampa heard that there would be a final vote on the city’s panhandling ordinance, they rallied the troops, and planned a march on City Council. But as their recent encounters with law enforcement also had the protest group looking to City Council for a legal way to inhabit public space. Today marked yet… Read more »
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