Chief Brian Dugan

The Tampa City Council voted 4-2 to confirm O'Connor, whose appointment by Tampa Mayor Jane Castor met with some opposition.

Mary O'Connor served the Tampa Police Department for 22 years and was assistant chief when she retired in 2016. In 1996, she was arrested for battery on a law enforcement officer.

Tampa's Chief of Police for the last four years, Brian Dugan, announced his retirement Monday after 31 years of service to the department.

Mayor Jane Castor established a task force last year in an attempt to change the Tampa Police Department by improving relations with the public, as well as beginning changes to police training.

Tampa Police Officer Jesse Madsen veered into the path of Joshua Daniel Montague, who was going the wrong way on Interstate 275 and was apparently intoxicated at the time of the crash.

An early investigation indicates Tampa police officer Jesse Madsen veered into the path of a wrong-way driver to protect others on I-275. Madsen and the driver, Joshua Montague of Golden, Colo, were killed.

The lack of face masks at many Super Bowl parties throughout the Tampa Bay area might cause some blowback for businesses hosting those events.

He is self-isolating for the next two weeks but will continue to work from home.

Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan defended his agency’s actions during this week’s protests against the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis…

More than 300,000 people are expected to line Bayshore Boulevard on Saturday for the Gasparilla Pirate Fest, the Tampa Bay area’s annual parade.Tampa…

A Tampa woman is being held without bond on first-degree murder charges after she allegedly dragged her 4-year-old daughter into the Hillsborough River…

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn named Interim Police Chief Brian Dugan to become the next chief of the Police Department on Tuesday afternoon. Dugan has been in…