Tampa Police Department

Mayor Castor's proposal drew scorn from representatives of local groups who attended the meeting and wanted more money put towards housing.

Mary O'Connor held the news conference a day after two gun-related homicides occurred two hours apart.

The cameras previously only had two modes: on and recording, or powered off.

O'Connor is the second woman to serve as Tampa's police chief. The first was Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, who picked her for the job.

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

The program replaces the city's Crime Free Multi Housing program and was established after the agency was criticized for unfairly targeting residents..

Robert DuBoise was freed in 2020 after DNA evidence cleared him in the 1983 rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman in Tampa.

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

Tampa police are encouraging fans to have fun and celebrate Monday — safely.

Sections of roads have been designated in the honor of three law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty.

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.