Crime and Public Safety

A man was arrested and faces several charges including kidnapping after he led Florida Highway Troopers on a high-speed pursuit through Hillsborough County late Monday night with a 5-year-old in the backseat.

The Tampa Police Department is asking anyone with information on the deadly Ybor City shooting that killed two people and injured 16 to submit tips online.  

Florida Highway Patrol investigated a deadly hit-and-run in Pasco County on Tuesday, marking the third deadly hit-and-run crash in the Tampa Bay area this month, and at least the fourth overall.

Enough fentanyl to kill five million people was recently seized during an undercover operation that led to the arrest of three men, two of whom were in the country illegally, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. 

Harrison Boonstoppel, 20, was one of two people killed when the suspected shooter, 22-year-old Tyrell Phillips, opened fire on the streets of Ybor City early Sunday morning. Sixteen other people were injured.  

Keeping trick-or-treaters safe will be top of mind for law enforcement as Halloween night is one of the deadliest times for pedestrian crashes.

The Citrus County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of a 58-year-old Department of Corrections chaplain on multiple sex offense charges following an undercover investigation.

Six men are facing human trafficking-related charges after the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said they traveled to meet a minor for sex.

The man accused of opening fire in Ybor City early Sunday morning killing two people and injuring 16 appeared in court on Monday.

A Georgia fugitive accused of killing two people and fleeing the state has been captured in St. Petersburg. 

A Tampa student's clavicle was broken by a 15-year-old who attacked the victim at Wharton High School, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

A man died after being stabbed on Sunday night in Zephyrhills, according to the Pasco Sheriff's Office.

A state trooper is recovering and a Lakeland man is facing charges following a vehicle crash early Monday morning.

Tampa police have one suspect in custody after Sunday’s deadly Ybor City shooting, but are still searching for others involved.

The Florida Highway Patrol arrested an Auburndale man after they say he pointed a firearm at an off-duty trooper on the Polk Parkway Sunday afternoon. 

A person on a homemade go-kart with no lights was hit and killed by a speeder on Friday night, according to officials.

A shooting in Ybor City left two people dead and 16 injured early on Sunday morning, according to Tampa police.