Category: News
Tampa Free Press - Your Source For Tampa Area Local Breaking News, National Stories, Politics, Sports, Florida Agriculture, Legal, Cops and Crime
Three Teens Charged in Spring Hill Home Invasion
SPRING HILL, FL. - On Friday, Oct 2nd, a teenage victim met a friend Donovan Whittaker, 16, at Pioneer Park in Spring Hill to play basketball.
Aft [...]
3-Arrested in Tampa Car Burglary Spree
TAMPA, Fla. - On Wednesday, Tampa Police responded to the report of multiple auto burglaries within one mile of each other this morning.
3407 W. [...]
Lakeland Teacher Threatened While Driving, Suspect Sought
LAKELAND, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 37-year-old Raymond Hein. On Friday, a school teacher from Lakeland was driving on H [...]
BREAKING NEWS: ‘Despicable’ Tampa Man In Jail on 47-Counts of Child Porn
TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa man turned himself in after a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office investigation found he had dozens of photos and videos depic [...]
Hillsborough County Receives $704,498 to Improve Services For Crime Victims
TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez today announced $1,095,330 in Department of Justice grants to improve services for crime victims in the [...]
Clearwater Golf Course Vandalism, Suspect Sought By Police
CLEARWATER, FL. - Clearwater Police are seeking information in a vandalism case that was reported Tuesday at the Chi Chi Rodriguez Golf Course locate [...]
17-Year-Old Tarpon Springs Shooting Suspect Arrested Charged
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. - A suspect in the Dorsett Park shooting (500 E. Harrison St.) that occurred on September 30th has been arrested. The suspect wa [...]
Fatal Car – Bicycle Accident Early Wednesday in Lakeland on Kathleen
LAKELAND Fla. - Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating a traffic fatality on Kathleen Road In Lakeland involving a car versus an adult bicycli [...]
Up to $3,000 Reward – Info on Location of Brooksville Shooting Suspect
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - On Sunday just after 8 p.m., Hernando County Sheriff's deputies responded to the Freedom Gardens Apartments on Freedom Way in Bro [...]
Spring Hill Man Gets 25-Years in Prison for Killing His 74-Year-Old Mom
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - A 53-year-old Spring Hill man was recently sentenced to 25-years in prison in connection with the death of his 74-year-old mo [...]