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Hillsborough Sheriff to Offer Online Crime Reporting in Spanish

Computer| Cell Phone | TB Reporter
The online portal currently allows people who speak English to report non-emergency crimes without having to call a deputy to their home. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office‘sRead More

Chronister: Deputy Arrested, Fired After Pointing Gun At Suspect Who Was in Custody

Arrests | Crime | Handcuffs
The man in custody was not armed and made no aggressive actions toward any deputies, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. TAMPA – A Hillsborough deputy was arrested andRead More

Tampa Man Sentenced in Counterfeit Credit Card Plot

Crime | Arrests | Courts
He used information stolen with the help of skimmers. TAMPA – A Tampa man was sentenced to federal prison in connection with credit card and identity theft offenses, according toRead More

Pasco Man Pleads Guilty in Health-Care Fraud Plot

Courts | Law | TB Reporter
He ran a telemarketing company, whose employees were trained to follow a script designed to upsell equipment and testing to Medicare beneficiaries, the U.S. attorney says. TAMPA – A PascoRead More

Pinellas Receives Federal Grant for Officer Safety, Wellness

Police Lights | Crime | Law Enforcement
The grants are designed to advance crime fighting, community engagement, problem solving, or organizational changes to support community policing. Pinellas County is one of three entities in the Middle DistrictRead More

Tampa Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sex-Trafficking Teenaged Girls

Luis Berrios-Trinidad | US Attorney | Crime
He told an undercover officer that he had access to girls ranging in age from 14-17 years old, and that the price per girl was between $160-180 an hour. TAMPARead More

Hillsborough Deputies Arrest 35 in DUI/BUI Sting Over Holiday Weekend

Hillsborough Sheriff | Crime | Arrests
Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister says, “The Fourth of July holiday is often marked as one of the deadliest of the year for drunk-driving crashes.” HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – The Hillsborough CountyRead More

Spring Hill Woman Accused of Setting Fire to Her Former Home

Monica Gluck | Hernando Sheriff | Arrests
Hernando deputies say she told them she wanted to burn it down because of “bad things” that happened there. SPRING HILL – A Spring Hill woman was accused of settingRead More

Tampa Police Charge Seven After Protest on Dale Mabry

Crime | Arrests | Jail
Police said protestors blocked traffic on Dale Mabry Highway for more than an hour. TAMPA – Officers arrested seven demonstrators who, they said, were blocking traffic along Dale Mabry HighwayRead More

Deputies: Wimauma Man Sent Pornography to ’14-year-old Girl’

Frank Ochoa | Hillsborough Sheriff | Arrests
The “girl” was an undercover decoy, Hillsborough deputies say. WIMAUMA – A Wimauma man was arrested by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and accused of inappropriately communicating with someone heRead More