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Newsby Staff WriterJune 30, 2010

Suspect in Tampa Police Murders Remains on the Loose

Investigators for hours questioned and then released the driver, 22-year-old Cortnee Nicole Brantley, with no charges Tuesday night. The shooting suspect — identified as Dontae Rashawn Morris, a 24-year-old felon with a lengthy rap sheet — remained on the loose early this morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 29, 2010

Tampa Officers Were Two of 'Nicest People You Could Meet'

The two Tampa PD officers were dedicated to their jobs, communities and their families, three colleagues said during a Tuesday press conference at police headquarters.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 29, 2010

Two Tampa Officers Shot and Killed, Suspects at Large

Tampa Officers Jeffrey Kocab and David Curtis, both 31, were shot in the head at 50th Street and 23rd Avenue, said Mayor Pam Iorio after a news conference.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 29, 2010

Driver In Custody In Slaying of Tampa Officers, Search Continues for Shooter

Police have detained Cortnee' Nicole Brantley, 22, to determine the location of passenger Dontae Rashawn Morris, 24. Morris is now wanted on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleApril 29, 2010

Shots Fired: Jacksonville, Florida 01/26/2008

The two men continued a rapid fire exchange of rounds, the suspect standing atop the embankment and Reston struggling to move uphill toward him.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 25, 2010

Ex-Con Assaults Miami-Dade Officer With Cinder Block and Unmarked Patrol Car

Michael Paul Robertson assaulted Officer Carlos Castillo, while Robertson's girlfriend watched. Castillo, a detective and 15-year-veteran, had pulled over the ex-con, who fled.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 16, 2010

Broward Deputies' Tear Gas Flushes Out Knife-Wielding Man

Deputies with the Broward County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office used tear gas to end a standoff with a suspect who had threatened officers and was seen with a knife, the Miami Herald reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 9, 2010

Florida Highway Patrol Buys 1,700+ Dell Rugged Laptops

More than 1,700 vehicles in the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) fleet have been equipped with Dell Latitude E6400 XFR rugged laptops and docking units.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2010

Supreme Court Validates Tampa PD's Miranda Warning

Kevin Dewayne Powell, who was arrested in August 2004 on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm, informed officers he possessed a handgun, after police recited their standard Miranda warning to him.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 17, 2010

Florida Agency Buys 150 Three-Shot TASERs

TASER International has announced that it has received an order for 150 TASER X3 Electronic Control Devices (ECDs) and related accessories from the Lakeland (Fla.) Police Department. The TASER X3 is the latest, most sophisticated ECD model from TASER with a three-shot semi-automatic capability.

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