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Laura Morel
Laura Morel

Laura Morel was a Tampa Bay Times reporter covering law enforcement and courts in Pinellas County.

  1. Nicholas Lindsey, killer of St. Petersburg police officer, again sentenced to life in prison
    Jan. 28, 2017• News
    Nicholas Lindsey was 16 when he killed a police officer in 2011. He was hoping for a reduced sentence after state law was changed in response to a Supreme Court decision.
  2. Clearwater police officer involved in car accident
    Jan. 20, 2015• News
    LAURA MOREL | TIMES Three people, including a law enforcement officer, are being treated for non-life threatening injuries at a local hospital after a car crash this afternoon at Missouri Avenue and Drew Street, authorities said. The collision occurred shortly after 4 p.m., said police spokesman Rob Shaw. The injured individuals, whose names have not been released, were transported to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg and St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa Shaw said. The Clearwater police officer's black, unmarked Dodge Charger was badly damaged when it collided with the other car, a Honda. Police said the injured officer radioed for help after the impact. It remains unclear what caused the accident. Authorities are investigating.
  3. POLICE: CAR THIEF USED SEARCH FORCAT AS AN EXCUSE BUT DIDN'T OWN ONE
    Sep. 12, 2014• Archive
  5. SURPRISE GUILTY PLEA IN ATTACK
    Aug. 14, 2013• Archive
  6. MAN CHARGED IN GIRLFRIEND'S KILLING
    Jun. 6, 2013• Archive
  7. MORE DEMOLITION NEAR SINKHOLE
    May 23, 2013• Archive
  8. 3 GO TO HOSPITAL, 1 TO JAIL IN FIGHT
    May 21, 2013• Archive
  9. Belleair Beach man arrested after fillet knife attack in bar
    May 21, 2013• News
    James Klingbeil, 50, was at the Red Lion Pub at 1407 Gulf Blvd. about 11 p.m. when he began to argue with a bartender who refused to sell him alcohol because he was already intoxicated, deputies said.
  10. AMMONIA RISK HERE DISCOUNTED
    Apr. 19, 2013• Archive
  11. Could fertilizer plants blow up here?
    Apr. 19, 2013• Archive
  12. WILDFIRE RISK UP FROM DRY WEATHER
    Apr. 3, 2013• Archive
  13. No rain? Expect wildfires, and more of them
    Apr. 3, 2013• News
    Firefighters try to save homes Friday in the Glen Lakes neighborhood in Weeki Wachee. A prescribed burn had flared out of control in the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge.
  14. SCHNITT LAWYER CHARGED WITH DUI
    Jan. 25, 2013• Archive
  15. No serious injuries after Tampa Police officer's vehicle clips pedestrian
    Jun. 17, 2012• News
  16. Hazardous material concern shuts Mease Dunedin Hospital emergency room
    Jun. 11, 2012• News
  17. MYSTERY CLOUDS MAN'S KILLING
    May 31, 2012• Archive
  18. Power restored to Pinellas courthouse, jail after morning outage
    May 18, 2012• News