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Alyssa Ann Zinger, of Tampa, was arrested on Nov. 24 on charges of of lewd or lascivious battery and lewd or lascivious molestation.
Tampa woman, 22, arrested on child sex charges after posing as 14-year-old, police say
Alyssa Ann Zinger, 22, was arrested in November on multiple charges related to sexual acts involving children.
St. Petersburg man gets 3½ years in prison for role in Jan. 6 Capitol riots
Zachary Johnson of St. Petersburg wears protective goggles outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a screenshot from a video released by the U.S. House Jan. 6th Committee.
Federal authorities say Zachary Johnson, a member of the Proud Boys organization, will serve three years of supervised release once out of prison.
Indictment details $4 million construction fraud at Bay Pines VA cancer center
The C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center Campus, part of the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System.
Four men are accused in a scheme that compromised construction of cancer treatment center at the St. Petersburg veterans hospital.
Thief hid in St. Petersburg antique shop until closing, then stole $18K in goods
St. Petersburg police are trying to identify a man who hid in an antique shop until after it closed, then crawled around the store and stole items valued at about $18,000. Much of the caper was captured on surveillance video.
Police released surveillance video of the burglary, which they said shows the man “walks with a distinctive waddle.”

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  1. 2 arrested after rapper Nardo Wick fan beaten outside Tampa’s Club Skye
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    Two people were arrested after a fan was punched trying to get photo with rapper Nardo Wick outside Tampa’s Club Skye on Nov. 27.
  2. More details emerge on accusation against Florida GOP chairperson Christian Ziegler
    Yesterday• Politics
    Republican Party of Florida chairperson Christian Ziegler addresses attendees at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit on Nov. 4 in Kissimmee.
  3. Tampa Bay police agencies expect policy changes after Marsy’s Law ruling
    Yesterday• Politics
    Tampa police investigate on East Cluster Avenue in November 2019 after two officers fired at and fatally wounded a man who police said pointed a gun at them. The department is among law enforcement agencies in Tampa Bay and across the state that are grappling with how to amend their policies and procedures in the wake of Thursday’s sweeping Florida Supreme Court ruling on the victim rights measure known as Marsy’s Law.
  5. Tampa woman, 22, arrested on child sex charges after posing as 14-year-old, police say
    Dec. 1• Breaking News
    Alyssa Ann Zinger, of Tampa, was arrested on Nov. 24 on charges of of lewd or lascivious battery and lewd or lascivious molestation.
  6. Feds highlight Tampa mail carrier robberies in effort against crime trend
    Dec. 1• Crime
    Mail trucks at the post office located at Tampa International Airport in Tampa.
  7. St. Petersburg man gets 3½ years in prison for role in Jan. 6 Capitol riots
    Dec. 1• Crime
    Zachary Johnson of St. Petersburg wears protective goggles outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a screenshot from a video released by the U.S. House Jan. 6th Committee.
  8. Indictment details $4 million construction fraud at Bay Pines VA cancer center
    Dec. 1• News
    The C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center Campus, part of the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System.
  9. Head of Florida Republican Party accused of sexual battery, under investigation
    Nov. 30• Politics
    Florida Party of Florida Chairman Christian Ziegler addresses attendees at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Kissimmee, Fla.
  10. Florida Supreme Court rules that police can’t hide identity behind Marsy’s Law
    Nov. 30• Politics
    The Florida Supreme Court building is pictured in Tallahassee.
  11. Thief hid in St. Petersburg antique shop until closing, then stole $18K in goods
    Nov. 29• Crime
    St. Petersburg police are trying to identify a man who hid in an antique shop until after it closed, then crawled around the store and stole items valued at about $18,000. Much of the caper was captured on surveillance video.
  12. Supervisor at Hillsborough home construction site fatally stabbed during robbery, deputies say
    Nov. 29• Crime
    The Easthaven residential development off Harney Road east of Tampa is pictured in a Google image from February. A Thonotosassa man, Ja’Quan Javontae Glymp, was arrested Sunday on a first-degree murder charge in connection to the fatal stabbing and suspected robbery of a worker at a townhome under construction in the neighborhood Saturday morning. records show.
  13. $50 drug deal yields manslaughter convictions in Tampa overdose deaths
    Nov. 29• Hillsborough
    Jose Alberto Marti and Melissa Christine Hanna pleaded guilty to manslaughter Tuesday for providing the drugs that caused two fatal overdoses in 2020.
  14. Fan punched trying to get photo with rapper Nardo Wick outside Tampa’s Club Skye
    Nov. 29• Crime
    Tampa police are seeking the public’s help after people “who appear to be affiliated” with a performer punched a man who approached the artist to get a photo outside of Club Skye early Monday morning.
  15. WWE Hall of Famer Tammy ‘Sunny’ Sytch sentenced to 17 years for Florida fatal DUI crash
    Nov. 28• Crime
    WWE Hall of Famer Tammy Sytch is escorted to the defense table by Volusia Couty Sheriff's Office bailiffs for her sentencing, Monday at the S. James Foxman Justice Center in Daytona Beach for a DUI crash that killed a Florida man in 2022.
  16. Judge orders Ybor shooting suspect to stay jailed
    Nov. 27• Crime
    Tyrell Phillips, a suspect in a deadly shooting in Ybor City on Oct. 29, is seen as he is brought into the courtroom for a detention hearing at the Hillsborough County criminal courthouse annex, 401 N Jefferson St, Tampa, on Monday.
  17. Arrest made in Tampa fatal stabbings of girl, 14, and woman
    Nov. 27• Crime
    Tampa police said on Monday that a man suspected of stabbing to death a woman and a 14-year-old girl on Sunday has been arrested in Maryland.
  18. Hillsborough DUI crackdown during Thanksgiving week nets 44 arrests
    Nov. 27• Crime
    A crackdown on drunken driving during Thanksgiving week resulted in 44 arrests, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reported on Monday.
  19. Court weighs if Tampa rapper’s jury should be unanimous on death penalty
    Nov. 27• Crime
    Billy Adams III appears in a Hillsborough courtroom in February after he was accused of fatally shooting 22-year-old Alana Sims, who was pregnant.
  20. Two fatally stabbed in Tampa, police say
    Nov. 26• Crime
  21. Largo man arrested and charged in death of his brother
    Nov. 25• Crime
    A 41-year-old suspect told officers "I just killed my brother in my house" while they were conducting a welfare check, according to the Largo Police Department.
  22. Suspect in Citrus County Thanksgiving murder dies from gunshot wound
    Nov. 25• Florida
    A 67-year-old man was found dead in a vehicle trunk on Thursday morning, according to Citrus County Sheriff's Office. The suspect later died of a gunshot wound in the stomach, which police believe was self-inflicted.
  23. Citrus deputies shoot and kill man after car chase into Marion County
    Nov. 25• News
    A suspect in Citrus County fled a traffic stop, sparking a police chase into Marion County, the sheriff's office said in a news release.
  24. Citrus County deputies find dead body in trunk Thanksgiving morning
    Nov. 23• Crime
    Citrus County Sheriff's Office deputies discovered the body of a man inside the trunk of a vehicle at an Inverness home Thanksgiving morning. The homeowner, who is a suspect in the case, was found injured in his house and was taken to a hospital.
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