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Lakeland police Chief Sam Taylor told reporters Tuesday his investigators have now identified 11 people who were injured in a drive-by shooting Monday afternoon in Lakeland.
Number of victims in Lakeland shooting rises to 11, shooters’ car found, police say
A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered to anyone with information that leads to the identification and arrest of the four suspects.
Mother found slain near her sleeping toddler in New Tampa
A Tampa police patrol SUV is seen near the scene on Pictorial Park Drive in New Tampa where a woman was found dead on the ground Monday night next to an SUV in which her toddler son was found safe, strapped in a car seat.
The woman was found Monday night on the 10700 block of Pictorial Park Drive in the Easton Park subdivision, police said.
Tampa Bay leaders condemn fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis
Protesters rally against the fatal police assault of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tenn., on Friday.
“We fear for our lives every day,” said one local NAACP leader.
10 shot in Lakeland, police chief calls attack ‘targeted,’ ‘shocking’
Police cruisers block Iowa Avenue at Plum Street early Monday evening at the scene of a drive-by shooting that wounded 10 people, two critically.
Two people were critically injured, police said. The shooting happened about a minute after a school bus dropped off children on the street.

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  1. Number of victims in Lakeland shooting rises to 11, shooters’ car found, police say
    47 minutes ago• Crime
    Lakeland police Chief Sam Taylor told reporters Tuesday his investigators have now identified 11 people who were injured in a drive-by shooting Monday afternoon in Lakeland.
  2. Florida woman’s DNA test IDs skull found on Pennsylvania riverbank in 1986
    4 hours ago• Nation & World
    Authorities say a skull found on banks of the Delaware River in Pennsylvania more than 3 1/2 decades ago has been identified as that of a man long believed slain in New Jersey along with his girlfriend, whose body had been found in the river on the New Jersey side the previous year.
  3. 7th Memphis officer disciplined, EMTs fired in Nichols death
    5 hours ago• Nation & World
    A group of demonstrators gather at dusk in Shelby Farms Park on Monday in Memphis, Tenn., in response to the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers. Nichols, who had a hobby in photography, frequented the park to photograph sunsets.
  5. Mother found slain near her sleeping toddler in New Tampa
    Earlier today• Breaking News
    A Tampa police patrol SUV is seen near the scene on Pictorial Park Drive in New Tampa where a woman was found dead on the ground Monday night next to an SUV in which her toddler son was found safe, strapped in a car seat.
  6. 10 shot in Lakeland, police chief calls attack ‘targeted,’ ‘shocking’
    Yesterday• Crime
    Police cruisers block Iowa Avenue at Plum Street early Monday evening at the scene of a drive-by shooting that wounded 10 people, two critically.
  7. Tampa Bay leaders condemn fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis
    Yesterday• Crime
    Protesters rally against the fatal police assault of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tenn., on Friday.
  8. Florida bill would remove permit, training requirements for concealed gun carry
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, opens a special session on Dec. 12, 2022, at the state Capitol in Tallahassee.
  9. Spring Hill singer found guilty in Jan. 6 case
    Yesterday• Hernando
    Audrey Ann Southard, center, holds a mask during a counter-protest against a Black Lives Matter demonstration in New Port Richey on Aug. 8, 2020.
  10. Florida sheriff sued, accused of defamation for ‘Wheel of Fugitive’ videos
    Yesterday• Florida
    Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey gets ready to spin his popular "Wheel of Fugitive" in July 2017, in Titusville. A man has filed a defamation lawsuit last week against Ivey who posts weekly “Wheel of Fugitive” videos on social media. David Gay says that he wasn’t a fugitive when his name and image appeared several times in 2021 on the sheriff’s posts inspired by the long-running TV game show “Wheel of Fortune.”
  11. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor will start police chief search after April elections
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Mayor Jane Castor, in center, announced during a Feb. 8 news conference that she had selected Mary O’Connor, second from left, as her pick for the new police chief. Also pictured is Assistant Chief Lee Bercaw and then-interim police Chief Mary O’Connor Ruben “Butch” Delgado. Bercaw is now the interim chief after O'Connor resigned in December and Delgado has since retired. Castor says she will begin the search for the next chief "in earnest" after the city's runoff election on April 25.
  12. Pinellas nonprofit’s financial chief got, kept job amid fraud investigation
    Yesterday• Crime
    Wendy Merson is accused of scheming to defraud Windmoor Healthcare of Clearwater, where she worked as chief executive officer from 2006-2018. Merson was more recently the chief financial officer at Pinellas County nonprofit Directions for Living.
  13. Tyre Nichols remembered as beautiful soul with creative eye
    Jan. 28• Crime
    This photo provided by the Nichols family shows Tyre Nichols, who had a passion for photography and was described by friends as joyful and lovable. Nichols was just minutes from his home in Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. 7, 2023, when he was pulled over by police and fatally beaten. Five Memphis police officers have since been charged with second-degree murder and other offenses. (Courtesy of the Nichols family via AP)
  14. Port Richey man sentenced to life for strangling, killing the mother of his daughter
    Jan. 28• Crime
    Robert Brunda, 34, was found guilty Friday of killing Amanda Lange and sentenced to life in prison by Pasco County judge Joshua Riba.
  15. Tyre Nichols video shows brutal 3-minute beating by police
    Jan. 28• Crime
    The image from video released on Jan. 27, 2023, by the City of Memphis, shows Tyre Nichols on the ground as medics arrive during a brutal attack by five Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols died on Jan. 10. The five officers have since been fired and charged with second-degree murder and other offenses. (City of Memphis via AP)
  16. Jury finds Tampa rapper not guilty in fatal double shooting
    Jan. 27• Crime
    Billy Adams III testifies Thursday during his trial for the shootings of Trevon Albury and Daniel Thompson in a Lutz recording studio. Adams said he killed the pair after Albury pulled a gun in an attempt to rob the studio engineer.
  17. Fired Florida police officers accused of beating homeless man turn selves in
    Jan. 27• Crime
    This combo of booking photos provided by the Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation show Lorenzo Orfila, 27, left, and Rafael Otano, 22, who were booked into jail Thursday in Miami. The two former South Florida police officers turned themselves in to face felony charges over the beating of a homeless man who had been drinking outside a shopping center last month.
  18. ‘I was in fear’: Rapper explains why he shot 2 men in Lutz recording studio
    Jan. 26• Hillsborough
    Billy Adams III testifies Thursday during his trial for the shootings of Trevon Albury and Daniel Thompson in a Lutz recording studio. Adams said he killed the pair after Albury pulled a gun in an attempt to rob the studio engineer.
  19. DeSantis proposes death penalty for certain sex crimes, increased punishment for fentanyl
    Jan. 26• Politics
    “We want to make sure that we cement our reputation as being a law-and-order state and take actions as necessary to help further protect the people of the state of Florida,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a news conference Thursday at the Miami Police Benevolent Association hall.
  20. NYC bike path killer convicted, could face the death penalty
    Jan. 26• Nation & World
    Sayfullo Saipov was convicted in federal court in New York in an attack that killed eight people on a popular bike path. He could face the death penalty.
  21. 5 fired Memphis cops charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
    Jan. 26• Nation & World
    Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy answers questions during a news conference Thursday after five fired Memphis Police Officers were charged in the murder of Black motorist Tyre Nichols.
  22. Florida fake nursing diploma scheme resulted in 7,600 fraudulent degrees, feds say
    Jan. 26• Florida
    Federal authorities in Florida have charged 25 people with participating in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal shortcut for aspiring nurses to get licensed and find employment.
  23. DNA could crack a notorious Florida cold case — with infamous suspects
    Jan. 26• Crime
    Pat Myers, seen here in August 2022, pauses at the gravesite where his sister and her family are buried, at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Arcadia. The Walker family was murdered on December 19, 1959, and Myers has long hoped for closure as the murder remains one of the oldest unsolved cases in the state.
  24. Hillsborough real estate broker accused of using fraudulent deeds to sell properties he didn’t own
    Jan. 26• Crime
    Michael Bogsted was arrested at his Plant City home on Tuesday after authorities say he tried to sell or mortgage several properties that didn’t belong to him. He faces a charge of scheme to defraud.
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