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The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice said Friday that it has closed the Charles Britt Academy, pictured here in a Google image from May, after two employees at the state-owned residential treatment center for boys were arrested on child abuse charges.
State closes St. Pete treatment facility for boys amid child abuse allegations
Two employees at the Charles Britt Academy were arrested this week after police said one held a boy down while the other punched him.
Tampa man arrested in homicide at 7-Eleven store, police say
Taron Criner, 39, is facing a second-degree murder charge in the death of an elderly Black man who was found with serious injuries in front of a 7-Eleven in Tampa early Friday. The man later died at an area hospital, according to the Tampa Police Department.
Officers responding to the call found an elderly Black man suffering from “severe upper body trauma,” police said.
Pinellas deputy arrested, faces domestic battery charge, Sheriff’s Office says
Ryan Mullen, a 47-year-old Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office detention deputy, has been arrested after authorities say he grabbed a female by her hair and hit her in the head and face numerous times during an argument June 14 in Largo.
Ryan Mullen, 47, grabbed a female by her hair and hit her in the head and face numerous times, deputies said.
Clearwater woman fatally shot man who broke into her home, police say
Detectives were investigating a fatal shooting Tuesday on the 1600 block of Flagler Driver in Clearwater, police said.
The woman said she awoke to find the man in her bedroom and shot him when he attacked her, police said.

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  1. Biden signs landmark gun measure, says ‘lives will be saved’
    6 hours ago• Nation & World
    President Joe Biden with first lady Jill Biden delivers remarks before signing into law S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gun safety bill in a ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 25.
  2. Guns and abortion: Contradictory Supreme Court decisions, or consistent?
    Earlier today• Nation & World
    A woman wears an anti-gun T-shirt outside of the Supreme Court, following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in Washington, June 24. The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York state law that had restricted who could obtain a permit to carry a gun in public.
  3. State closes St. Pete treatment facility for boys amid child abuse allegations
    Yesterday• Crime
    The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice said Friday that it has closed the Charles Britt Academy, pictured here in a Google image from May, after two employees at the state-owned residential treatment center for boys were arrested on child abuse charges.
  5. Tampa man arrested in homicide at 7-Eleven store, police say
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Taron Criner, 39, is facing a second-degree murder charge in the death of an elderly Black man who was found with serious injuries in front of a 7-Eleven in Tampa early Friday. The man later died at an area hospital, according to the Tampa Police Department.
  6. Pinellas deputy arrested, faces domestic battery charge, Sheriff’s Office says
    Yesterday• Crime
    Ryan Mullen, a 47-year-old Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office detention deputy, has been arrested after authorities say he grabbed a female by her hair and hit her in the head and face numerous times during an argument June 14 in Largo.
  7. Clearwater couple arrested after 2-year-old girl hospitalized, police say
    Yesterday• Crime
    Cameron Taylor, 21, left, faces charges of aggravated child abuse and child neglect in connection to injuries his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter sustained, while the girl's mother, 21-year-old Cheyenne Gray, right, faces child neglect charges, according to the Clearwater Police Department.
  8. St. Pete police plan ‘all hands on deck’ effort to keep Pride events safe, chief says
    Jun. 23• St. Petersburg
    People attend the PRIDE OUTside Festival held in St. Petersburg's Vinoy Park in 2021. The St. Petersburg Police Department is gearing up for an “all hands on deck” effort to provide security during this weekend’s Pride festivities, Chief Anthony Holloway said Thursday.
  9. 3 Palm Harbor bicyclists seriously injured in Pinellas crash
    Jun. 23• Crime
    A damaged tandem bicycle lies in the grass at the scene of a crash involving two bicycles and a car at the intersection of East Lake Road and Trinity Boulevard on Thursday. The driver of the car turned into the path of the bicyclists, causing them to hit the passenger side of the car, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Two cyclists on the tandem and another cyclist on his own bike were seriously injured, troopers said.
  10. Clearwater woman fatally shot man who broke into her home, police say
    Jun. 21• Breaking News
    Detectives were investigating a fatal shooting Tuesday on the 1600 block of Flagler Driver in Clearwater, police said.
  11. To fight gun violence, Tampa Police will pay you $100 for that firearm
    Jun. 21• Crime
    Maya Rabaut, 5, colors during a June 3 event at which Tampa Police Chief Chief Mary O’Connor delivered a proclamation to the Florida Chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, deeming that day National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
  12. Southern Baptist Convention vows to make public database of pastors charged with sex abuse
    Jun. 21• Crime
    Attendees hold up their ballots during the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif. on June 14.
  13. Former Tarpon Springs pain clinic director faces new sex extortion charges, police say
    Jun. 20• Crime
    Christopher Ferguson, the former director of a pain management clinic in Tarpon Springs, was arrested Monday for the second time in connection to an ongoing investigation in which he is accused of coercing patients into performing sexual acts in order to get their prescription medication, according to police.
  14. Deputies arrest 3 teens in shooting outside Tropical Smoothie Cafe in Lutz
    Jun. 20• Breaking News
    Ryan Cairel, left, and Michael Lopergalo, both 18, were arrested Saturday in connection to a shooting outside a Tropical Smoothie Cafe in Lutz on Wednesday, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.
  15. In Miami, an alternative to 911 for mental health crises
    Jun. 19• Florida
    Members of the Healing and Justice Center stand in front of the Freedom House Mobile Crisis Response and Free Urgent Care van in Liberty City.
  16. St. Petersburg police on scene of shooting with 1 person dead
    Jun. 17• Crime
    City police are on the scene of a shooting that occurred Friday evening in the 2900 block of 15th Avenue S.
  17. Florida men face hate crime charges after axe handle beating of Black man, feds say
    Jun. 17• Crime
    This combo of photos provided by the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office show Roy Lashley, 55, left, and Robert Lashley, 52. The two Florida men have been charged with a federal hate crime for allegedly beating a Black man in a store parking lot while yelling racial slurs, the U.S. Justice Department said Friday.
  18. A Tampa talent agency bookkeeper killed herself at work, then came the allegations
    Jun. 17• Movies
    Christine Ponthieux was a bookkeeper at Benz Model & Talent Agency. She sent a letter throughout the state alleging corruption at the Tampa agency. She then died by suicide on April 25.
  19. Teen shot at Tropical Smoothie runs into Crunch Fitness in Land O’ Lakes seeking safety
    Jun. 16• Pasco
    Investigators with the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office are searching for two suspects involved in a shooting near a popular Tropical Smoothie Cafe Wednesday night that sent one teen to the hospital with injuries.
  20. Tampa teen gets jail, probation for evidence tampering in Blake High grad shooting
    Jun. 16• Crime
    Crysi Marie Coleman, 18, was fatally shot on Aug. 29 by 16-year-old Yanmarkoz Jimenez while the two were hanging out at the Tampa home of Sabian Taft, prosecutors said. Taft was charged with evidence tampering after the shooting and sentenced Thursday to 30 days jail followed by three months probation.
  21. Tampa police chief to host violent crime forum on Friday
    Jun. 16• Tampa
    Tampa police Chief Mary O’Connor, center, speaks to reporters during a news conference at Tampa Police Department headquarters on June 7, one day after two unrelated shootings in east Tampa left one man dead and two other people injured. O'Connor on Friday will host a community forum on violent crime in east Tampa's Ybor Heights neighborhood.
  22. Pinellas Jail extends COVID lockdown a second time
    Jun. 16• Breaking News
    The Pinellas County Jail has extended its coronavirus lockdown through July 5.
  23. Man who hacked thousands of iCloud accounts to steal nude photos gets prison
    Jun. 15• Crime
    A man was sentenced to nine years in prison Wednesday after he hacked into thousands of private iCloud accounts, stole people’s nude images and videos and shared them with other people.
  24. Miami-Dade cop fled deputies at 100 mph in police car while drunk, officials say
    Jun. 15• Florida
    Miami-Dade police officer Donovan William Rojas was arrested in the Florida Keys for driving under the influence and fleeing from deputies in the early morning of Sunday.
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