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From left, Las Vegas police Lt. Jason Johansson, Sheriff Kevin McMahill and Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson attends a news conference on an indictment in the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, Friday in Las Vegas.
Suspect in 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted in Las Vegas on murder charge
Las Vegas police arrested Duane “Keffe D” Davis Friday morning. He is the last living suspect in the rapper’s death
Hillsborough killing solved 30 years after woman’s death, investigators say
Investigators with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's office announced Friday they have closed the 1993 homicide case of Roslin Kruse, pictured here. Officials identified deceased Michael Rizzo as the killer. DNA evidence found on Kruse's body matched a sample provided by Rizzo's daughter, linking him to Kruse's murder.
DNA evidence provided by the man’s daughter linked him to the 1993 strangulation death of 23-year-old Roslin Kruse, according to the Hillsborough Sheriff’s Office.
Belleair Bluffs tailor accused of molesting girl at his business
Petru Veresan, 72, of Clearwater, is facing charges of lewd and lascivious molestation and lewd and lascivious conduct.
The teen girl told detectives that the man molested her while tailoring her clothes and on other occasions, sheriff’s officials said.
Deputies investigate fatal shooting in Tampa
A man in his 20s was fatally shot in an unincorporated part of northeast Tampa on Thursday, deputies said.
A man in his 20s who had been shot multiple times was found Thursday night on the 6000 block of N 48th Street.

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  1. Hillsborough killing solved 30 years after woman’s death, investigators say
    Sept. 29• Crime
    Investigators with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's office announced Friday they have closed the 1993 homicide case of Roslin Kruse, pictured here. Officials identified deceased Michael Rizzo as the killer. DNA evidence found on Kruse's body matched a sample provided by Rizzo's daughter, linking him to Kruse's murder.
  2. Belleair Bluffs tailor accused of molesting girl at his business
    Sept. 29• Crime
    Petru Veresan, 72, of Clearwater, is facing charges of lewd and lascivious molestation and lewd and lascivious conduct.
  3. Suspect in 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted in Las Vegas on murder charge
    Sept. 29• Nation & World
    From left, Las Vegas police Lt. Jason Johansson, Sheriff Kevin McMahill and Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson attends a news conference on an indictment in the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, Friday in Las Vegas.
  5. Deputies investigate fatal shooting in Tampa
    Sept. 29• Crime
    A man in his 20s was fatally shot in an unincorporated part of northeast Tampa on Thursday, deputies said.
  6. Suspect in double fatal shooting at Largo auto shop was unhappy customer, police say
    Sept. 28• Crime
    Forensic Science investigators with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office document the scene at Stout's Auto Service, 1801 S Belcher Road on Wednesday. In an update Thursday, police said a former customer shot owner Jodie Stout, who returned fire. Both men died from gunshot wounds.
  7. Jury finds Riverview man guilty of killing 13-year-old daughter
    Sept. 27• Breaking News
    Nahshon Shannon reacts after Judge Samantha Ward reads the verdict during his murder trial at the Hillsborough County Courthouse on Wednesday in Tampa.
  8. 2 killed in shooting at Largo auto repair business, police say
    Sept. 27• Crime
    Largo Police detectives congregate outside of Stout's Auto Service, Wednesday in Largo, where at least 2 people were killed during a shooting, police say.
  9. Howard Frankland stabbing suspect is former federal prosecutor
    Sept. 27• Crime
    Patrick Douglas Scruggs, 38, of Tampa, was arrested and booked into the Pinellas County Jail on Tuesday. He faces charges of aggravated battery, aggravated assault and armed burglary after authorities say he repeatedly stabbed a driver on the Howard Frankland Bridge after the driver struck Scruggs' sedan.
  10. Florida law allowing death penalty in child rapes to take effect
    Sept. 27• Crime
    The traditional hanky drop that signifies the end of the Florida legislative session took place in a packed rotunda May 5 in Tallahassee.
  11. Tampa man accused of stabbing other driver after 3-vehicle crash on Howard Frankland
    Sept. 27• Crime
    Patrick Douglas Scruggs, 38, of Tampa, was arrested and booked into the Pinellas County Jail on Tuesday. He faces charges of aggravated battery, aggravated assault and armed burglary after authorities say he repeatedly stabbed a driver on the Howard Frankland Bridge after the driver struck Scruggs' sedan. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver who was stabbed had collided with another vehicle before crashing into Scruggs' sedan. The incident shut down part of Interstate 275 for nearly three hours Tuesday morning.
  12. Jury deliberates in case of Riverview man accused of killing daughter, 13
    Sept. 26• Crime
    Nahshon Shannon, right, looks on during his murder trial at Hillsborough County Courthouse in Tampa last week. Shannon is charged with murdering his 13-year-old daughter Janessa Shannon, in 2017.
  13. Man who jumped into Busch Gardens gator exhibit enters pretrial intervention
    Sept. 26• Crime
    The entrance to Busch Gardens at the corner of Busch Boulevard and McKinley Drive in Tampa is pictured in in a Google image from 2022. A 20-year-old Louisiana man who was arrested after police said he jumped into the park's alligator exhibit in June will avoid criminal conviction if he completes the terms of a pre-trial intervention agreement approved last week.
  14. Tampa Police investigating circumstances of NFL star Mike Williams’ death
    Sept. 26• Tampa
    Tierney Lyle made many trips to visit former Bucs player Mike Williams in the hospital with their daughter, Mya, who Lyle says shares her father's athletic talent.
  15. Tampa police investigating after man found dead at apartment complex
    Sept. 24• Breaking News
    Officers responded to Scruggs Manor on N 22nd Street at approximately 3:15 a.m., after receiving reports that a man had died at the apartment complex.
  16. Florida deputies fatally shoot man who pointed gun at passing cars
    Sept. 24• Breaking News
    Orange County sheriff's deputies fatally shot a man who pointed a gun at passing cars early Sunday, authorities said.
  17. Florida toddler, 2 adults fatally shot during dispute over dog sale
    Sept. 24• Breaking News
    A 3-year-old and two adults were fatally shot during an argument over the sale of a dog, authorities said.
  18. Detectives search for 21-year-old in Wimauma homicide investigation
    Sept. 23• Hillsborough
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  19. Arrest made after man shot to death following confrontation in Tampa
    Sept. 22• Crime
    Tampa Police arrested 37-year-old Alberto Rodriguez Stephenson on Sept. 22, 2023, in connection with the murder of a man who was shot and killed earlier that same day at the intersection of E. Busch Boulevard and N. Connechusett Road.
  20. Pinellas trolley driver attacked by stranger near St. Pete Pier, police said
    Sept. 21• Crime
    A Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority driver was taken to an area hospital by ambulance after he was attacked by a man he didn’t know while getting onto his parked trolley at the end of his break shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday, the St. Petersburg Police Department said Thursday. The driver, who was not named, suffered injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening, the agency said.
  21. Woman faces DUI manslaughter charge in Tampa crash that killed passenger
    Sept. 21• Crime
    The Tampa Police Department arrested Chelsea Hernandez, 20, on charges of DUI manslaughter charge and driving with a suspended license after she ran a red light in Tampa early Wednesday, causing a crash with a dump truck that killed one of her passengers, police said.
  22. Video shows Tampa officer taunting, cursing at residents
    Sept. 21• Tampa
    Footage from a body-worn camera shows a Tampa officer taunting and cursing at residents.
  23. Arrest of driver under Florida immigration law heightens Mexico’s tensions with DeSantis
    Sept. 20• Politics
    Florida Highway Patrol on Aug. 21, 2023, initiated a traffic stop that resulted in the arrest of Raquel López Aguilar, a Mexican national, on charges of transporting immigrants into Florida who are in the country illegally.
  24. Tampa man sexually battered woman while impersonating cop, police say
    Sept. 20• Crime
    Sonny Albert Gonzalez, 42, was arrested and booked into a Hillsborough County jail on Tuesday on multiple charges including armed sexual battery, armed false imprisonment and impersonating a law enforcement officer, according to Tampa police.
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