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FedEx packages, shown left, were filled with $81,000 from people out of state who Hillsborough deputies say were scammed by Dontavius Oakley, 35, who is charged with fraud. [Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office]
FedEx packages with $81,000 lead Hillsborough detectives to scam run from motel room
A tip from New Jersey brought detectives to the FedEx distribution center in Tampa, where they found packages filled with money sent from several states to a Rodeway Inn in Tampa. So they staked it...
Feb. 21• Crime
Pinellas opens cold weather shelters amid frigid temperatures, strong winds
Kite boarders take advantage of windy conditions on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 in St. Petersburg. Windy weather caused some delays at Tampa International Airport. The expected cold also prompted Pinellas officials to open cold weather shelters Friday. [MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times]
Wind gusts briefly delayed flights at Tampa International Airport. Authorities are also monitoring the Sunshine Skyway bridge, though it remained open as Friday morning.
Feb. 21• Local Weather
Tampa jury deadlock leads to mistrial in ice cream man murder case
Jurors on Friday said they could not reach a unanimous verdict in the case against Michael Keetley, an ice cream man accused of murder. Keetley, right, smirked as the judge instructed the jury to try again to reach a verdict. [SCOTT KEELER | Times]
The judge set a redo trial date for May 11 for Michael Keetley, accused of killing two men and injuring four others in Ruskin in 2010.
Feb. 21• Hillsborough
Teen, 17, shot and killed at Wimauma home
Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates. [Tampa Bay Times]
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has released few details about how the fatal shooting took place.
Feb. 20• Hillsborough

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  10. FedEx packages with $81,000 lead Hillsborough detectives to scam run from motel room
    Feb. 21• Crime
    FedEx packages, shown left, were filled with $81,000 from people out of state who Hillsborough deputies say were scammed by Dontavius Oakley, 35, who is charged with fraud. [Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office]
  11. Tampa jury deadlock leads to mistrial in ice cream man murder case
    Feb. 21• Hillsborough
    Jurors on Friday said they could not reach a unanimous verdict in the case against Michael Keetley, an ice cream man accused of murder. Keetley, right, smirked as the judge instructed the jury to try again to reach a verdict. [SCOTT KEELER | Times]
  12. Tampa pledges to match the state’s $50,000 for a Zion Cemetery memorial.
    Feb. 20• Hillsborough
    A section of the Robles Park Village public housing complex was built on top the forgotten Zion Cemetery. [OCTAVIO JONES | Times]
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    Feb. 20• Hillsborough
    Tampa Fire Rescue units arrived at 1011 E 23rd Ave. and put out the fire that consumed this two-story house. The fire was started by a man who trapped himself inside, officials said, and later died of his injuries. [Tampa Fire Rescue]
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  17. For Tampa’s newest judge, James S. Moody III, law is a family affair
    Feb. 20• Hillsborough
    James S. Moody III was appointed in January as a Hillsborough County Judge. He is the son of federal judge James S. Moody Jr. and the brother of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody. [Photo courtesy of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court] [Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court]
  18. Tampa jury ponders murder case after ice cream man waives closing argument
    Feb. 20• Crime
    Michael Keetley is brought into the courtroom during his murder trial Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 in Tampa. Keetley is the former ice cream truck driver who is accused of shooting a group of men in 2010. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
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    Feb. 20• Hillsborough
    Michele Houston-Hicks holds a picture of her great grandmother, Claudia Lewis, who walked with her as a little girl through Keystone Memorial Park Cemetery. Behind her is the former Citrus Park Colored School, founded by her ancestor Barbara Allen. [JAMES BORCHUCK | Times]
  21. Riverview High teacher’s program helps students compete at Florida State Fair
    Feb. 20• Hillsborough
    Karen Hamilton (center) is pictured going over information with her students (L-R) Madison Bowers, 17, Ashley Boarders, 18, and Bobby Campamor, 15 after competition. Hamilton runs the 4H program at Riverview High School and for 18 years has run the Sassy Cows for Savvy Kids program, a program to help developmentally disabled students compete at the state fair. [LUIS SANTANA | Times]
  22. Teen, 17, shot and killed at Wimauma home
    Feb. 20• Hillsborough
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates. [Tampa Bay Times]
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