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WTSP.com
April 28, 2018
VALRICO, Fla. - One person died after getting hit by a train on Saturday morning, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. The crash happened at Brandon Boulevard and Valrico Station Road. Brandon Boulevard -- which is also known as East State Route 60 -- is shut down east and westbound at theÃÂ ...
WFLA
April 27, 2018
"The student ended up fleeing from the school, but the mother brought him back later that afternoon and we were able to make an arrest," said Corporal Larry McKinnon with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's office. Deputies said the mother would not let her son answer any questions about why he broughtÃÂ ...
WTSP.com
April 27, 2018
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested two teenage boys accused of putting running water hoses inside of cars. The boys -- aged 15 and 16 -- caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to three separate cars in the Moss Landing and Rivercrest subdivisions, according to the sheriff's office.
TBO.com
April 27, 2018
He was last seen wearing awhite and blue striped shirt, light colored skinny jeans and black sneakers. He has a tattoo on his right hand, one on the right side of his neck, and multiple tattoos on his left arm. Anyone with information is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at (813) 247-8200.
Patch.com
April 27, 2018
RIVERVIEW, FL – The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has arrested the two juveniles who have been vandalizing cars in Riverview subdivisions. Deputies arrested a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges (see related story). Between April 14 and 15, the juvenilesÃÂ ...
ABC Action News
April 26, 2018
Members of Florida Highway Patrol, Plant City Police Department, Polk County Sheriff's Office and Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office are involved in the active search. Jones reportedly came from Orange County where he reportedly carjacked someone in a Cadillac on Kirkman Road in Orlando. He wasÃÂ ...
WFLA
April 26, 2018
When he got to Plant City, Jones abandoned the Cadillac CTS from Orlando in the travel lanes of I-4 near Thonotosassa Road, according to a spokesman with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. He ran into a subdivision where he stole a 2002 green Ford F150 pick-up truck with a trailer attached to it.
Patch.com
April 16, 2018
"Shutting down this illegal cigarette ring levels the playing field for businesses who do the right thing by following the law and complying with our regulations. This is a win for everyone." said Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister. Detectives served the court-authorized search warrants and seized theÃÂ ...
WTSP.com
April 3, 2018
TAMPA, FLA-- Police are asking for help identifying a man who robbed a bank Tuesday afternoon. Clear photos show a white man with short salt and pepper hair wearing a white t-shirt that says, "Bulls are Bowling" and blue jeans. The photos show that he walked into the Wells Fargo Bank at 12233 N.
Florida Politics (blog)
March 27, 2018
Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister announced Friday that his campaign had gathered enough petition signatures to qualify for the 2018 ballot. “I've had the privilege of working in the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office for over 25 years, and there have been few things as humbling during that time asÃÂ ...
WFLA
March 24, 2018
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla (WFLA) - A brush fire is burning near the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office practical training site building. The building is located at 14063 County Road 39. Four fire engines and two brush engines are on scene, as well as the HCSO aerial unit. No further details wereÃÂ ...
ABC Action News
March 24, 2018
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is seeking to identify two people who they believe may have witnessed a drive-by shooting in Town 'N' Country Friday morning. Deputies say that around 2:30 a.m., a 44-year-old victim was shot in the upper torso while in a vehicleÃÂ ...
ABC Action News
March 24, 2018
Hillsborough County firefighters are battling a blaze they said threatened the ammunition bunker at the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office training facility in Lithia. Since then officials have told us the bunker is safe and now they are just working to extinguish the blaze. We do not know the size of the fire atÃÂ ...
TB Reporter (blog)
March 14, 2018
He accused the chef of taking his cell phone, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – A Clearwater man is accused of trying to stab three people to death at a Chinese restaurant where he was employed, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. Xiaofu Feng, 44, ofÃÂ ...
Florida Politics (blog)
March 14, 2018
Chronister, a Republican, has been with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office since 1992 and was a colonel before the retirement of longtime lawman David Gee in 2017, which landed him the job as interim sheriff. He filed for election a day after he was sworn in. He is running against Democrat GaryÃÂ ...
ABC Action News
March 13, 2018
Anyone with any information in reference to this incident is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 813-247-8200. "Contact began online. Contact began through social media. It's not the first time we've heard this kind of story, but we wish it would be the last time we hear it," Danny Alvarez,ÃÂ ...
Bradenton Herald
March 13, 2018
Multiple people have been stabbed at a Chinese restaurant in Hillsborough County, according to reports. The stabbing occurred on Monday afternoon at Peking Chinese Restaurant at 6936 N 56th St. in Tampa, according to Spectrum Bay News 9. ON SCENE: Detectives on scene investigating a stabbingÃÂ ...
WTSP 10 News
March 13, 2018
William C. Duncan, 43, died Monday, March 12, in the hours after the shooting, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office news release. Author: Andrew Krietz. Published: 9:13 AM EDT March 13, 2018. Updated: 6:44 PM EDT March 13, 2018. PLANT CITY, Fla. -- A second man has died following a workplaceÃÂ ...
WTSP 10 News
March 11, 2018
A man accidentally shot himself in the head during a gathering early Sunday morning. The man, whose identity has not been released, is in critical condition at Tampa General Hospital, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office news release. Deputies were sent around 3:40 a.m. Sunday, March 11ÃÂ ...
ABC Action News
March 5, 2018
Deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office are searching for a sex offender on the run. Carlos Mendoza, 41, is a registered sex offender and he has an outstanding arrest warrant for failure to update his residential address within 48 hours of change. Mendoza's last known address was inÃÂ ...
WFLA
March 3, 2018
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies pulled more than 250 pounds of marijuana from a home in Clair-Mel after it caught fire Thursday morning. Deputies found 37 marijuana plants growing inside the house at 1607 Hartley Road, according to sheriff's officeÃÂ ...
FOX 13 News, Tampa Bay
March 3, 2018
ST. PETERSBURG (FOX 13) - Officials warn there are three phone scams are targeting Hillsborough and Pinellas County residents. The scammers identify themselves as either an employee of Duke Energy, Pinellas County Sheriff's Sergeant Jim Gaskins, or as Hillsborough County Sheriff's OfficeÃÂ ...
ABC Action News
March 2, 2018
TAMPA, Fla. — Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies are searching for two men they say are preying on elderly women and stealing their money. Deputies say that the two men don't use weapons or any kind of threat, they simply approach unsuspecting victims and say something that makes these elderlyÃÂ ...
Tampabay.com
February 22, 2018
Tammie Castro was alert in the jail infirmary when jail officials called for paramedics at 3:34 a.m. but became unresponsive within a minute, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Paramedics arrived at 3:46 a.m. and left with Castro at 4:03 a.m., the Sheriff's Office said. Castro was pronouncedÃÂ ...
ABC Action News
February 8, 2018
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLA - The Florida State Fair opened Thursday morning and it ends Monday, Feb 19. ABC Action News spoke with Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, this morning, about the security plan. RELATED: Your go-to guide for the 2018 Florida State Fair. Sheriff Chronister isÃÂ ...
ABC Action News
December 31, 1999
TAMPA, Fla. — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has canceled a Missing Child Alert for a 1-month-old boy, who was last seen in Tampa. The Gadsden County Sheriff's Office and FDLE agents found the baby and his parents at a motel in Quincy, Florida near Tallahassee. The child was locatedÃÂ ...
Orlando Sentinel
December 31, 1999
RIVERVIEW — Authorities say a Florida man killed the mother of his children and their daughter, seriously injured their son and set their house on fire. A Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office news release says 29-year-old Ronnie Oneal III was charged Monday with two counts of murder and other charges.
WFTV Orlando
December 31, 1999
RIVERVIEW, Fla. - A 3-month-old puppy was rescued from a storm drain Tuesday in Riverview by two Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies. Related Headlines. The Lake County Animal Shelter is inviting residents to drop off gifts for newborn community cats. Lake County Animal Shelter asks forÃÂ ...
ABC Action News
December 31, 1999
Multiple charges were filed after a man drove to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office without a license to escape his angry girlfriend. Deputies say Jose Rodriguez drove straight to the sheriff's office seeking safety and protection. At about 4:35 p.m. on Sunday, deputies received a report of two vehiclesÃÂ ...
Tampabay.com
December 31, 1999
TAMPA — A Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy accused of choking, beating and holding a service weapon to her wife's head was arrested early Wednesday on a felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Amy E. Dawson, 29, was arrested inside the department's Falkenburg RoadÃÂ ...
TBO.com
December 31, 1999
Yomesha Campo, 25, a school cafeteria worker, was arrested on a charge of felony child abuse, according to Tampa police. [Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office]. By Jonathan Capriel, Times Staff Writer. Published: February 28, 2018. Updated: February 28, 2018 at 09:20 PM. TAMPA — A Hillsborough County SchoolÃÂ ...
ABC Action News
December 31, 1999
Deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office are searching for the man behind a recent attack on a Tampa trail. At approximately 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, February 24th, a woman was walking westbound on the Northdale Lake Park Trail approaching the exit of the trail into her neighborhood when aÃÂ ...
ABC Action News
December 31, 1999
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — A local woman and her company have donated five complete sets of body armor to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office K9 unit. The K9 body armor vests are expensive — $800 each — and they're custom fitted for each dog. "It's my community. That's it,” said LisaÃÂ ...
Tampabay.com
December 31, 1999
GIBSONTON — A lunchroom brawl at East Bay High School on Wednesday ended with the arrest of an 18-year-old student, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Justin Rohena faces felony charges of disrupting a school campus or function and resisting an officer with violence, according toÃÂ ...
WFLA
February 19, 2018
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office needs the public's assistance in finding a missing, endangered man who is without his medication. Ansel Hammond, 68, was last seen in the area of 4800 N Hwy 301 in Tampa. He has not been seen or heard from since.
WFLA
February 18, 2018
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says they're looking for a missing, endangered 54-year-old man. Tuyen Pham left his residence at an undisclosed location in Hillsborough County and has not been seen or heard from ever since. Officials say Pham hasÃÂ ...
ABC Action News
February 17, 2018
TAMPA- There are already hundreds of Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies openly carrying guns on their hip at the Florida State Fair. Those are the guns you see, but there are hundreds more in the fair every day, you don't. According to statistics from the sheriff's office the number of guns haveÃÂ ...
WFLA
February 17, 2018
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies are on scene of a vehicle versus pedestrian crash Friday evening. The accident occurred at Memorial Highway and Civic Road. Traffic is being diverted northbound Memorial to Webb Road, back to Hillsborough. Both lanes ofÃÂ ...
WFLA
February 16, 2018
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – One can only imagine the terror of walking into a school where a deadly shooting just took place. Even Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies who've never experienced a mass shooting are required to train in how to deal with one. At the sheriff's office trainingÃÂ ...
Bradenton Herald
February 10, 2018
A woman gave birth to a baby girl Friday at the Florida State Fair, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Two deputies, Roberto Ramirez and Henry Echenique, heard Kesha Martin yelling for help shortly after 4 p.m. when her water broke. BREAKING: These two @HCSOSheriff deputiesÃÂ ...
WFLA
February 9, 2018
A deputy and a detective from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office were nearby. They rushed over to help the woman, who was at the fair with her husband and their two little boys. “We saw a bulk in her pants and we knew that that was the baby,” said Deputy Henry Echenique. “Myself, the father and theÃÂ ...
Bay News 9
February 9, 2018
"Steve is a great person, and we are not going to stop. We are going to keep fighting for him," Padron said. (Bay News 9 image). The walk will start at the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office and end at the MacDill Air Force base. The Hillsborough County School Security and the sheriff's office is supportingÃÂ ...
Tampabay.com
February 8, 2018
BRANDON — The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office put two detectives on administrative leave this week after two people were shot during an undercover gun buy Tuesday night in the parking lot of a Home Depot. On Thursday, the agency disclosed who had been shot but did not explain how itÃÂ ...
WFLA
February 8, 2018
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office responded to two separate Hillsborough County Public School campuses on Wednesday and made multiple arrests stemming from fights among students. Wharton High School witnessed a string of student disturbancesÃÂ ...
ABC Action News
February 8, 2018
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLA - The Florida State Fair opened Thursday morning and it ends Monday, Feb 19. ABC Action News spoke with Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, this morning, about the security plan. RELATED: Your go-to guide for the 2018 Florida State Fair. Sheriff Chronister isÃÂ ...
WTSP 10 News
February 4, 2018
Two bodies found Friday in an Apollo Beach home were the result of a murder-suicide, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. About 3:45 p.m., deputies were called to a home in the 1000 block of Spindle Palm Way by a report of a shooting. Inside the home, they found two bodies. InvestigatorsÃÂ ...
TB Reporter (blog)
February 4, 2018
The car they were in hit a tractor-trailer, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – A man and a woman died of injuries they suffered Friday (Feb. 2) when the car they were in hit the rear of a tractor trailer, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. Juanita PaulinoÃÂ ...
The Ledger
February 4, 2018
LAKELAND — A Lakeland man is dead after driving into the rear of a stopped semi, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Samuel T. Thomas, 38, died Friday after being transported to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa. Deputies said Thomas was heading north on Sheldon Road in Town 'NÃÂ ...
WFLA
February 3, 2018
APOLLO BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) – The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is conducting a death investigation in Apollo Beach on Friday. Deputies received a 911 call about gunfire inside the home. A couple was found dead inside the home on Spindle Palm Way. Their two daughters were in the home at theÃÂ ...
WFLA
February 3, 2018
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Deputies say a shootout in Tampa ended in a crash on Friday. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office responded to a crash at N. 48th Street and E. Hanna Ave. Investigators say the occupants of the two vehicles involved had exchanged gunfire on the roadway before crashing intoÃÂ ...
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