Police Chief Stephen Hogue has picked a 30-year veteran to be the Tampa Police Department's new assistant chief. ...more

June 11, 2008

TAMPA - Police Chief Stephen Hogue has named a 30-year veteran as the Tampa Police Department's new assistant chief. ...more

June 10, 2008

A photo of the chin-length red hair and bushy beard Michael George had as a narcotics detective inspires a smile beneath his trim salt-and-pepper moustache. ...more

June 6, 2008

Michael George, 50, retires Friday after 29 years with the Tampa Police Department, finishing his career as one of two assistant chiefs. ...more

June 5, 2008

With a brace around her right leg and a cast on her left arm, Tampa police Officer Tara Edwards hoisted herself out of a wheelchair Thursday to hug two men she called "gentleman angels." ...more

May 23, 2008

TAMPA With a brace around her right leg and a cast on her left arm, Tampa police Officer Tara Edwards hoisted herself out of a wheelchair Thursday to hug two men she called "gentleman angels." It was the first time Edwards had seen motorists Archie Thomas and Douglas Rand since May 5, when police said they pulled her from a burning patrol car after a head-on collision with an intoxicated driver. ...more

May 22, 2008

The police department has been using the same radio system since before Chief Stephen Hogue joined the force in 1973. ...more

May 12, 2008

Standing on the stage set up outside Tampa police headquarters for the department's annual memorial ceremony, Mayor Pam Iorio recalled how she had to leave last year's service to visit John Armao, an officer shot while serving an arrest warrant. ...more

May 10, 2008

TAMPA - Standing on the portable stage set up outside Tampa police headquarters for the department's annual memorial ceremony, Mayor Pam Iorio recalled how at last year's service she had to leave to visit John Armao, an officer shot while serving an arrest warrant. Armao survived, but his injuries will prevent him from returning to duty. The annual service, she said, is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by the men and women of law enforcement. ...more

May 9, 2008

At an emotional funeral service for Tampa Police Department Master Patrol Officer Victor Guerrero, dignitaries remembered him as a good officer and loving family man who deserved respect. ...more

May 8, 2008