42 Arrested In Crime Crackdown

42 Arrested In Crime Crackdown
By CHRIS ECHEGARAY The Tampa Tribune
Published: May 26, 2007

TAMPA - There were 42 arrests in Tampa police District 2 on Friday, stemming from a crime reduction campaign.
Of those arrests, 22 were warrant arrests, eight were on charges of solicitation of prostitution, 11 were narcotics-related and one was on charges of driving with a suspended license, Lt. Jill Kwiatkowski said.
The suspects were being held at Orient Road Jail.
There were 40 officers involved in operation Blue Heat, Kwiatkowski said. The operation also included zero tolerance for traffic infractions.
District 2 covers the north part of Tampa, including Seminole Heights, the University of South Florida area and New Tampa.

Incident on Branch Ave

Well its my first week in the neighborhood and I've already had to call the police. There was a teenager (16-19yo) on a silver mountain bike hanging out in front of my house (backside of the high school) talking on a cell phone. My neighbor let his dog off leash to play with my dog. The kid got on his bike and my neighbor's dog went to follow him. At that point the kid stopped and started kicking my neighbor's dog. Then he picked a fight with my neighbor, we backed off and the kid left. Then my neighbor went to walk his dog and kid tried to fight my neighbor at the corner of Wilder and Branch. So I called the cops but the kid had already fled by the time they arrived. The kid is a young black male, tattoos, short hair, white shirt, blue jean shorts and a silver mountain bike. The cops told my neighbors and I to call them if he comes back around.

Body Found in Burned SUV

Body found in burned SUV

Tampa, Florida - Tampa Fire and Rescue responded to a car fire this morning in Seminole Heights and found a body inside.

A 1996 Cadillac sedan was well involved in flames, but firefighters were able to quickly put the fire out. That's when they found the body of an adult male inside.
The cause of the fire and how the man died are still under investigation.