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LOCAL NEWS
For the July 24-30 week, TPD reported 88 crime incidents. This included 26 violent crime incidents which is 22.1% more than the average number of violent crime incidents reported on a weekly basis in 2022, which was 21.3. Get the details.
City Commissioner Curtis Richardson and challenger Dot Inman-Johnson offer two different approaches to solving the crime problem – get the details.
A shooting took place in broad daylight yesterday around 3:15 p.m. inside a market on the 1400 block of Alabama Street. Officers attempted to provide life-saving aid to the victim, but the victim succumbed to his injuries. No arrests have been made. July is now considered the most deadly month of gun violence this year.
FLORIDA NEWS
A rift within the Florida GOP has popped up after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed an additional $100 million for a state-funded rural land conservation program earlier this year. Now, the program is still going ahead and paying out millions for farmers to keep from selling their land to developers. However, demands for the payouts has already exceeded available funds. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson questioned DeSantis’ veto, and former President Trump called DeSantis “anti-farmer.”
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has joined groups like the Florida Ports Council in calling upon the Biden administration to crack down on illegal vape products flooding into Florida. As much as 58 percent of national vape sales have been sold in Florida in the last year. It is speculated that the illegal vapes are coming from China.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis saying former President Donald Trump held him back in the 2018 election. “I saw it in Florida in my re-election. You know, I won the first time by less than a percent, second time by 20. Why did people vote against me in ’18 but they voted for me in ’22. The number one reason they gave was because of Trump,” DeSantis said.
SPORTS NEWS
Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis and running back Trey Benson are both on the Maxwell Award Watch List. The Noles are the only school in the state with two players on the watch list, and only one of two ACC schools. The Maxwell Award goes to the most outstanding player in college football.
Florida A&M University is adding a new face to its women’s basketball team. Hall of Famer and former WNBA player Bridgette Gordon is the team’s new head coach. The hire comes after former coach Shalon Pillow resigned earlier this month.
TALLAHASSEE WEATHER
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Y’all are chronically online and need to get off the internet, go outside, and touch grass.
I think the DOJ’s dropping of the campaign finance charges against Donald Trump is troubling. All he did was “donate” more than $90M of other people’s money to PACs and candidates.
Oh wait, that was Sam Bankman-Fried. It was Biden that got more than $5M and other Democrat candidates and PACs that got another $85M. All stolen money that almost all of the Democrats decided to keep instead of trying to find the rightful owners.
See — not everything can be made to be Trump’s fault! There are worse crimes out there. (And even some of the media are beginning to understand that they can no longer defend Biden selling out the country for personal gain.)
I think the reports of Trump’s campaign funds being used to pay his legal bills of $40 million is troubling.
He should address that rather than criticize the Governor for not being a spendthrift with other people’s money.
Far from the only rift. Trump is going to massacre all the DeSantis lobbyist loyalists
The $64,000.00 question is, why Richardson, Johnson and the rest of the gang hasn’t already smashed our crime problem. Because they only want the appearance of “doing something” without fixing anything. Crime pays especially for politicians.
When someone criticizes typos then says “your better than this”. LOL
Special Interests say buy-buy Curtis and Voters say bye-bye Curtis.
” Curtis Richardson and challenger Dot Inman-Johnson offer two different approaches to solving the crime problem” ………………… I read the article and I still ask, WHAT are the Differences? I know what I am pushing for: It’s time to get a lot tougher on the Criminals and make them pay for it.
….If you really want to lower the Crime Rate, we need to seriously get tougher on the Criminals. Accurate Charges need to be levied on the Crimes they committed. Most of the Crimes committed should receive Jail or Prison Time, Probation, Community Service and Fines. If you swing a Knife, a Bat, a Pipe, etc. at someone trying to do the harm, weather you connect or not, THAT should be Attempted Murder. There are too many cases where the suspect was charged with Assault & Battery when it should have been Attempted Murder.
….Even small Crimes should see Jail Times, Probation, Community Service and Fines. Suspects involved in a Hit & Run should do a Minimum of 30 Days in Jail, More
depending on the Damage and if someone was hurt. ALL Hit & Run cases should be a Felony. I know you have seen the Tire Marks in the middle of the Roads and Intersections where Cars did Donuts in their Vehicles. If caught, the Driver should do a minimum of 15 Days in Jail, 100 Hours of Community Service, pay a $500 Fine and have that Vehicle Impounded until their Sentence is completed in full.
….If you are pulled over and you do not have a Valid Drivers License you should automatically be arrested, they should do a minimum of 15 Days in Jail, 100 Hours of Community Service, pay a $500 Fine and have that Vehicle Impounded until their Sentence is completed in full. If you are pulled over and you do not have your Drivers License with you then, you should automatically be arrested, you should do a minimum of 5 Days in Jail, 50 Hours of Community Service, pay a $200 Fine and have that Vehicle Impounded until their Sentence is completed in full. This all may sound a little harsh but, it is needed. Once word gets out, I am sure there will be fewer People being Arrested for these offences.
….Yes, the Jail will fill up and so will the Prisons if Law Enforcement, the District Attorney, Prosecutors and Judges do what needs to be done. I say we need to build a New BIGGER Jail, a lot bigger. And use IT. We use the Jail we have now for the Short Timers, 5 to 30 Day Stays. We build a New Prison on the Northwest end of Leon County or in the northern
Jefferson County area. To help pay for them we stop spending money on the failed Programs that have been designed to prevent Crime and to try to convince the youth from going down that path and redirect it towards building the new Prison. I would also like to see a special Bail Fee created. If you get arrested and your Bail is set at $10,000 the Bail Bondsman adds a $100 Bail For every $1,000 the Bond is. The $100 Fee goes towards the building of the New Jail.
Curtis’ approach is raising taxes. Everyone know that doesn’t work
Boy, are today briefs fractured and incomplete.
” However, demands for the payouts has already exceeded demand.” What?!?
“The Maxwell Award goes to the most outstanding award in college football.” What?!?
Come on, your better than this.