The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a double homicide which took place last night at Griffin Heights Apartments, located at 1010 Basin Street. From the TPD: The Tallahassee Police Department is currently conducting a double homicide investigation following a shooting that occurred just after 10 p.m. at Griffin Heights Apartments, located at 1010 Basin Street. […]
At the Tallahassee City Commission retreat on Wednesday, Tallahassee Police Department Chief Lawrence Revell told officials that his department was looking at installing school zone speed detection devices. A new Florida law gives cities and counties the ability to set up cameras to ticket and fine speeders in school zones. The law passed in 2023 […]
During the Tallahassee City Commission retreat on Wednesday, elected officials will get an update on public safety. Recently Tallahassee Reports published an article based on TPD daily crime incidents that indicated violent crime incidents were up 13.6% in 2023 when compared to 2022. In addition, there were 27 murders in 2023 compared to 21 in […]
During the Tallahassee City Commission retreat on Wednesday, elected officials will get an update on proposed state legislation during the 2024 session that could have an impact on the city of Tallahassee. Specifically, the update is focused on legislation that will impact city revenues. The agenda item notes that “we are already seeing a trend […]
The Tallahassee City Commission will conduct interviews for the City Attorney position on Tuesday, Jan. 16, beginning at 2 p.m. The Commission will interview Amy Toman, Susan Dawson, Clayton Knowles and Ray Poole. The interviews will all be held in the Tallahassee Room on the second floor of City Hall, 300 South Adams Street. Tallahassee City Attorney Cassandra Jackson stepped […]
On January 4, JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) announced it has officially launched service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Tallahassee International Airport (TLH), with the first flight arriving in Tallahassee on Thursday morning. JetBlue’s new intrastate service will operate daily, offering another travel option for customers on a route with limited competition. “We are thrilled […]
According to daily TPD incident reports tabulated by Tallahassee Reports, 2023 violent crime incidents (1,295) were up 13.6% when compared to 2022 violent crime incidents (1,140). Property crime in 2023 was down 1.6%. The total number of property and violent crime incidents were up 3.0% in 2023 when compared to the same types of crimes […]
On Dec 22, the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) successfully arrested six suspects and recovered six firearms after a complaint from a citizen. TPD released the following information: On Dec 22, TPD’s Patrol Bureau received a call that a suspect brandished a firearm. When officers arrived on scene, they quickly began an investigation. Subsequently, members of […]
TPD INFO: 2023-222596 / Shooting Incident / 2000 Block of Old Saint Augustine Road / 9:50 PM (12/27) Officers were dispatched to the above location after citizens reporting hearing gunshots. Officers canvassed the area and located evidence that a shooting occurred. A short time later, an adult male arrived at a hospital with a non-life […]
The Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) is reporting seven auto burglary incidents with on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. Five of the incidents took place in Northeast Tallahassee. Listed below is the TPD incident report. TPD reported incidents at Springhill Suites located near the 1400 block of Timberlane Rd. and at Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux located near the 3300 block […]