On August 23rd, the Tallahassee City Commission will consider approving several proposed amendments to the Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB) Policies and Procedures. These changes come after several controversies with the CPRB which resulted in the removal of CPRB members and resignations. CPRB policies and procedures provide that annually the City’s legal counsel shall review […]
Provided below are the details released by TPD related to two separate shooting incidents which happened early Tuesday morning. 2023-00141872 / Shooting Incident / 1922 Lake Bradford Road (Trapican Way) / 1:20 AM Officers responded to Trapican Way regarding a shooting incident outside of the store. Upon arrival, officers located an adult female victim suffering from gunshot wounds […]
On August 15th, the Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates held their monthly meeting, hosting Tallahassee City Manager Reese Goad along-side Chief of Police Lawrence Revell. Both spoke on the City increasing the TPD’s budget by $9.5 million by increasing property taxes, moving the millage rate from 4.2 to 4.5. The increase will provide wage […]
For the August 7-13, TPD reported 72 crime incidents. This included 27 violent crime incidents which is 26.8 % more than the average number of violent crime incidents reported on a weekly basis in 2022, which was 21.3. The violent crime incidents included 16 assaults & batteries, 7 sexual batteries, and 4 robberies. TPD reported […]
On August 3rd, Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell appeared on The Steve Stewart Show on Real Talk 93.3. Chief Revell, who was appointed on December 26,2019, ad- dressed several issues, including current crime trends, the need for more police officers and officer recruitment. Discussing the increase in violent crime, Revell noted that auto burglaries have […]
Amid a community debate over the need for more police officers, City Commissioner Jack Porter told a Tallahassee Democrat reporter that Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said “law enforcement cannot prevent gun violence.” Porter added, then “why is the city proposing a tax increase to supposedly hire more police officers?” The Tallahassee Democrat printed Porter’s […]
For the July 31-August 6, TPD reported 75 crime incidents. This included 29 violent crime incidents which is 36.2 % more than the average number of violent crime incidents reported on a weekly basis in 2022, which was 21.3. The violent crime incidents included 18 assaults & batteries, 9 robberies and two homicides. TPD reported […]
For the July 17-23 week, TPD reported 79 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. The violent crime incidents included 17 assaults & batteries, 8 robberies and a double homicide. TPD reported […]
The daily incident reports provided by the Tallahassee Police Department show that there were seven robberies in Tallahassee on July 18 & 19. The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program defines robbery as the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force […]
Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey has joined Florida mayors Dan Gelber, Buddy Dyer and Jane Castor in supporting the GLSEN’s Rise Up Campaign by signing the Pledge to Protect LGBTQ+ youth . The purpose of the pledge is to “protect and declare your community a safe and affirming place for LGBTQ+ youth.” According to the press […]