On The Steve Stewart Show on Tuesday, Richard Murphy, the President of the Big Bend Chapter of the Florida Police Benevolent Association (PBA), announced the union’s endorsements in several local races. Murphy noted that the candidate evaluations involve interviews and the review of public positions on issues import to law enforcement. The endorsements cut across […]
Below are the Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting Briefs that took place May 23, 2024. The Board unanimously approved a funding commitment of $1,000,000 for Phase III (senior housing) of Columbia Gardens at South City (formerly known as the Orange Ave Apartments) redevelopment project and authorize CRA Executive Director to transfer the funds to the City […]
On Monday, the Tallahassee Police Department provided an update on three violent crime incidents. 2024-79447 / Stabbing / 1500 block of Pepper Dr / 9:50 PM / May 11 Officers responded to the 1500 block of Pepper Drive for reports of a stabbing. Arriving officers located an adult male suffering from serious injuries and immediately […]
Below are the Tallahassee City Commission meeting briefs from the May 8th, 2024. City commissioner voted to accept the Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. After hearing an overview of the City’s approach to regulating parking, elected officials decided to get feedback from neighborhoods before considering an item that would eliminate all parking requirements […]
At the May 8th Tallahassee City Commission meeting, elected officials decided to get feedback from neighborhoods before voting on a motion to eliminate minimum parking regulations related to new developments. Mayor Dailey and others were concerned that the elimination of parking requirements could have an adverse impact on neighborhoods located near new developments. Commissioner Matlow […]
A group that City Commissioner Jack Porter is affiliated with, Local Progress, released a statement on Friday, May 3rd, supporting pro-Palestinian demonstrations which have spread across university campuses over the last couple of weeks. Porter, who is listed as an organizing member of the Florida branch of the group, was one of over 300 members […]
At the next Tallahassee City Commission meeting, elected officials will receive an update on the Public Safety Camera Initiative. According to the agenda item, the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) is embarking on a public-private camera partnership that will further leverage the resources of the Capital Region Real Time Crime Center to respond to and solve […]
At the conclusion of the April 24th Tallahassee City Commission meeting, Mayor John Dailey took an opportunity to respond to City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow’s continued attacks on the Tallahassee Police Department related to a recent DUI case. At the meeting, Dailey stated, “I’m getting tired of this Board criticizing police action after it goes to […]
Four months into 2024, the number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department are down when compared to 2023. TPD Incidents The daily TPD incident reports indicate that the total number of incidents through April 30 are down 11.1% when compared to the same period in 2023. TR’s last report indicated the total number […]
The Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) recently announced the implementation of the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) program to aid in solving and preventing violent crimes involving firearms in the community. Within a few months of NIBIN’s inception, detectives developed over 65 leads in cases. NIBIN utilizes cutting-edge technology to capture and compare images of […]