TR’s Weekly Crime Tracker: October 12th-18th
Information provided by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) shows there were 73 incidents reported during the week of October 12 – 18,…
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Scope and Objectives Set for Audit of TPD Use of Force Policy
On Thursday, Oct. 14, the City Commission voted to approve the proposed scope and objectives of an audit of the Tallahassee Police…
City Commission Approves New State and Federal Lobbying Contract
On Wednesday, Oct. 14, the City Commissioners approved the adoption of a new lobbying contract that will combine both federal and state…
StarMetro Welcomes State-of-the-Art Fare System
This past weekend, StarMetro, the City of Tallahassee’s public transportation department, welcomed a new electronic farebox to their transportation system, Genfare. Genfare…
CRA Moves Forward With Frenchtown Affordable Housing Initiative
On Thursday, Sept. 24, the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) conducted a board meeting to discuss implementing an affordable housing initiative in…
City Commission Tables Emergency Ordinance Prohibiting Large Gatherings
At today’s City Commission meeting, Commissioners tabled a last-minute addition to the agenda related to options for mitigating COVID-19 spread caused by…
UPDATED: City Commission Votes Against Canceling Fall Sports at City Facilities
At their meeting today, the City Commissioners unanimously voted against staff recommendations to cancel many fall parks and recreation activities to mitigate…
TPD Accreditation Assessment Team Asks for Community Input
In a press release today, the City of Tallahassee announced that the Tallahassee Police Department will be evaluated by an assessment team…
Tallahassee Violent Crime Incidents Up 64% in August
Based on Tallahassee Police Department reports, violent crime incidents have increased by 64% in August 2020 when compared to August 2019. Additionally,…
TPD Chief Revell Addresses Saturday’s Protest
At the City Commission meeting today, Tallahassee Police Department Chief Lawrence Revell addressed TPD’s response to the protest last Saturday, where 15…
City Commission Approves Letter of Support for Bike Route 90 Reroute
The City Commission voted today to approve a Letter of Support for the proposed reroute of US Bicycle Route 90. The reroute…
City Commission Approves Concurrency Agreement for Vogue Cleaners Property Cleanup
At their meeting on Sept. 9, the Tallahassee City Commission approved a concurrency agreement for the former Vogue Cleaners property. The property…