Information provided by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) shows there were 73 incidents reported during the week of October 12 – 18, 2020. The data indicates there were 50 property incidents and 23 violent incidents. A regional breakdown of the incidents – based on TPD defined quadrants – shows the Northwest quadrant of Tallahassee led […]
On Thursday, Oct. 14, the City Commission voted to approve the proposed scope and objectives of an audit of the Tallahassee Police Department’s use of force policy, General Order 60 – Response to Resistance. At their Sept. 9 meeting, the City Commission called on the Inspector General to develop an audit of the use of […]
On Wednesday, Oct. 14, the City Commissioners approved the adoption of a new lobbying contract that will combine both federal and state lobbying services, as opposed to the current model that maintains separation between the two levels of government. The annual fiscal impact of the contract will be $50,000. Five years ago the city was […]
This past weekend, StarMetro, the City of Tallahassee’s public transportation department, welcomed a new electronic farebox to their transportation system, Genfare. Genfare is a state-of-the-art fare collection system that has been known to streamline and enhance the payment options for public transportation constituents. This implementation is a part of the City of Tallahassee’s 2024 Strategic […]
On Thursday, Sept. 24, the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) conducted a board meeting to discuss implementing an affordable housing initiative in the Greater Frenchtown Southside (GFS) District. The CRA Board green-lit the plan earlier this year and are now focused on approving contractors to carry out the designs. The plan to construct affordable housing […]
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 large outdoor gatherings. The agenda item was added by the Tallahassee Police Department. The decision comes after a recent increase in COVID-19 cases in Tallahassee as well as an increase in TPD calls […]
At their meeting today, the City Commissioners unanimously voted against staff recommendations to cancel many fall parks and recreation activities to mitigate COVID-19 spread. The staff recommendations included canceling city-sponsored fall sports like football, volleyball and baseball as well as many holiday and community events. The Commissioners agreed with the staff recommendation to cancel large […]
In a press release today, the City of Tallahassee announced that the Tallahassee Police Department will be evaluated by an assessment team from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). The assessment team has invited the public to offer comments on TPD’s compliance with accreditation standards. “The Tallahassee Police Department is one of […]
Based on Tallahassee Police Department reports, violent crime incidents have increased by 64% in August 2020 when compared to August 2019. Additionally, during the last three months violent crime incidents are up approximately 98% when compared to the first three months of 2020. Analysis of the incidents show that the upward trend in violent crime […]
At the City Commission meeting today, Tallahassee Police Department Chief Lawrence Revell addressed TPD’s response to the protest last Saturday, where 15 protestors were arrested. The protest, which was not permitted, took place after grand jury verdicts were released for three officer-involved shootings in which none of the officers were charged. Revell said that law […]