Provided below is information from the State Attorney’s Office of the Second Judicial Circuit related to a recent burglary trial involving evidence from a ring camera. _____ On January 23, 2023, the victim (C.A.) was at work when he received a notification from his RING security camera app around 11:00 in the morning. Upon opening […]
Below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission that took place August 23, 2023. The Commission voted unanimously for the approval to submit a grant application for $5,047,500 for the Capital Cascades Trail Segment 4 project. This project will reduce the impacts of flooding towards Pineview Elementary and a number of homes in […]
At the most recent School Board meeting, Leon County Schools (LCS) Superintendent Rocky Hanna proposed to re-open track & field facilities to the public on Saturday and Sunday mornings, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. The proposal comes just weeks after adopting a policy that would limit use of the facilities to the public. Mr. […]
The Tallahassee Police Department recently released information related to a double homicide in Frenchtown and a hit and run death on West Tennessee Street. 2023-00146510 / 1100 Block Dade Street / Homicide / 9:20 PM (Aug. 22) Officers responded to a call of a shooting in the 1100 block of Dade Street. When officers arrived […]
Below are the news briefs for the Leon County School Board meeting that took place August 22, 2023. Chief of Safety and Security Jimmy Williams, gave a presentation on the updated protocol and security updates that will be implemented at Gene Cox Stadium, as a result of the fight outbreak during a recent football game. […]
On August 21, the Leon County School Board addressed several issues during their monthly agenda review meeting. Board Member Marcus Nicolas asked what consequences there might be when a teacher fails to report child abuse. Staff noted that the expectation is for all school personnel to report abuse to DCF, as teachers go through DCF […]
For the August 14-20, TPD reported 80 crime incidents. This included 35 violent crime incidents which is 64.3% 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 19 assaults & batteries, 3 sexual batteries, and 10 robberies. TPD reported 45 […]
In a letter (provided below) dated August 21, Leon County Commissioner Christian Caban informed his colleagues on the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) that he will propose revisions to the Airport Gateway project at their next meeting. Caban represents District 2, the southwest section of Leon County which includes the Airport Gateway project. The Airport Gateway […]
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 […]