By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Less than two weeks after a mistrial, federal prosecutors on Monday filed a motion to dismiss conspiracy and fraud charges against former Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum. The move to drop the charges against Gillum, a former Tallahassee mayor, comes after jurors on May 4 […]
2023-00085694 / Shooting Incident / 2674 Capital Circle SE (HCA Florida Southwood Emergency) / 7:07 PM / May 14 Officers responded to HCA Florida Southwood Emergency in reference to a juvenile teenage male with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his hip. The juvenile advised the shooting occurred in the 3100 block of Dunkeld Ct. earlier […]
On May 11th, the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) voted to delay a decision on the Northeast Park project after concerns were voiced about the $18 million cost and the scope of the project. The cost of the park was originally estimated to be $12 million, however, as with a host of other Blueprint projects, construction […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County School Board meeting that took place on May 9, 2023.__ The LCS school board approved an articulation agreement between LCS and Tallahassee Community College (TCC) in the Career and Technical Education field establishing a relationship between LCS students and TCC’s Career Pathways specialists. According tot the […]
On April 28, deputies with the Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) responded to the 101 Smoke Shop, located at 8167 Woodville Highway, for an armed robbery where two suspects fled the scene. Later that night, officers with the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) responded to the Market Liquors, located at 5032 Capital Circle SW, regarding an […]
On May 9th, the Leon County Commission reviewed a report from the Mount Olive Affordable Housing and Community Development Corporation that detailed a proposal to house a police officer in Frenchtown. Mt. Olive proposed that the County purchase a single-family home located in Frenchtown and sell the home to a law enforcement officer to mitigate […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting that took place on May 9, 2023.__The county commission considered a program proposal report from the Mount Olive Affordable Housing and Community Development Corporation for an officer-in-resident program in high-crime areas, particularly in Bond, Griffin Heights, and South City. The proposal has the goal […]
On May 8th, the Children’s Services Council (CSC) Executive Committee discussed a proposed travel policy among other issues. The CSC attorney updated the board on the revised travel policy, and explained that CSC staff may stay at hotels suggested by the event; however, if the lodging rate exceeds the amount authorized by the policy, it […]
On May 8th, the Leon County School Board held their bi-weekly agenda review meeting. Board Member Marcus Nickolas asked for clarification on if “threat and intimidation” falls underneath the No Tolerance Policy, and if so what kind of behavior would warrant an expulsion. Staff explained that a threat, attempt to cause harm or the use […]
Today the Tallahassee Police Department provided an “Incident Synopsis” regarding two shootings that took place on Saturday, May 6. The information is provided below. 2023-00080127 / Shooting Incident / 800 block of Sunridge Road / 4:13 AM / May 6 Multiple 911 calls were received referencing shots being fired in the area. Arriving officers located […]