Tampa Police Surround Woman After She Was Kneeled on by Officer

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THIS HAPPENED AT 8:17 PM. SOUND ON THIS IS TAMPA POLICE!!!! THEY JUST JUMPED OUT OF UNMARKED CARS AND BRUTALIZED JAY, A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER HERE IN TAMPA. ALMOST 20 MINUTES LATER THEY STILL HAD HER ON THE GROUND. SHE IS NOW BEING HOSPITALIZED. SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE FUCK YOU @JANECASTOR @TAMPAPD

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Seven Protesters Arrested at Curtis Hixon Park

Ybor Rob Cop Watching

Ybor Rob at Centennial Park

Tampa Cops Need 125 Bullets To Kill One Guy

They will not face charges

According to a report from the State Attorney's Office. The report indicated the officers feared for their lives, but the report also did not confirm if the victim ever fired a shot at them. HERE
Maybe 100 hours at the shooting range? 

Tampa Cops Ambushed

Citizen Review Board For TPD

6.23.2020 - 6 PM @ Tampa Convention Center

Protestors Want TPD Chief Brian Dugan Fired

A Tampa protest is scheduled for this Sunday the 14th in Hyde Park, but this time with one specific demand of Mayor Jane Castor.

Fire the Police Chief Brian Dugan

“We call on Mayor Castor to fire Chief Dugan for his lack of transparency surrounding less than lethal force used on peaceful protestors,” said the organizers. HERE

Tampa PD Under Siege

Downtown Tampa

SIGN ON: A Letter to Remove All Armed Officers From Hillsborough County Schools

As police are currently brutalizing communities all over the nation, it is important that we take action. This letter is to urge the school district of Hillsborough County to remove all armed officers from 
our schools. HERE

Unprovoked Use of Force by Tampa Police Department

Black Elected Officials of Hillsborough County Joint Statement

The recent reports of the Tampa Police Department’s unprovoked use of force against protestors peacefully exercising their constitutional rights to freedom of assembly and to freedom of speech cannot go unchecked. At least three incidents that have come to our attention.

The first occurred on the afternoon of May 30, 2020, when the Tampa Police Department reportedly used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse a peaceful gathering of protestors at Cyrus Greene Park. The second occurred on the evening of June 2, 2020, and into the early morning hours on June 3, 2020, when the Tampa Police Department used the same aggressive and dehumanizing tactics to disperse crowds of peaceful protesters in downtown Tampa. 

The third occurred on June 1, 2020, when the Tampa Police Department reportedly used force against an unarmed black man while on the grounds of Tampa General Hospital. While this last incident is unrelated to any protest, it is equally disturbing.

Let us be clear: we strongly condemn the use of force or violence by law enforcement against any protestor who peacefully exercises their rights to the freedom of assembly 
and expression.

We also condemn the use of force or violence by law enforcement against unarmed individuals whose only crime appears to be living while black.

To reiterate our recent joint statement against the rioting by those who crossed the line from civil disobedience to destruction, we maintain our united call for peace. But make no mistake: in order for our community to experience the healing that it desperately needs, all stakeholders must be
equally committed to doing their part to attain peace. This means that law enforcement must be held accountable for its actions as well.

It is time for a new era of common-sense reforms to ensure greater transparency in policing and stronger limits on the use of force.

Hence, we, the undersigned black elected officials, call on
Mayor Jane Castor and Tampa Police Department Chief Brian Dugan to end the wrongful practice of the use of force during otherwise peaceful protests immediately. We further call on Mayor Castor and Chief Dugan to provide with respect to the aforementioned incidents an
accounting of the officers’ actions, a report on what corrective action, if any, TPD has taken based on complaints about the officers’ conduct and/or feedback from the community, and an explanation to the community as to why TPD used force against protestors engaged in peaceful and lawful actions in the first place.

Further, the officers involved in the incident at
 Tampa General Hospital should be relieved of duty at this time until the investigation into their conduct is complete.

Senator Darryl Rouson,
Representative Dianne Hart
Representative Fentrice Driskell
Representative Wengay “Newt” Newton
County Commissioner Lesley “Les” Miller
City Councilman Orlando Gudes
School Board Member Tamara Shamburger

Tampa PD Media

Mayor Castor announced the city would complete previously disclosed plans to purchase 650 cameras.

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The city of Tampa has already signed a five-year, multimillion-dollar contract with Axon to purchase 650 blue-tooth activated cameras, one for every uniformed officer through the rank of corporal.

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7.9 Million for Cameras and Tasers?

HERE

Body Cameras for TPD

In September of 2019, the City of Tampa received a federal grant of $600,000 to fund body cameras for 600 Tampa Police Department officers.

INFO

Where is the money?
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UPDATE
Guido spoke with the administration and 
everything is cool! HERE

Chris Cano on City GOV.

Tampa leaders vote down police body camera deal HERE

---So, we have a militarized police department, enabled by a Mayor that turned a blind eye to police corruption under her tenure as Chief, that is now issuing ultimatums to halt protests and you all didn’t think it wise to spend money on the very camera systems that hold these corrupt killers with badges accountable?

Please explain...and if you choose to not answer or untag yourself, we are all watching.

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Update: 

Appreciate all the members of the city council today who have reached out since posting this story, bill carlson, guido maniscalco, orlando gudes, luis viera. glad this vote is to be revisited. body cameras are a good first step...yet the citizenry needs real power to hold accountable its police when the justice system fails to deliver. citizen’s review boards with subpoenas and punitive power are 
the logical next step.
Christopher Cano

Ybor Rob & Rights Crispy

Tampa Police Fighting Crime

Ybor City Woman Down

Watch Your Back Ybor

A stroll down 7th Ave is not what it use to be.

 Now you have to compete with these things

and TPD.

Ybor City Madness

TPD Arrest guy on 7th Ave