Tampa police search for man wanted in Ybor City robbery, shooting
One man was wounded by gunfire. Tampa police are also investigating what may have been a second Ybor City shooting.
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Police are searching for a man who robbed and shot another man on North 20th Street in Ybor City early Saturday. [ Photo illustration by ASHLEY DYE and BOYZELL HOSEY | Times ]
Updated Feb. 6
TAMPA â A man who robbed and then shot another man in Ybor City early Saturday is now being sought by police. There may also have been a second shooting in Ybor City hours earlier.
In the most serious incident, officers responded about 3:20 a.m. to a report of a shooting in the 1200 block of N 20th Street, between Adamo Drive and E Second Avenue, according to Tampa police. Officers learned a man who had been shot was taken to a hospital in a personal vehicle.
Arrested Tampa detectiveâs errors were not crimes, says defense attorney
Defense attorney Richard Escobar said his client received scant training and worked in a âtoxicâ environment. Tampa police officials deny his allegations.
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Defense attorney Richard Escobar speaks on behalf of his client, Jarda Bradford, during a news conference at his law office Wednesday. [ MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times ]
Updated Dec. 18, 2020
TAMPA â Defense attorney Richard Escobar said Thursday heâs confident that his newest client, suspended Tampa police Detective Jarda Bradford, will be cleared of felony charges that she tampered with evidence.
The attorney said the detective made procedural errors â but did not break the law.
Charter plane erupts in flames after crashing in Tampa, 3 taken to hospital
Three men suffered second and third-degree burns and were transported as trauma alerts after a charter plane crashed in Tampa on Friday.
Posted at 2:05 PM, Dec 18, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-18 23:34:05-05
TAMPA, Fla. â Three men who suffered second and third-degree burns were transported as trauma alerts after a charter plane crashed in Tampa on Friday.
The Tampa Police Department said the plane crashed at the corner of North Ward Street & West Laurel Street, which is about a mile from its intended destination of Tampa International Airport. Itâs just fascinating that they were able to walk away from that and not damage any other structures or people on the ground, said Tampa Fire Rescue spokesperson Jason Penny.
3 injured when small plane crashes in Tampa neighborhood December 18, 2020 at 3:20 PM EST - Updated December 18 at 5:20 PM
Three people were injured in a small plane crash Friday in Tampa.
The plane crashed at the corner of North Ward Street and West Laurel Street, not far from Tampa International Airport.
SMALL PLANE CRASH | Three people have been transported as trauma alerts after a small plane crash in Tampa on Friday. What we know https://wfts.tv/34lMbEbPosted by ABC Action News - WFTS - Tampa Bay on Friday, December 18, 2020
Tampa police spokesman Eddy Durkin said an officer arrived at the scene and found three men outside the burning Piper Cherokee 140.
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