Reporter oh, he is facing some big trouble jenn. The officer is lieutenant ken castro. He gave the information to his brother and his brother committed a crime. This is a violation of castros authority. Lieutenant ken castro was a beloved and respected Public Servant both inside the Sarasota Police department and out in the community. But according to these documents obtained by newschannel8, back in october, castro used Law Enforcement resources for person use. Records show he looked up a womans drivers license information and gave it to his brother who then trespassed onto her property and caused damage. It is important that Law Enforcement officers take this seriously. Because, we have a right to privacy in our person day is a. When that privacy is breached it can have very negative consequences. Reporter castro was trained and knew this was illegal. According to florida statutes, Law Enforcement may access this purpose of carrying out official functions. After the investigation beg
3 3 available for traffic. 3 3 vanessa 3 new this hour video of a bad accident in north tampa. We first told you about this crash near bearss and i275 during the four oclock hour. The driver swerved when he spotted a deer and lost control of the car. It flipped, and got crunched. Lot of damage. But thankfully, the driver is okay. 3 3 walter new this morning a warning. About taxes. After you. But thieves might be. And theyre getting your info. walter fox13s Shayla Reaves is on the story for us. Shayla this starts 3 phone call, right . And that should be the tipoff. That its fraud. 3 when youre just trying to pay your taxes, scammers are trying to get between your cash and the government. We learned the Polk County Sheriffs Office is receiving complains about the irs telephone scam. The irs referred to these scam as aggressive and sophisticated. Targeting taxpayers and recent immigrants. 3 full screen i want to share some information you need to know. To protect yourself. The irs will no
Great news not only today but almost all week long. You see the big area of high pressure, its going to keep us high and dry. It creates the dome over the southeast so all the storms over the west stay out west and we bask under the dome of high pressure. 52 in lakeland. 41 in brooksville. Still a chill in the air. Look at this, 79, spring is in the air this afternoon with a high of 79. At 4 08 in weather and traffic on the 8s, i take you hourby hour so you can plan out your monday and leslee is going to help plan your commute. We have a great drive here in New Port Richey from state road 54 to the sun coast parkway. Roughly 12 minutes. And state road 54 to tampa road, roughly 15 minutes on the drive. Lets take a live look at traffic. Heres whats going on, 275, up the left len, that has been cleared. And a great drive here at 54th avenue south. Looks like a remaining cone to the left but overall, a nice drive. Back to candace and gayle. Thank you. In your vote, the race for the white h
Put the gun down to put the gun down and fired at deputies who feared for their lives. He died overnight in the hospital. Were working to learn the name of the deputies who shot him. All four now on administrative leave. An accused wrong way driver is behind bars after deputies used stop sticks and even a pit maneuver to stop him. They tell us this man here, derek hyde refused a sobriety test after he was stopped on u. S. 301 in riverview. We have a look at the scene now. A deputy spotted hyde driving northbound in the southbound lanes around 9 30 last night. At one point they say hyde crossed the median and started to throw things out of his car. As deputies tried to get him to stop were told hyde rammed a patrol car, tried to escape but authorities had him surrounded. 6 01. Breaking overnight in the race for the white house. A nail biting night for Bernie Sanders ends with him winning michigans crucial president ial primary in the upset of the year. No one was expecting him to best H
So far a gofundme account has raised nearly 60,000. Tonight fellow deputies are remembering one of their own killed in a wrongway crash over the weekend. The deputy was hit headon while driving on the selmon expressway. 10 News Reporter darren flowers shows you why a woman believes she is alive to tell her story because of the deputys quick action. Reporter Sarah Garrett feels fortunate to be alive. A wrongway driver on the selmon expressway was headed straight for her car saturday morning. I was flashing my lights like a strobe light at him. Reporter thats when the officer followed his mission to protect and serve. He rushed in front of her crashing head on into eric mcbeth. Mcbeth was driving west on the expressway in the eastbound lane. I feel certain in my heart about to happen to me. And that he sacrificed himself instead. Reporter her father, also grateful he can still embrace his daughter. The man who saved my daughter and he is a national hero. Reporter todd had been with the H