The couple . Did file a police report, mainly because the letter writer knew . Personal details about them. Like . When they take the trash out every week. And when they turn the porch lights off. St pete police are . Not treating it as a hate crime, because no actual threat was made. Tolerance was on display last night in st. Petersburg. They held a candlelight vigil and march to support the Transgender Community and honor those killed in antitransgender violence. Sunday was National Transgender day of remembrance. Transgender advocates hope that acceptance will continue to grow as more events like this one bring more awareness to their community between october 2015 and between october 2015 and september of this year. Almost three . Hundred transgender people were reported murdered worldwide. 26 of them here in the united states. Carnival cruiselines is finally bringing its newest and . Largest ship to florida this week. The carnival vista will do cruises out of miami, starting next
No closed captioning is were following a developing story out of sanibel this morning. Someone shot an officer during a traffic stop. It happened around 8 last night. According to police, the officer was conducting a stop, when someone opened fire. The gunman then took off, but was later found in a nearby into custody after a shootout with police. The officer was taken to lee memorial hospital, where he was treated then released. The motive for the shooting is still under investigation. And in st. Louis the search is on for the person who shot a Police Officer there. According to the st. Louis police chief. The sergeant was shot during what is being called an ambush style attack. It happened last night. The chief says the officer was . Not involved in a call or a traffic stop. He was sitting at a stop shot twice in the face. He is currently in critical condition, but is expected to survive. And in san antonio, texas. Authorities there are looking for the person responsible for shooting
Lets start off by checking in with dave. Another chilly morning. dave sunny sky with a chilly start to the day. Pleasant temps are expected this afternoon, with highs back to the mid 70s. Tonight will be clear and not as cold; lows in the upper 50s. Mostly sunny sky on tap tomorrow, with high temps back we begin with a developing story. A Deadly School bus crash with dozens of students on board. Six children are dead and this morning, the driver is under arrest. One of the students on board told authorities the driver wasnt paying attention and driving too fast. 24yearold Johnthony Walker has been charged with five counts of vehi homicide, Reckless Endangerment and reckless driving. The bus was carrying 35 children from an Elementary School when it crashed, turned on its side and wrapped around a tree. The students riding the bus ranged in age from kindergarten to fifth grade. Emergency crews broke into the destroyed bus to pull children from inside, other counselors are being brought
Robbing Convenience Stores across clearwater. And it appears hes getting more aggressive. Each time. Fox 13s Shayla Reaves is live at the 711 on drew street. Good morning jen dbx thanks shayla she doesnt look like your average bank robber. But dont let the gray hair fool you. St. Pete police of america on 62nd avenue north. They say she waited 2 weeks before turning herself in. It seems like a heist that was well thought out. The woman was wearing a disguise to look younger when she walked up to the tellers counter. And to make sure they complied. She told employees she had a bomb. On november 7th. Surveillance video captured Janice Ellinwood wearing a dark wig when she entered bank of america. She casually passed a note to the teller. Claiming to have a bomb. The 65yearold got away with 19hundreddollars. Find this mysterious robber until yesterday. Ellinwood walked into the Police Department said she was wanted. And showed an officer the news release about the robbery. Before turning
The Holiday Travel season. Hits its . Peak today. This is one of the . Busiest travel days of the year. Especially in the . Air. Fox 13s Shayla Reaves joins us now from tampa today. But it looks like a trip to the atm turned extremely dangerous for a man in osceola county. A group of thieves . Shot him. Surveillance video shows how the scary scene played out. The mans white suv was parked by the atm. Then. Out of no where. Two men run up with a gun police say they asked him to get out of the car. Instead, he hit the gas this all happened last week. The men are still on the run. Florida Memorial University will reopen today in miami. A day after the campus went into lockdown because of a shooting. A man was shot outside the front gate. Causing the campus and nearby st. Thomas university to go on alert. The man was shot in the leg and taken to a miami hospital. No word on his condition. The lockdown was lifted around 1 pm. No arrests have been made in the shooting. St. Pete police are lo