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Mitch PerryNovember 7, 2017

Interim Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan can now drop the “interim.” Two days ago, reports emerged that Dugan was disappointed that Mayor Bob Buckhorn wanted to conduct a national search to replace the outgoing chief, Eric Ward. On Tuesday, Buckhorn named Dugan as the new permanent leader of the Tampa Police Department. The mayor’s announcement comes during an […]

Mitch PerryOctober 26, 2017

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On Thursday, the Tampa Police Department released a new video from the night of the first shooting in Seminole Heights. Law enforcement hopes releasing the video will help identify the person interim Police Chief Brian Dugan now calls a “person of interest.” At one point, the video shows the person running. “In my opinion, it gives […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 11, 2017

Mayor Bob Buckhorn says restoring electricity to the hundreds of thousands of citizens in Tampa currently without it is issue number one the day after Hurricane Irma barreled through Florida Sunday night. “It’s power,” the mayor told CNBC’s “Power Lunch” when asked what was the biggest problem facing his city. “We know how miserable this […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 10, 2017

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Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn declared Sunday morning that a curfew will begin tonight at 6 p.m. in Tampa, and will not be lifted until he and other city officials deem it safe after Hurricane Irma passes. “I’m serious about that and Tampa Police is serious about that,” Buckhorn said, adding, “We will be very aggressive […]

Mitch PerryApril 30, 2015

Newly tapped Tampa Police Chief Eric Ward said Thursday during his introduction to the city that black bicyclists have “absolutely not” been unfairly targeted by the department that he’ll take over next week. Activists have said they want a time-out on the bike citations, but when asked by a reporter about the issue Ward didn’t […]

Mitch PerryApril 20, 2015

Happy 420 Day. There have been some interesting stories being produced by our friends over at the Tampa Bay Times over the past week. The paper returned to their coverage of Doug Hughes yesterday. Hughes is the Ruskin postal worker who hoped to raise awareness about the influence of big money in politics by violating […]

Tag: Brian Dugan

Bob Buckhorn names Brian Dugan as Tampa Police Chief

‘Person of interest’ in new video could be Seminole Heights killer, Tampa police say

Bob Buckhorn says the restoration of power is Tampa’s biggest issue after Irma

Bob Buckhorn warns curfew violators in Tampa as Irma approaches

New Tampa police chief says he’ll keep bike citation policy

Mitch Perry Report for 4.20.15 – Tampa’s Bicycle Blitzkrieg