Friday, May 24, 2013
The Temple Terrace Police Department is encouraging residents to buckle up.
As motorists take to the roads this Memorial Day weekend, the Temple Terrace Police Department is urging everyone to buckle their seat belts. Since May 20, law enforcement officials have been participating in the national 2013 Click It or Ticket campaign, which runs until June 2 and aims to crack down on motorists who don’t wear their seat belt. “As we kick off the busy summer driving season, it’s important that everyone buckles up every time they go out, both day and night—no excuses,” said TTPD Capt. Mike Pridemore in a press release. “Our officers are prepared to ticket anyone who is not wearing their seat belt.” According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 52 percent of …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
She's been with the office for five years.
Friday, May 10, 2013
The week that honors police officers is May 12-18 this year.
On Tuesday, Mayor Frank Chillura proclaimed May 12-18, 2013 National Police Week in Temple Terrace. Temple Terrace Police Chief Ken Albano accepted the proclamation. National Police Week has been celebrated across the country since 1962, when President John F Kennedy signed a proclamation that desgnated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week the date falls in as Police Week. To learn more, visit National Police Week online. Let Patch save you time. Get local stories like this delivered right to your inbox or smartphone everyday with our free newsletter. Simple, fast, sign-up here.
Monday, April 29, 2013
The checkpoint will be set up at 50th Street, north of Fowler Avenue.
The Temple Terrace Police Department is hosting a multiagency Comprehensive Roadside Safety Checkpoint in the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 1, at 50th Street, north of Fowler Avenue. The checkpoint will begin at 1 a.m., and additional units will be conducting a saturation patrol in the area between midnight and 4 a.m., according to a press release from the City of Temple Terrace. The effort will include the Temple Terrace Police Department, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and University of South Florida Police Department. “The Temple Terrace Police Department recognizes that Driving Under the Influence (DUI) is a serious public safety problem and that Hillsborough County has consistently ranked among the top counties in the …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Police responded to 27 calls, including a hit and run and a runaway.
To view previous call logs, visit the Temple Terrace Police website.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Alysia Nicole Algere faces several prostitution charges.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Alysia Nicole Algere faces several prostitution charges.
When Temple Terrace Police were called to the Ramada Inn to investigate an attempted robbery, they allegedly found something more sinister. Police responded to the hotel at 11714 Morris Bridge Road on March 31 at 11:46 a.m., and found that no robbery had taken place, according to a media release. They did discover, however, that prostitution had been happening at the location. They found a girl younger than 18, who had been “procured for the purpose of prostitution and was present at the location when police arrived.” Detectives searched for Alysia Nicole Algere, 26, of 923 Lotus Ave., Apt. A, Tampa. She had fled the scene prior to the officers’ arrival, the release states. Algere was arrested at her home Monday, April 1, and charged with …
Monday, April 1, 2013
The Tampa man is in the hospital following a Monday morning accident.
A Tampa motorcyclist was injured in a crash Monday morning, April 1, at the intersection of 56th Street and Park Ridge Avenue. Benjamin Frederick Lankford, 26, of 14621 Grenadine Drive, Apt. 1, Tampa was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital in critical condition following the crash, which occurred at 8:48 a.m., said Temple Terrace Police in a media release. “Witnesses said Lankford was traveling northbound on 56th Street, weaving in and out of traffic,” according to the release. Arvid Martin, 60, of 315 Park Ridge Ave., Temple Terrace was turning left in his Jeep Grand Cherokee to go southbound on 56th Street when Lankford’s motorcycle struck his vehicle, police said in the release. “The motorcycle then struck a telephone pole, throwing …
Sunday, March 24, 2013
The man lost control of his bike and then hit a motorist, according to police.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The man lost control of his bike and then hit a motorist, according to police.
A Zephyrhills motorcyclist died in a crash just south of the intersection at Fowler Avenue and 56th Street Tuesday. Daniel Ray Baker, 43, of 41520 Merrick Road was traveling southbound on 56th Street at around 6:15 a.m., Temple Terrace Police said in a media release. At Grandville Drive, he apparently lost control of his 1997 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and crashed. “Baker then allegedly was struck by a white pickup truck driven by 59-year-old Michael Rubio of Tampa,” the release states. “Baker died at the scene, police said.” Receive updates to this story and other breaking news in your inbox or smartphone by signing up for our newsletter here. Police interviewed Rubio and released him pending a follow-up investigation, according to the …
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