The Scoop: Mon. Oct. 12, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Sheriff Gualtieri gets into a heated exchange over Flock cameras with a Pinellas Commissioner Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri…
Pinellas County sheriff: St Pete man’s death was ‘excusable homicide’ in police encounter
LARGO, Fla. (WFLA) — Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri spoke on Monday regarding a deadly force incident that…
Pinellas County sheriff: Man’s death in St. Pete police custody was ‘excusable homicide’
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is calling the death of a St. Pete man after a struggle with…
Pinellas sheriff: St. Pete officers justified in taser death after ‘extremely violent fight’
The Brief Investigators ruled the death of a 48-year-old man an excusable homicide following a violent encounter with…
Man’s death after struggle with St. Pete police was ‘excusable homicide,’ sheriff says
The killing of a 48-year-old man who died after St. Petersburg police shocked him with a Taser multiple…
Pinellas sheriff calls St. Pete man’s death an ‘excusable homicide’
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office has concluded that the death of a St. Petersburg…
Vote No on 3 launches ‘Math’ ad calling Amendment 3 a ‘public safety nightmare’
The political committee opposing Amendment 3 released a 30-second ad Monday arguing the homestead exemption increase would mean…
The Scoop: Wed. Sep. 9, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Gualtieri’s immigrant detention policies increase scrutiny Immigrants in Pinellas are sometimes released into ICE custody, then rebooked, resetting…
The Scoop: Thurs. Sep. 3, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Pinellas County’s Human Rights Board is exploring options to investigate Sheriff Bob Gualtieri An investigation by ProPublica found…
Flock crackdown hits Pinellas, forcing 29 cameras down but leaving most of the network intact
Florida’s crackdown on automated license plate readers (ALPRs) will force at least 29 fixed cameras off state roads…
Florida authorities confiscate 132 pounds of cocaine – WPXI
A west-central Florida man is accused of running a drug ring that distributed 132 pounds of cocaine obtained…
Man armed with knife shot and killed during mental health crisis, Pinellas Sheriff says
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri says a mental health call for an armed man in St. Petersburg ended…