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Memoriam
IN MEMORY OF
Crime
SHIRLEY HEMMINGWAY Jan. 11, 1955 – Sept. 29, 2015
The love we had stayed on my mind. I know you’re with the Lord. But, I still miss you so much. Someday we will be together again. Love and miss you. Sleep on.
Love JR.
Man Who Fought With Deputy Being Sought
National
Website Tracking Fatal Police Encounters Place Deaths At 788
On September 21st at 11:22 a. m., a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputy con- ducted a seatbelt violation stop at 142nd Avenue and 12th Street.
The suspect vehicle, a black Toyota, was being driven by a white female and had a black male passenger. It pulled into the Stop and Shop at 1201 142nd Street. Before the deputy called in the tag in- formation, the Black male passenger began to open the passenger door.
The deputy approached the passenger, explained to both the purpose of the stop, and asked them for their dri- ver’s license.
The Black male, later iden- tified as Rodshee Jer- maine Rayford, 37, got out
of the vehi- cle, shoved the deputy, and they began to struggle with each other.
The
deputy used
his taser that
proved to be ineffective. A foot pursuit began, and Ray- ford is now at large.
Rayford has previous charges of robbery with a firearm, carjacking with a firearm, kidnapping and as- sault or terrorize.
Anyone with information on Rayford is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office at (813) 247- 8200, or Crime Stoppers at 1- 800-873-8477.
Detention Deputy Charged With Battery
TERENCE CRUTCHER ... Shot by police in Tulsa, OK September 16, 2016
A night of protests and vi- olence took place in the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina Tuesday after police shot and killed 43-year-old Keith La- mont Scott. The protests re- sulted in 16 officers being injured by protesters.
Police Chief Kerr Put- ney said during a press con- ference that Scott had been given loud, clear verbal com- mands to drop his weapon.
Police were searching for another individual who had an outstanding warrant when they encountered Scott sit- ting in a car. Scott was al- legedly holding a handgun as he got out of his car. He re- turned to the vehicle, but ex- ited again as police drew near him. His family disputes the police’s account of the deadly shooting.
On September 16th, around 7:30 p. m., in Tulsa, Okla- homa, Terence Crutcher, 40, was walking down the street with his hands in the air. His car had stalled and he was waiting for assistance.
Crutcher was fatally wounded by a police officer who said she feared for her life after he was allegedly reaching in his vehicle. However, At- torney Benjamin Crump, who is representing the fam- ily, said the window of the ve- hicle was rolled up, making it impossible for Crutcher to
Crime
KEITH LAMONT SCOTT ... Shot by police in Charlotte, NC
September 20, 2016
reach into the car.
Since January 1, 2016, 54
people have died at the hands of law enforcement in the State of Florida. And, 15 of those individuals were not armed.
“The Counted” is an or- ganization that tracks fatal po- lice encounters and posts them on their website. And, according to the site, 788 peo- ple were killed by police this year. Of the 788, 122 were not armed.
According to the site, of the 788 recorded deaths, 194 were African American.
The statistics further show that at least one person died at the hands of police in every state of the union and the Dis- trict of Columbia.
And, although local offi- cials said it would never hap- pened in Tampa, it did. On August 30th, Levonia Rig- gins, 22, was shot and killed by Hillsborough County Deputy Caleb Johnson during the execution of a search warrant by the SWAT team. It was stated that Rig- gins had sold marijuana to undercover officers on two oc- casions and that a report from a year before included infor- mation that two guns were re- moved from his home. However, Riggins was not armed when he was fatally shot.
On September 21st Pasco County Sheriff’s Office detec- tives arrested former Pasco Detention Deputy, Jorge Febus, 41, for battery by a secure facility employee on a confined person.
On September 14th, au- thorities said Febus was working as a Deputy Sheriff in the holding area of the courthouse in New Port Richey when an inmate caused a disturbance by kick- ing and punching a door in the holding cell.
While the inmate was in a
restraint de- vice, Febus allegedly struck the in- mate on the side of the head without provocation.
The in-
mate was not
injured and did not require medical treatment. Two other deputies were present and confirmed the incident.
Febus had been with the agency since 2009, and has been terminated.
RODSHEE RAYFORD
JORGE FEBUS
Woman Arrested For Stealing Money From Pediatrician’s Office
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested Colleen Golka, 49, for al- legedly stealing nearly $235,000 from a pediatri- cian’s office.
Deputies said Golka stole money from Pediatrics of Tampa Bay between 2011 and 2015 while working there as the office manager and book- keeper.
Dr. Hiben said Golka was fired in November 2015. Almost as soon as she left, the new office manager found is-
COLLEEN GOLKA
sues with the accounts. Golka bonded out of jail
Wednesday.
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