For more than a decade, the spouses of Tampa police officers killed in the line of duty have been offered a choice of health insurance plans at no cost to them – three this year. Last, the city sent a letter to the widows of three fallen officers explaining that that the because of budget constraints and rising insurance costs, it would only pay the full cost for one plan. Another plan would be offered but the families would have to kick in some money. ...more

November 20, 2009

Their deaths had never been honored formally until Wednesday. Port Tampa Police Town Marshal Joseph Walker, who was killed Sept. 25, 1915, and West Tampa police Officer Juan Nales, who was killed July 18, 1920, were among those memorialized outside Tampa police headquarters during the annual ceremony that pays tribute to officers killed in the line of duty. ...more

May 7, 2009

Volunteers today will plant a flower garden outside a Tampa police district to honor officers killed in the line of duty. ...more

April 21, 2009

A memorial to a Tampa police detective shot in the line of duty a decade ago was dedicated Friday, ending years of wrangling to find a home for the black obelisk. ...more

November 8, 2008

TAMPA After nine years of wrangling, a monument to a slain Tampa police detective finally has a home. At 1 p.m. today, a black obelisk featuring the image of Detective Ricky Childers will be dedicated outside the public service building of Hillsborough Community College's Ybor City campus, officials said. ...more

November 7, 2008

Standing on the stage set up outside Tampa police headquarters for the department's annual memorial ceremony, Mayor Pam Iorio recalled how she had to leave last year's service to visit John Armao, an officer shot while serving an arrest warrant. ...more

May 10, 2008

TAMPA - Standing on the portable stage set up outside Tampa police headquarters for the department's annual memorial ceremony, Mayor Pam Iorio recalled how at last year's service she had to leave to visit John Armao, an officer shot while serving an arrest warrant. Armao survived, but his injuries will prevent him from returning to duty. The annual service, she said, is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by the men and women of law enforcement. ...more

May 9, 2008