Updated: 3:01 PM EST December 10, 2020
TAMPA, Fla. Tampa police believe they ve solved a crime that happened more than two decades ago.
Using genetic genealogy to find leads, the Tampa Police Department says an arrest has been made in a 1998 rape and kidnapping case.
Authorities say 60-year-old James Byrd was arrested Wednesday morning in Marion County and charged with armed kidnapping and sexual battery on a 22-year-old woman. As is clear in this case, we have never considered an investigation as a cold
case and we work every case until each one can be successfully solved, Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan wrote in a statement.
Hillsborough begins human trafficking awareness blitz
Billboards, broadcast commercials and other advertisements will ramp up as Super Bowl approaches
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Billboards are part of the public awareness campaign from the Hillsborough County Commission on Human Trafficking. The campaign, devised by FKQ Advertising + Marketing, runs through June 2021 with an emphasis on activity leading up to the Feb. 7 Super Bowl. [ FKQ Marketing ]
Updated Feb. 16
TAMPA â A new message might seem out of place amid the excitement of consumer spending and a regional economic boost from the upcoming Super Bowl at Raymond James Stadium â âDonât buy it, Tampa Bay.â
The words will be on billboards, social media and print advertisements. The message will be wrapped around vehicles used by Uber, Lyft and food delivery services and on buses from the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority and the agencyâs bus shelters. Broadcast commercials with the same theme will