Gulfport Police Department

A Full- Service, Accredited Law Enforcement Agency

Pinellas County, Florida

Archived Media Releases

2008

12/23/08 Missing Elderly Resident

12/22/08 Convenience Store Shooting

11/20/08 Housekeeper Arrested for "Cleaning House"

10/21/08 Police Seek Help Identifying Armed Robbery Suspects

9/24/08  State Employee Arrested After Sending Nude Photos to                       Student

8/20/08 Gulfport Fugitive Killed in Pennsylvania Crash

7/29/08 Police to Hold Open House for National Night Out

7/28/08 Man Found Dead in House Fire

6/26/08 Teen Accidentally Shot by His Friend

6/17/08 New Police Car--Safer, More Cost Effective

5/29/08 Help Police Crack Down on Loud Music

5/6/08  Accepting Applications for Citizens' Police Academy

5/5/08  Sex Offender Moved to Neighborhood Without                                        Registering

3/14/08 Traffic Stop Results in Arrest, Seizure

3/14/08 Teen Arrested After Ramming a Police Car

3/4/08   Police Investigate Hanging

2/22/08  Commercial Burglar Arrested

2/21/08  Two Arrested for Using Heroin Near School

2007

12/09/07  Two Teens Arrested Following Early Morning Fires

11/09/07  High School Student Robbed--Suspects At Large

8/07/07  Gulfport Man Charged With Kidnapping, Sexual Battery

8/01/07  Police Arrest Burglar

6/11/07  Wrong Number Results in Drug Arrest

3/26/07  Residents Help Catch Burglar

3/19/07 Police Department Accepting Applications for Citizens'                              Academy

1/6/07  Fight Ends in Stabbing

2006

12/16/06  Gulfport Police Represented at FBI National Academy

8/25/06  Police Target 32 Drug Offenders in Operation "DAWG                                 Collar"

Prior to 8/25/06, media releases were printed and distributed via fax.  These paper records may no longer be available.

2009

12/31/09 Drug Dealer Arrested Near Law School Campus

11/8/09  Argument Between Roommates Ends in Shooting Death

11/5/09  Unlicensed Contractors Chargfed in Sting Operation

10/21/09  Gulfport Stalker Arrested in Georgia

09/02/09 Police Launch On-line Crime Alerting and Mapping Service

07/29/09  Gulfport Police Officer Evacuates House in Fire

07/15/09 Police to Host  National Night Out Event at R.W. Caldwell Park

07/07/09 Gulfport Police Department Achieves Third Re-accreditation.

06/30/09 Man Found Dead in Commercial Business Fire

05/13/09 Teen arrested in possession of handguns, X-Box, and other items

05/06/09 Tampa Carjacking Suspect Arrested in Gulfport

3/31/09  Accreditation Team to Assess Gulfport Police Department

3/27/09 Officer Breaks up Fight at Boca Ciega High School

2/10/09 Police Chief Announces Retirement

2/6/09 Federal Weapons Charges for Gulfport Resident

2/2/09 Kin of Police Shooting Suspect Arrested

1/20/09 Armed Carjacking Suspects Arrested