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City of Tampa, FBI get ready for Gasparilla amid safety concerns
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Tampa city leaders focusing on safety ahead of Gasparilla festivities
More than 300,000 spectators are expected to line the streets for the Children's Gasparilla Parade on January 18, 2025 and the Seminole Hard Rock Gasparilla Pirate Fest on January 25.
Officials mum on how they know New Orleans attack suspect was in Tampa as Gasparilla preps continue
An assistant special agent in charge for the FBI field office in Tampa declined to provide more information on Tuesday
‘We need your help’: Tampa Bay officials explain Gasparilla safety plan
As new security concerns are surfacing in light of the recent attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Tampa Bay leaders said they're making safety a priority.
New Orleans suspect in Tampa two months before deadly attack, FBI seeking tips
FBI agents said New Orleans terror suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar visited Tampa 65 days before he ran over dozens of people celebrating New Year's Eve, killing 15.
Man behind New Orleans attack had traveled to ‘Tampa area,’ FBI says
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Houston, also traveled to Cairo, Egypt, as well as Ontario, Canada, before the attack, although it was not yet clear whether those trips were connected to the attack, Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia said at a press conference.
FBI says New Orleans truck attack suspect visited Tampa twice before rampage
The FBI is looking into the past travels of the suspect in the deadly New Year’s Day truck attack that claimed 14 lives in New Orleans.
Tampa officials pledge extra vigilance for Gasparilla after New Orleans attack
Following the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans, Tampa city officials emphasized they are ready for the annual Gasparilla season, enlisting the support of more than 20 federal, state and local agencies.
Gasparilla safety: Law enforcement prepares for Pirate Invasion following New Orleans terrorist attack
The Tampa Police Department, along with their public safety partners, shared an update Tuesday afternoon regarding plans to keep all the Gasparilla events fun and safe.
FBI: New Orleans attacker visited Tampa for 48 hours in October
Watch for us in your inbox. The FBI said its working to fill in some of the gaps that went into the planning of this horrible ...
Tampa Bay doctor charged with producing child sex abuse material and inciting self-harm
One victim in the case was found dead after hanging herself "in a manner consistent with instructions" Dr. Stephen Leedy had ...