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Retired Tampa Mounted Patrol Horse 'Mr. Bill' Dies
Mr. Bill lived a full life, Tampa police said. He worked the 2005 Super Bowl in Jacksonville, patroled his city regularly and much more.

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Mr. Bill lived a full life, Tampa police said. He worked the 2005 Super Bowl in Jacksonville, patroled his city regularly and much more.

Florida football fans may see some familiar faces when the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals square off in Super Bowl LVI.
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A detour will remain in place for the rest of the week, Clearwater officials said.
Clearwater police said they want to talk to three people caught on camera checking vehicle door handles at a beach hotel parking garage.
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Wheelchairs, bikes, traffic cones and fishing line were also some of the other items fished out of the river, Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful said.
Security video shows the suspect quickly breaking glass to get inside the New Port Richey restaurant before stealing the cash register.
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Douglas Edward Bennett, 77, of Clearwater was sentenced to 22 years after having assumed a dead man's identity for decades.
Mary O’Connor served the Tampa Police Department for 22 years before retiring in 2016. She returns as the department's newest police chief.
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