Tallahassee Police Department

The Florida Supreme Court will take up a legal battle about whether a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” can shield the identities of police officers.

Tallahassee LGBTQ advocates want city Police Chief Lawrence Revell gone from office following his speaking at an evangelical event. It was hosted by the Billy Graham Evangelist Association. Advocates like Lakey Love say that the association has a long history of being anti-LGBTQ.

The Tallahassee Police Department is endorsing an app that allows residents to record officers and livestream that footage to the agency.

The old Northwood Centre is being bulldozed starting today. The location between North Monroe St. and Tharpe St. is being readied for redevelopment.

A former police commander-turned-law-enforcement-consultant teaches officers they need to listen to and try to understand the citizens with whom they interact.

Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell has been in the job for about a year and a half. Much of that has taken place during the coronavirus pandemic. Blaise Gainey spoke with Revell about some of Tallahassee's biggest crime issues as well as concerns over a malfunction on TPD's body cameras.

Two Tallahassee police officers invoked Marsy’s Law to prevent their identities from being released after use-of-force shooting incidents in which they were threatened. One of the cases involved Tony McDade, a transgender Black man whose killing sparked protests and made national news.

The Citizens Police Review Board met last week to watch body camera and surveillance footage from the DUI arrest of Jacquez Kirkland. During the arrest, Tallahassee police say a baton was used to prevent Kirkland from resisting. The board is reviewing whether or not the use of force was necessary.

The Tallahassee Commission has approved a three-year deal between the city and the Police Benevolent Association. Police officers and investigators will get a 2% pay raise in 2022 and 2023. They’ll also see a reduction in their pension contributions, some cost of living increases and a jump in parental leave.

A prominent sheriff and a Miami police oversight panel are backing a challenge to an appeals-court ruling that could help shield the identities of law-enforcement officers involved in use-of-force incidents.