Florida Sentinel Bulletin

MC Hammer was arrested in Dublin, Calif. Thursday for obstruction, and claims to have been racially profiled. In a series of tweets, the legendary rapper blasted reports that he resisted police. Hammer, born Stanley Burrell, is accused of driving a vehicle with expired tags, and was not the registered owner. The situation took place at […]

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LOS ANGELES – Lady Gaga said she has undergone surgery to repair an injured hip that forced the pop singer last week to cancel the remainder of her concert tour. The “Born This Way” singer thanked fans in a blog post on her littlemonsters.com fan website on Thursday, saying the setback was “just a bump […]

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BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor State Representative Darryl Rouson won the confidence of his fellow legislators last week when he was elected minority leader of the House of Representatives. He represents House District 70 (St. Petersburg) which includes a portion of southwestern Hillsborough County. The Legislative session opens in Tallahassee on Tuesday, March 5th. Rep. […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor On Saturday, the members of the Tampa Police Department hosted their 25th Annual Black History Program. For the first time this year, the Committee took the celebration outside. It was held at the Tampa Police Department’s Police Athletic League. The theme was “Meet Me At the Park.” As […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor A Hillsborough County bus driver is credited with locating a missing ten-year-old and returning him home safely. He had been reported missing late Thursday evening. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson Jean Pierre was dropped off at his bus stop around 7:30 a.m., Thursday. However, she […]

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The Tampa Police Department has arrested two teenagers in connection with the murder of an 18-year-old man. The shooting death took place on February 15th, at the intersection of N. 21st Avenue and Hudson Street, in Highland Pines. According to police, John Edward Brown, III, and Reginald Johnson, 18, were standing at the intersection when […]

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LAS VEGAS, N. V. — A 26-year-old man was being sought Sunday as the prime suspect in a pre-dawn shooting on the Las Vegas Strip last week which led to a fiery crash that left three people dead and several others injured. Las Vegas police Capt. Chris Jones said Sunday that investigators are working around […]

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ALPINE, N. J. – An alleged Bloods gang member was caught with 100 bags of heroin in his rectum as a result of a routine traffic stop in New Jersey, according to a police report. Rasoul H. Speight (pictured) and Gary T. Sylak of N.Y. were stopped by cops because their 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer had […]

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FISHKILL, N. Y. – A female prison guard has been charged with rape after having sex with a male inmate at a maximum-security state prison in the Hudson Valley. State police say that Tyshinia Love Brewster was in a sexual relationship with an inmate at Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill. She has been employed there […]

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