Tony Marrero
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Tony Marrero

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Staff writer for the Tampa Bay Times @tb_times You ain't gonna learn what you don't want to know. -- John Perry Barlow

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Teen dies in crash after chase

Driver, also 15, is hospitalized with serious injuries after trooper conducts a PIT maneuver.

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As drunken driver learns his fate, story of the man killed emerges

Ramon Thompson spent years homeless in Tampa but wasn’t living a solitary life.

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Judge dismisses murder charge against man who shot Tampa DJ

Prosecutors failed to disprove Joel Moreno-Cobo had a reasonable fear for his safety when he shot Dedrick Sykes in Ybor City, ruling finds.

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Tampa Bay TimesAUG 27, 2026
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A Road Ranger dreamed of becoming a cop. After fatal crash, his family wants change

Antonio Marazita, 24, was working on Interstate 75 last month when a suspected drunk driver barreled into him.

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Tampa Bay TimesAUG 16, 2026
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Police say woman shot 2 kids, her mother

Plant City officials chronicle series of events in Hailey Dempsey case.

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Tampa Bay TimesAUG 14, 2026
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Husband of Plant City mom found dead with kids not a suspect in killings, records show

Jay Dempsey’s attorney says he has learned there are “no living suspects” to charge in the shooting deaths of Hailey Dempsey, her mother and their two children.

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Tampa Bay TimesAUG 13, 2026
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Teen dies in crash after chase

Driver, also 15, is hospitalized with serious injuries after trooper conducts a PIT maneuver.

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Tampa Bay TimesJUL 28, 2026Lead Story
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Slain St. Pete sanitation worker was ‘thriving’

Natasha Moses worked for the city for 12 years to support her four children, her sister Karin Musgrove says.

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Tampa Bay TimesJUL 24, 2026
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Hillsborough sheriff’s deputy arrested on stalking charge

Deputy Andrew Brown is accused of sending “continuous unwanted messages” to a woman.

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Tampa Bay TimesJUL 21, 2026
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2 deputies shot, suspect killed in Ruskin ambush, sheriff says

Christopher Dmuchowski opened fire on officers who were trying to take him into custody Thursday.

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Tampa Bay TimesJUL 17, 2026Lead Story
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Videos show suspect after fatal Ybor crash

The pursuit from a Florida Highway Patrol dash camera is seen, and the suspect learning he’s accused of killing four people.

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Tampa Bay TimesJUL 6, 2026
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Tampa police chief to retire, go to USF

Bercaw will step down in August for a job as an associate professor.

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Tampa Bay TimesJUN 10, 2026
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After fatal Ybor City pursuit, Tampa police update policy

An internal review found that state troopers weren't asked to start the chase that left 4 dead and injured 13.

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Tampa Bay TimesMAY 21, 2026
Details bureaucratic and procedural shifts within the local police department following a highly scrutinized incident.
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Records confirm homicide victims’ identities

Hailey Dempsey was killed in Plant City along with two of her children and her mother, reports show.

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Tampa Bay TimesMAY 9, 2026
Factual local crime update providing specific details on a high-profile multi-victim case.
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Body of 1 missing USF student found

Zamil Limon’s remains are discovered on the Howard Frankland Bridge. Nahida Bristy is still missing. One man has been arrested.

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Tampa Bay TimesAPR 25, 2026Lead Story
The paper presents the grim development in a local missing persons case with straightforward, factual reporting, focusing on the confirmed details of the discovery and the ongoing search for the second student.
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Sheriff’s office: Major fired over on-duty alcohol use

Maj. Troy Morgan was promoted by Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister in February.

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Tampa Bay TimesAPR 10, 2026
Highlights accountability within local law enforcement following an internal investigation.
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Report: Fire was likely cause of fatal Pinellas plane crash

The pilot’s inability to find the Clearwater Airpark exacerbated the emergency that killed him and two women inside a home in 2024.

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Tampa Bay TimesAPR 2, 2026
Summarises the findings of an official safety investigation, emphasising the technical causes and navigational difficulties leading to a local tragedy.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Tony Marrero in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.