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July 7, 2001
Fleeing man kills officer
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[Times photo: John Pendygraft]
Gunman robs bank then shoots officer as she closes in on him
Top stories
Officer's small size hid feisty spirit
Nurturing, devoted and driven, Lois Marrero "had get-up-and-go," a fellow police officer says.

TPD struggles with another loss
TAMPA -- The downtown lunch crowd rushed by Friday afternoon, oblivious to the flags flying at half-staff and the plainclothes officers gathered outside Tampa police headquarters.

Neighbors: Suspect nice, but temper could flare
TAMPA -- Before he became the murderer of a police officer Friday, most neighbors at the Crossings apartments knew Nester L. DeJesus as the quiet, friendly young man in Apt. 120.

TV stations juggle sensitive information, regular programming
At the time, it probably seemed like an important news scoop.

Slain officers
According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, 14 officers in the Tampa Bay area have been slain in the line of duty since 1980.

With love, Tammy Faye
PrideFest warmly welcomes "an icon" of gays and lesbians.

One man's name, another's crimes
Little by little, Eric Whiting clears up his stolen identity.

For tot's fatal abuse: no prison
DCF investigation slips and a detective's credibility problems help a couple get a plea deal.

Tampa Bay briefs
Cheerleading squad's gym is burglarized


South Pinellas headlines
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  • 300 seniors praise God and country

  • North Pinellas headlines
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  • Teen rides junior politics' fast track
  • Residents want their Largo television
  • Dunedin renews sheriff's contract
  • Dangerous intersection may get signal
  • Oldsmar drops Wal-Mart parking ban
  • 'We have values that emerge from the past'

  • Hillsborough headlines
  • Military news
  • A closer look: One Hillsborough church

  • Sandra Thompson
  • Sweating out lives together at the gym

  • News of Florida
  • West Nile virus spreads into Florida
  • Miami's ex-city manager sentenced in fraud case
  • Comments by GOP chairman spark ad blitz

  • Steve Bousquet
  • A whisper of goodbye from Butterworth
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