Tampa Police Department
The Tampa Police Department makes approximately 2,400 arrests for DUI each year which is accounts for nearly one-half of the DUI arrests in Hillsborough County, FL. In fact, TPD has an entire enforcement unit dedicated to making DUI arrests.
If you have been arrested for drunk or impaired driving by the Tampa Police Department, then contact the criminal and DUI defense attorneys at the Sammis Law Firm to discuss your case. Find out what you need to do within 10 days of the arrest to protect your driving privileges and preserve all avenues of fighting the charges.
DUI Enforcement Units of the Tampa Police Department
Tampa Police Department's DUI enforcement unit includes a Sergeant, two (2) Corporals, and twelve (12) uniformed officers. TPD's DUI officers primarly work in the evenings and early morning hours patroling the streets throughout the City of Tampa, and responding to calls by other patrol officers who suspect a drive of impaired driving.
All of the officers on the DUI enforcement unit are required to video the entire DUI investigation. When the officer on the TPD DUI unit makes the initial stop that video should show the following:
- the driving pattern;
- the traffic stop;
- the initial questioning of the suspect;
- the manner in which the suspect exits the vehicle;
- the driver's performance on roadside agility tests (often called field sobriety exercises);
- the arrest for DUI;
- the reading of the driver's implied consent warning if the driver indicates he will refuse to take the breath test; and
- the transport to the Central Breath Testing facility at Orient Road Jail.
In many of these cases the arresting officer will later claim that the video equipment malfunctioned in some manner. If the failure to preserve the video was willful or if the officer intentionally destroyed the video, then the trial court can impose various sanctions including the dismissal of the charges, or less serious sanctions such as preventing the officer from testifying about the subject's statements or performance on field sobriety exercises.
Information from the Tampa Police Department
If you are looking for more information about the Tampa Police Department (also known as TPD), then visit the main website for the Tampa Police Department. TPD has also recently created several social media profiles including the following:
Important Tampa Police Department Phone Numbers and Addresses
Tampa Police Department Headquarters
One Police Center
411 N. Franklin Street
Tampa, Florida 33602Phone: (813) 276-3200Fax: (813) 276-3298
Police Chief Jane Castor Tampa Police Department - Patrol District 1
3818 W. Tampa Bay Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33614Main Phone Number: (813) 354-6600Covering South Tampa, Davis Island, West Shore and West Tampa Tampa Police Department - Patrol District 2
9330 N. 30th Street
Tampa, FL 33612Main Phone Number: (813) 931-6500Covering Tampa Palms and North Tampa Tampa Police Department - Patrol District 3
3808 N. 22nd Street
Tampa, FL 33610Main Phone Number; (813) 242-3800Covering Downtown Tampa, Port of Tampa, East Tampa, and Ybor City
Wikipedia Page for Tampa Police Department - Read more about TPD including information on statistics related to jobs, salary and employment.
Florida Fallen Tampa Police Department Officers - The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc., (ODMP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring America's fallen law enforcement heroes with a page devoted specifically to Fallen Officers from the Tampa Police Department.
Tampa Police Explorers - Organization co-sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America which helps high school students learn more about a career in law enforcement.
