Tampa Cruiser Injures Two Officers, Suspect

Two Tampa police officers and a suspect were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a responding officer’s cruiser struck them in a parking lot on East Busch Boulevard on Oct. 12. Officers were serving an arrest warrant tied to a narcotics investigation when the suspect fled. As officers took the suspect into custody, the arriving officer drove into the lot and hit all three. Police said the circumstances remain under investigation and have not released further details about the suspect or the case.