occurred on 6/29/2010 when more than 1,000 officers from 22 law enforcement agencies went on a manhunt after Dontae Rashawn Morris.
Dontae Rashawn Morris
Age: 24
Date: 06/29/2010
Location: 50th Street and Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard
City: Tampa
County: Hillsborough
State: Florida
Agencies Involved:
Tampa Police Department
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Florida Highway Patrol
Hernando County Sheriff’s Office
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue
Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office
Lakeland Police Department
Pasco County Sheriff’s Office
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Pinellas Park Police Department
Polk County Sheriff’s Office
St. Petersburg Police Department
Tampa Fire Rescue
Tampa International Airport Police
Tarpon Springs Police Department
Temple Terrace Police Department
Transportation Security Administration
U.S. Marshals Service
U.S. Secret Service
Officers Killed: David Curtis; Jeffrey Kocab
Event: Officers killed during traffic stop, followed by most massive manhunt in Florida history
Summary: On 06/29/2010 at about 2:13 a.m., Tampa Police Officer David Curtis stopped a car for no rear license plate in East Tampa and checked the passenger name through a regional database, learning there was an active arrest warrant out of Jacksonville for worthless checks. A cover unit arrived and Officer Jeffrey Kocab stood behind Curtis on the passenger side. As officers moved to take the wanted man into custody, he turned and fired, striking both officers in the head and dropping them beside the vehicle, then ran from the scene. The driver sped off, leaving the wounded officers behind until nearby residents noticed the patrol cars and called 911. Tampa issued an officers need help broadcast and rapidly expanded from an initial perimeter and K 9 search to a region wide manhunt that ultimately involved more than 22 agencies working under incident command and unified coordination. The operation included large scale tactical deployments, logistics, intelligence, and surveillance support, intense neighborhood searching, and a heavy public tip campaign that generated hundreds of tips over several days, tightening pressure until Morris was taken into custody four days later on 07/02/2010.
The numbers:
Over 1,000 law enforcement personnel were deployed during the manhunt. A total of 22 separate agencies formally participated. The operation ran roughly 96 hours from shooting to capture
That 1,000+ figure comes from the DOJ/National Policing Institute after-action report, which broke the response down into patrol, tactical teams, aviation, K-9, command staff, intelligence analysts, logistics, and support roles. It was not just street cops. It included command posts, air support, perimeter teams, surveillance units, and federal task forces.
Importantly, that number does not count: Off-duty officers who self-deployed early, Officers temporarily pulled from regular service to cover emptied beats, Fire rescue, EMS, or purely civilian support staff
So the true number of sworn officers affected or mobilized at some point was much higher, but “over 1,000” is the official documented figure used in official reviews.
SOURCE LINKS:
https://www.policinginstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Tampa-manhunt-after-action-report.pdf
https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/the-capture-of-a-cop-killer/2168045/
https://www.fox13news.com/news/never-forgotten-ten-years-ago-two-tampa-police-officers-were-murdered-during-a-traffic-stop
https://www.police1.com/iacp-2012/articles/we-got-him-how-tampas-largest-manhunt-unfolded-after-officer-deaths-XR48FvEIyfg9hafn/
