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Michael Joseph Roberts

Case from Tampa, FL dated Aug 19, 2009

Victim Details

Michael Joseph Roberts

Male

White / Caucasian

Tampa

FL

2009-08-19

38

Michael

Joseph Roberts

07/15/2026

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Corporal Michael Joseph Roberts, a dedicated officer with the Tampa Police Department, tragically lost his life on August 19, 2009, while performing his duties. On that fateful evening, Corporal Roberts was patrolling the Sulphur Springs area of Tampa, Florida, when he encountered a suspicious individual pushing a shopping cart. As he approached the man to question him, a struggle ensued. The suspect, later identified as a former U.S. Virgin Islands police officer, produced a handgun and struck ...
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