$100,000 bounty

[WideOpen]

Hope it's "Dead" or alive.

[Jim Fenton]

I hope & pray that he’s caught in Sheriff
Grady Judd’s jurisdiction (Polk County).

That way they’ll have to fall back on dental
records to identify the remains of this POS!

[Boneman]

This POS left 5 kids to grow up without their dads, and two widows in his wake. Please bring him in dead.

[ocalasp76]

DITTO to all above....And anyone hiding and helping him as well...
-JIM-

[Bobby Diehl]

It's a scray time.

The School I Teach at is right down the street from where the shooting happened (it happened at 2:30 in the morning). Tampa as a whole is under pressure. The Police cars are everywhere in the area following leads. They are even going door to door. The Police are doing everything possible to bring this guy in. I pray no one else is hurt or killed by this KILLER!!! The Men and Women who carry a badge are doing one of the hardest jobs on the Plant. In an instant the lives of so many people changed three days ago. This makes the 30th and 31st Police Officer to die in the line of duty in Tampa only. Please give thumbs up or give a word of thanks in support of your Towns Officers. It makes a difference I sure. GOD blesses these poor Families and the Officers who were lost.

[TINYTIMDSS]

Hey Bubba The Love Sponge and Cowhead are doing fund raisers

[ronabneysr]

if the suck a$$ judges and lawyers didn't keep

turning them loose this would not keep happening go on any police records and pull up any name you want and you will see some guys that have been arrested 50 times or more .

we have them get out before we can get there cars in impound lots .

and some dui's can even be turned loose as fast as cops stop them to have a wreck five minutes later then jump out and run then call one hour later wanting there car some one stole it .

it's so sad those cops had to die but if judges had of kept him were he should have been ...they want to take away your rights . but don't bother the criminial

[Bobby Diehl]

BAY News 9 Report 7-1-10

Police chief: Accused killer of officers is a person of interest in three other homicides
In a Thursday morning news conference, Tampa police chief Jane Castor said the man accused of killing two Tampa Police officers may be involved in three other murders.
Last Updated: Thursday, July 01, 2010 1:58 PM
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TAMPA --
In a Thursday morning news conference, Tampa police chief Jane Castor said the man accused of killing two Tampa Police officers may be involved in three other murders.

Dontae Morris is accused of shooting and killing officers David Curtis and Jeffrey Kocab Tuesday morning during a 2:15 a.m. traffic stop at 50th Street and 23rd Avenue in east Tampa.

"We know for a fact that he murdered two police officers," Castor said Thursday. "He is now a person of interest in three other homicides and a suspect in at least one of those."

Castor said she would not call Morris a serial killer. "I would just say that he's a cold-blooded killer," she said.

Castor said all five homicides took place since April of this year. She said the community at large is not in danger, but the situation is not predictable.

Morris continues to evade officers
Meanwhile, Morris, described as 5-foot-9, 157 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, has evaded law enforcement officials since Tuesday despite a blanket of police activity across the city and county searching for him.

Police swarmed an apartment complex in the Kenneth Court area off Hillsborough Avenue Wednesday afternoon and again late Wednesday and early Thursday. One person was detained for questioning.

Also, early Thursday morning, SWAT teams searched an area in Plant City, including the examination of a home in that area.

Officials said Thursday morning that more than 200 law enforcement officers from all over the Bay area are actively searching for Morris.

Castor said she "knows for a fact" that someone is helping Morris.

"This is the number one priority of the city of Tampa - to catch Dontae Morris," said Tampa mayor Pam Iorio. "The intensity you see right now will not let up until we capture him. We will not let up until we capture him."

Suspect's brother wanted for questioning
Detectives also are searching for Dwayne Daniel Callaway, Morris' 21-year-old brother. Callaway is currently wanted for two counts of violation of probation for domestic battery.

Detectives want to question him about his brother.

Funeral and services information
There will be public services for the families of the fallen officers David Curtis and Jeffrey Kocab on July 2 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Idlewild Baptist Chuch in Lutz.

The funeral service for the families and Tampa Police Department to honor both of the officers will be held July 3 at 10 a.m. at Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz.

Reward for information leading to arrest
A reward of $100,000 has been offered for information that leads to his arrest. Castor said this is the largest award ever offered in the death of an officer, and she anticipates that it will grow even larger.

"I am surprised that he has been underground for this amount of time, especially with this reward out there," she said.

Castor said it is in Morris' best interest to turn himself in to police. She said his family and his pastor also want him to give himself up.

She said that anyone who is found harboring Morris will also face charges.

So far, the community has called the police department with many tips, and Castor said investigators are checking into all of them.

Morris released from prison in April
According to the Associated Press, Morris was released from prison in April even though he had an outstanding arrest warrant.

Morris was released after serving two years for cocaine possession even though he was wanted in Jacksonville for allegedly writing three bad checks.

Castor said Wednesday it "should have been detected while he was in prison."

State prison officials say they told the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office to pick up Morris, but they never did.

According to the Duval County Sheriff's Office, the first two of Morris' bad check arrest warrants were only good for Clay, St. Johns, Baker, and Nassau Counties because they were for misdemeanor crimes.

The third check, however, was a felony bad check warrant which indicates that the warrant is good statewide.

The Duval County Sheriff's Office said they are checking their records in October of 2009 to determine if one of their employees made a mistake in filing a statewide arrest warrant for Morris.

Duval County Sheriff John H. Rutherford issued a statement Wednesday:

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of Officers Dave Curtis and Jeffrey Kocab, and the entire Tampa Police Department.

All warrants issued in Duval County do not meet the criteria for statewide extradition. There are three worthless check warrants on file for Dontae Morris. Two of the worthless check warrants indicate extradition only within Clay, St. Johns, Baker and Nassau counties, as they were for misdemeanors. The third, which was a felony worthless check warrant, indicates statewide extradition.

We are now looking into the October, 2009 communication between DOC and JSO, regarding Morris' scheduled release in April 2010. We are working to determine if our Records and Identification clerk missed the third worthless check warrant, which indicates a statewide extradition order.

Fundraisers for the officers' families
Several area businesses have already started organizing fundraisers to benefit the families of the slain officers.

Nikos Restaurant
3705 Tampa Rd., Oldsmar
Forest Lakes Plaza
Click for more information











Kocab Memorial Fund
MIDFLORIDA Credit Union|
1551 Gary Road
Lakeland, FL 33801
For further information, contact Dr. Bruce Tonjes, Associate Superintendent of School Based Operations at (863) 534-0521.


Cornerstone Pub
Natalie Spencer or Marilyn Wright
3895 Northdale Blvd.
Tampa, FL
813-269-9688

They are taking a collection for the families.

Please keep the Families in your Prays.

[carolwicks]

Wide Open...

Thank you for posting this... this SOB scum bag needs to be apprehended and destroyed. all this for a stupid traffic violation. 5 children, two wives and many many friends and relatives suffering for this piece of crap... hopefully he will be caught soon... all message boards should do what you did! good thinking.
carolwicks aka OZ

[bubba]

I am as "liberal" as they come, but this guy needs to die slowly and painfully. Everything about him is an example of whats wrong in society. The sooner this bastard quits spreading his DNA the better. For that matter the same goes for those that are harboring him.

[Bigbuck]

And

Thank you for posting this... this SOB scum bag needs to be apprehended and destroyed. all this for a stupid traffic violation. 5 children, two wives and many many friends and relatives suffering for this piece of crap... hopefully he will be caught soon... all message boards should do what you did! good thinking.
carolwicks aka OZ

Thats not to mention the other murders the ass is charged with. Can you imagine being the one that has to transport him???

[carolwicks]

yep...

every time he blinked i would taser his balls while his mouth is filled with dog sh!t and duck taped shut!! cant kill him. he isnt worth going to prison for but i sure would enjoy watching him suffer... it really sucks how trash like him make decent people want to be evil. ;-(
OZ

[bubba]

Now Tuna, I would relish the role of transporting that SOB. I know of a few stops we would have to make along the way. His skinny little 5'9" 159 pound ass aint near enough without that gun.

[UREZ2PASS]

Perfect example of why we need to bring back public hangings. The pay-per-view and ticket sales revenue could be given to the victims families.

[ronabneysr]

what that low class cop killer needs is to lock his lips

around my pretty shiney brand new 50 caliber smith and wesson and save the tax payers some money . there ain't no reason that they keep letting these guys out . you want to make it safe to walk the street .who cares if jails are over crowded . i think we have lost enough police men start putting the ones that are letting them go in gail with the killers in same cell