***Update begins on 11/05/2016***
The Parlaman Match has concluded and the results are in:
Overall: 1st Place - Detective Mike Merritt, Tampa Police Department 2nd Place - Special Agent Jake Collins, FBI – Tampa 3rd Place - Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Rushton, U.S. Special Operations Command
Top Handgun Match: Detective Mike Merritt, Tampa Police Department
Top Rifle Match: Sgt. 1st Class Robert Pratt, U.S. Special Operations Command
Top Team: FBI – Tampa Top Retiree: Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Retired Captain John Bolle
***Update Ends***
Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office St. Petersburg Police Department FBI (Tampa Division) Florida Department of Law Enforcement (Tampa) Clearwater Police Department U.S. Coast Guard, Clearwater Sector U.S. Coast Guard, St. Petersburg Sector Tampa International Airport Police Department Largo Police Department U.S. Special Operations Command Tampa Police Department MacDill Air Force Base
What: Marksmen from agencies around the Tampa Bay area are scheduled to participate in the Corporal Robert P. Parlaman Sr. Memorial Invitational “Two Gun” Match.
When: The match will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2016. The gates open at 7:30 a.m. and the first relay begins at 9:00 a.m.
Where: The invitational will be held at the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Firearms Training Facility located at 3410 118th Avenue North in Clearwater.
How/Why: Over 76 marksmen are scheduled to compete in the fifth annual Corporal Robert P. Parlaman Sr. Memorial Invitational “Two Gun” Match. The participants include active and retired law enforcement and corrections members from agencies around the Tampa Bay area including the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff’s Office hosts the competition to honor the memory of their former member Robert “Bob” Parlaman Sr., who was a firearms instructor, armorer, and avid competition shooter.
Media is invited to cover the event from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
For additional details or to confirm coverage, please contact the Sheriff's Public Information Office at (727) 582-6221.
Non Emergency Line: (727) 582-6200 | In an Emergency call 911ADA info