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400 Arrests Made in Tampa
Police in Tampa arrested more than 400 people at the annual Gasparilla Parade.
Police say the arrests Saturday included 406 misdemeanors. The majority were alcohol related. Police also made seven arrests on felony charges, including battery on a law enforcement officer, battery on a police horse, fake ID and drug charges.
About two dozen suspects were transported to jail. All the rest were released and given notice to appear in court.
Police say seven juveniles face alcohol charges. Officials attributed the low number of juvenile arrests to an extensive education campaign in area high schools about a new zero tolerance policy.
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Car Crash Leads to 238-Pound Pot Bust
Tracks in the snow leading from a crashed car to the nearby bridge overpass on New Mexico's I-40 just didn't look right to officers.
State police say that officers patrolling the stretch near Tucumcari Saturday found that 40-year-old Henry Alan Lowe of El Paso, Texas, had lost control of his sedan and crashed into a snow pile.
Then they noticed tracks leading back and forth from the trunk to the bridge.
They allege that partially hidden under the overpass were large plastic wrapped bundles and inside was about 238 pounds of raw marijuana with an estimated street value of more than $642,000.
Police say Lowe was arrested after treated for a gash to his head.
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Paper or plastic?
He's 'the only grocery bagger at Publix with an MBA'
After losing his job during the slow economy, Don Gould, 46, went from a six-figure position managing a design company to work as a front service clerk at Publix in Land O’Lakes. Gould says it’s important to show his three sons that there’s dignity in any work.
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Old enough to know better
But that didn't stop him from asking a 15-year-old girl to be his sex slave.
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“We are not hoodlums, nor should we act like one.”
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Trucker blames Wendy's chili for crash
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To shave or not to shave the pubic hair
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Millionaires burning corpse smells like a backyard barbeque
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20 Reasons Why Dogs Eat Poop
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Kids Face Felony Sexting Charges
Boy, 12, and girl, 13, face child pornography, exploitation counts
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Wasabi smoke alarm raises the deaf
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Neighbors’' smoke alarms save woman with kitchen fire
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My furry client bleats not guilty
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"I got $2,000 worth of weed in the truck!"
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Teen caught in school with Jack Daniel's whiskey
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Bad Move: Robber Calls Police Himself
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