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Credit card skimmer, man who saved deputy a 'hero,' restaurant inspections and other stories from Florida Patch.
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Credit Card Skimmer Found on Sarasota Gas Pump
Motorists who fill up their tanks at the BP gas station on Lockwood Ridge Road in Sarasota might want to check their bank and credit card records. According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, a credit card skimmer was discovered on a pump Monday afternoon.
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Smelly Socks Led to Teen’s Drug Arrest: Sheriff's Office
A 15-year-old Horizons Academy student faces criminal charges after a Manatee County deputy happened to catch a whiff of a something not quite right on the boy Wednesday morning.
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Armed Motorist Saves Deputy Under Attack, Called Out as Hero by Sheriff
A man’s decision to lend a hand to a Lee County Sheriff’s deputy who was under attack on Interstate 75 on Monday morning has drawn applause from Sheriff Mike Scott.
Update: 21-Month-Old Girl Struck in Hail of Bullets, Police Say
A 21-month-old Tampa girl was hospitalized following a Wednesday afternoon shooting at her home on Hernandez Court.
Restaurant Inspections: Sewage Backups, Roaches Near Cuban Press, Rodents
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation ordered emergency closures at three area eateries last week when conditions inside didn’t meet state guidelines for health and safety.
Tropical Depression 'Likely' to Form South of Florida, Forecasters Say
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are keeping a close watch on a large low pressure system that’s kicking up showers in the southwestern Caribbean Sea. That system has been given a strong chance of developing into a tropical depression over the next few days.
A 43-year-old Tampa woman faces criminal charges after Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies say she pretended to own two homes so she could rent them out to unsuspecting victims.
Photo courtesy of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office
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