Katharine The Great White, Snapchat Selfie, McDonald’s Baby: Weird Florida

Patch operates 24 daily news sites in the Tampa Bay area and surrounding counties. The following are some of the more unusual, wacky, wonderful or just plain weird stories from the past week or so:

Watch: Big Burglary Suspect Squeezes Through Tiny Window

The St. Petersburg Police Department is looking for help identifying a man its officers say wanted to burglarize The Chattaway restaurant so badly he squeezed through a small window to do so.

Katharine The Great White Shark Makes Florida Return

Katharine, the great white shark with more than 43,000 Twitter followers, has made a return to Florida’s warmer waters. The famous fish pinged in near West Palm Beach over the weekend.

Snapchat Gun Selfie Leads To 3 Arrests

Three teenage boys face criminal charges after a selfie of a student posing with a gun inside a Lakewood High School bathroom was brought to the attention of authorities. That gun, St. Petersburg Police say, turned out to have been stolen during a December residential burglary.

Man Called 911 To Report Cops, Nearly Ran Over Officer: Police Say

A 34-year-old Holiday man faces a long list of criminal charges after New Port Richey Police say he failed to follow orders during a traffic stop, nearly struck an officer with his vehicle and then led them on a chase that ended in Hillsborough County early Tuesday morning.

Video Voyeur Targeted Female Deputy In Publix Bathroom: Sheriff's Office

A 28-year-old Riverview man is in hot water after the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office says he tried to use a cellphone to record a female detective using a public restroom.

McDonald’s Loving Gator Gets To Stay With Florida Woman

Christmas came early for Lakeland’s Mary Thorn and her alligator Rambo. After a lengthy back-and-forth with state wildlife officials, it’s been decided the McDonald’s eating, ATV-riding critter should remain in Thorn’s care.

Sarasota Baby Born In McDonald’s Bathroom: Report

Parker Jordan is going to have one whopper of a story to tell his own kids when he grows up. While more than a few babies are born on roadsides, in taxis and other unusual locations each year, Parker’s arrival may one-up them all.

9-Year-Olds’ Lemonade Stand Robbed

An afternoon of selling lemonade from a makeshift stand took a violent turn for two Lutz children Wednesday. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the kids were robbed by a pair of dissatisfied customers.

Car Salesman Assaulted By Man, 83, Over Lottery Prize: Sheriff

A Nissan sales promotion at Sarasota Square Mall took a violent turn Wednesday when authorities say a salesman was attacked by an 83-year-old man upset over a promotional scratch-off ticket prize he thought he'd won.

Man, 79, Points Gun At 4 Road Workers Over Dog Poop Dispute: Deputies

A 79-year-old Largo man faces four counts of aggravated assault following a Thursday morning dispute with four road workers in Seminole.

Pasco Man Shot Wife’s Laptop: Deputies Say

A 49-year-old Dade City man faces criminal charges after Pasco County sheriff’s deputies say he opened fire on his wife’s laptop.

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