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We compile the odd, unusual and ‘oh my gosh’ police items from throughout the Tampa Bay region.

We compile the odd, unusual and ‘oh my gosh’ police items from throughout the Tampa Bay region.
We compile the odd, unusual and ‘oh my gosh’ police items from throughout the Tampa Bay region.
We compile the odd, unusual and ‘oh my gosh’ police items from throughout the Tampa Bay region.
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Dunedin residents can expect to see more law enforcement on the roads through New Year’s Day.
South Tampa residents can expect to see more law enforcement on the roads through New Year’s Day.
Seminole Heights residents can expect to see more law enforcement on the roads through New Year’s Day.
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The two companies have joined forces to urge Congress to “Come Together” before tax hikes and spending cuts push America over the “fiscal cliff.”
The two companies have joined forces to urge Congress to “Come Together” before tax hikes and spending cuts push America over the “fiscal cliff.”
The two companies have joined forces to urge Congress to “Come Together” before tax hikes and spending cuts push America over the “fiscal cliff.”
The two companies have joined forces to urge Congress to “Come Together” before tax hikes and spending cuts push America over the “fiscal cliff.”