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Pinellas Sheriff should step down, says black activist coalition

Published on April 28, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Anne Lindberg

Accusing Pinellas County deputies of “murdering” three teenage girls who drowned in a stolen car last month, a coalition of black activists have called for Sheriff Bob Gualtieri’s resignation and an investigation into the incident. “They killed those girls. … They murdered them,” Omali Yeshitela told a roomful of reporters and community supporters. “Bob Gualtieri has to go. He has got to go.” Yeshitela also called for criminal charges to be brought against the deputies who were involved. He is…

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Pinellas cops carry torch for Special Olympics Florida

Published on April 27, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Anne Lindberg

Law enforcement officers from across Pinellas spent much of Wednesday morning carrying a torch across the county as part of the annual Torch Run for Special Olympics Florida. They began in St. Petersburg with about 40 officers, said Sgt. Spencer Gross, spokesman for the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. By the end of the 23-mile journey at Paul B. Stephens Exceptional Education Center in Clearwater, there were more than 140 officers who ran or bicycled as part of the relay. As they…

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Pinellas Commission to sell 67 lots for affordable housing

Published on April 26, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Anne Lindberg

Pinellas County commissioners agreed Tuesday to sell 67 parcels of vacant land to build affordable housing. Six of the parcels would be donated to Habitat for Humanity. Nine would be immediately put up for bid to be developed into single-family homes, Pinellas County Administrator Mark Woodard said. The remaining 52 lots would be sold later this year. County staff members estimate the sales will bring in about $1.3 million. The project is part of a larger goal to provide more…

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