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Firefighters PANTS ON FIRE

2011-12-27T15:51:00.000-08:00

Yup. Everyone is catching on. How many of y'all will it take to figure out that your lies are FUCKING STUPID???

Drug shortages worry Tampa Bay emergency medical providers
By Anne Lindberg, Times Staff WriterTampa Bay Times
In Print: Tuesday, December 27, 2011

A nationwide shortage of some lifesaving drugs has hit Tampa Bay emergency medical responders, forcing them to find other ways to care for their patients.

Paramedics regularly use many of the drugs to relieve pain, to help with a heart attack or to calm combative patients. So far, the EMS systems have been able to substitute one drug for another — for example, morphine instead of the painkiller fentanyl, which is in low supply.

The shortage is hitting especially hard in Pinellas, where most medications are back-ordered, EMS medical director Laurie Romig said. The problem is especially critical for pain relievers, sedatives and heart medications. Pinellas is down to its last doses of fentanyl. And Valium, used to calm combative patients and for seizures and pain management, is back-ordered.

"We're talking lifesaving drugs," Romig said. "I think it's going to get worse before it gets better."

Tampa and Hillsborough also are facing shortages of some commonly used medicines.

"It is problematic, yes, but it hasn't hit critical mass," said Nick loCicero, assistant chief of administration and rescue for Tampa Fire Rescue. "We're all in kind of the same boat."

The Tampa department has seen shortages of such drugs as Terbutaline, which helps asthmatics to breathe; Labetalol, used to regulate heart rhythm; and Cardizem, used for high blood pressure and other heart problems.

Karen Davidson, rescue division chief for Hillsborough Fire and Rescue, said the shortage has not centered on one drug but "changes daily." The department is finding it hard to get Versed, which can be used as a sedative or anesthetic. EMS paramedics frequently use it to make it easier to insert breathing tubes. Also back-ordered is magnesium sulfate, used as a muscle relaxer.

Sporadic drug shortages are not unusual, but the number of reported prescription drug shortages in the United States nearly tripled between 2005 and 2010, according to the federal Food and Drug Administration.

The shortages appear to be caused by several factors, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Among those: a lack of production capacity and expiration of patents, which allows other companies to make generics. It takes time, the HHS report said, for manufacturers to gear up to make the drugs.

Complicating the issue, Romig said, are the problems faced by Hospira, the Illinois company that makes many of the generic medications Tampa Bay emergency medical agencies use.

The FDA has criticized the company for inadequate quality controls. Hospira has said it is fixing the problems, but Romig said the situation makes things difficult for consumers.

"Right now, we don't know whether we will be able to continue getting drugs from that manufacturer," she said. "It could be very much worse if Hospira goes down."

In the short term, Tampa Bay area EMS systems have been substituting one drug for another. They also order different dosage sizes that are more readily available.

Romig has created a committee to study creative solutions to the problem.

Romig said no one calling 911 for help should worry: "We're doing everything we can to preserve our ability to treat our patients as we always have."

Reach Anne Lindberg at alindberg@tampabay.com or (727) 893-8450.

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grammapoker Dec 26, 2011 3:01 PM Yesterday It all boils down to the drug companies wanting more and more money. Crooks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply Report Abuse 3 9 JamesD Dec 26, 2011 6:42 PM Yesterday They are going to have to get hteir drugs the same way everyone else does. Go to a sham doctor and tell them you have undisclosed pain.
Reply Report Abuse 2 5 SteroidTestTampaPolice Dec 26, 2011 8:32 PM Yesterday Maybe they should STOP STEALING THEM
Reply Report Abuse 3 5 nevertheless Dec 26, 2011 9:06 PM Yesterday Steroid, maybe you should stop TAKING them
Reply Report Abuse 1 6 irefusetobepc Dec 26, 2011 11:11 PM Yesterday morphine is better anyway
Reply Report Abuse 1 2 orangebeagle Dec 26, 2011 11:30 PM Yesterday This is hogwash... Get the medications to the people that need it. It's all about the companies want $$$$$. Bet all the countries we take care of have TONS of these medications. Open up the Canadian connection.
Reply Report Abuse 1 5 cynic Dec 27, 2011 12:50 AM About 18 hours ago greed+shortage=death dam'em
Reply Report Abuse 0 2 ian80 Dec 27, 2011 12:53 AM About 18 hours ago The United States of America is missing drugs? Come on people, give them up . We know you have them!
Reply Report Abuse 0 1 willie_from_penniless_park Dec 27, 2011 5:51 AM About 13 hours ago what drug shortage? there are plenty of drugs available around Tampa Bay
Reply Report Abuse 2 2 jezjames92 Dec 27, 2011 8:47 AM About 10 hours ago Valium and versed are anti-anxiety drugs, not "life-saving"drugs. Fentanyl is a pain killer stronger than morphine not a "life-saving" drug. Terbutaline, labetalol and cardizem have other substitutes. Why would anyone want drugs from a problem manufacturer. There are other drugs manufactured by reputable drug manufacturers. This sounds squirrely.
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SJL Dec 27, 2011 9:21 AM About 9 hours ago Valium is a lifesaving drug when it's used to stop a grand-mal seizure. Versed is a lifesaving drug when it is used to intubate someone who can't breathe. Reply Report Abuse 0 6 sandyo Dec 27, 2011 5:57 PM About 1 hour ago Sure IS squirrely. And it sure is a devious method to articial price bumps by generic and other manufacturers. It's not as if they are not shoveling in the profits!! Are you 99% starting to feel jerked around?? Then, come Occupy with us! write sandyo@PassERA.org Reply Report Abuse 0 1 Darby Dec 27, 2011 8:58 AM About 10 hours ago I'll bet there's no shortage of Lipitor.
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goldengirl Dec 27, 2011 5:33 PM About 1 hour ago ...or Viagra... Reply Report Abuse 0 1 sandyo Dec 27, 2011 6:00 PM About 30 minutes ago Lipitor is another scam: their patent expired but thru the courts Lipitor's profitteers won a continuation of the SAME PRICE to consumers even though it's sold to us as atorvastatin, the generic for about 6 more months! get it?--they want to squeeze us consumers EVEN more though it's not really legit to charge proprietary med prices for generic as in this case! I am watching to see if Diovan (for BP) will take the same tack. What exactly remains illegal anymore??? Reply Report Abuse 0 0 ej033 Dec 27, 2011 11:51 AM About 7 hours ago Don't forget the ever increasing regulations drug manufacturers have to meet and the DEA adding icing to that cake. That is the main reason it takes so long for makers to actually start to make a drug product. If the free market could operate, then there would be astronger drug supply. The goverent is fostering a shortage environment.
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sandyo Dec 27, 2011 6:09 PM About 21 minutes ago WHAT "new regulations" other than the scheduled phases development have always existed. Please? Pharma has ALWAYS complained that R & D costs were what jack up the prices. It's not so, when you consider the longevity of the prices post-market. Again, Big Pharma's obscene profits off our backs should make speed of delivery ever so easy nowadays! Another scam. Everyone know that your docs or nurse practitioners should be writing prescriptions for generics where they exist? You save tons $, Another tip: the expiration date so sanctimoniously inscribed on the bottle is very often shortchanging you--most meds last in a cool dry environment at least 2 yrs longer than they claim. Only a very few change after that, and 99% of the changes are only in loss of potency! I write a 1000+ pg pharm resource text w/international distribution but you can sure compare prices via internet or your favorite pharmacists. You can also ask about actual loss of potency of yr meds, if you can trust them. Reply Report Abuse 0 0
larryburnettwhitetrashtenants Dec 27, 2011 6:44 PM About -1 minutes ago I think there are many addicted fire personnel and emergency personnel. You can kinda tell when you see them. Vacant faces, 1000 mile stares. It's weird. Don't remember that from previously.
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W562PD to YA5LK

2011-12-13T09:48:00.000-08:00

Thanks, idiots !!!!!

Henry...................................................... looks like another of your churchy friends??????????????????

Cause that ho Jessica sho nuff be a lil Christian like you and your "renters" and Colin's buddy, FITZ the preacher.

THIS IS AWESOME THOUGH: Nothing like bringing it to me.

There is also YA5LD and YA5L1 ?? I believe which belonged to spence roberts until the fat chicken shit changed it. NOT JESS. She's GOT PROTECTION. LOL !!!

With all proceeds going to fund the needs of the St. George Island volunteer fire department and first responders, Shepard made a push this year to spread word that the department's ladder truck was instrumental in quenching a devastating fire at a downtown Apalachicola bank last November.

"I knew it was going to be tough, with the way the economy is," he said.

In a letter to last year's participants, Shepard provided a link to Howard Reeder's video of the fire, complete with images of the ladder truck helping prevent a widespread conflagration downtown such as what leveled the city in 1900.

"The ladder truck was purchased three years ago with proceeds raised at the Chili Cookoff," he wrote to last year's field. "Without you guys, there would be no cook-off. In a roundabout way, you all helped save Apalachicola. That's your fire truck. Our people are responsible for that truck being there."

Highlighting the cook-off's returnees are 2001 and 2004 winner Diane Melancon, of Double D Chili, out of Gonzales, LA; 2005 winner Ron Judson, of Great American Chili Co. Too, out of Red Bluff, CA; 2006 winner Bruce Gaylor, of Dead Serious Chili #3, of Tampa; 2007 winner Doug Smith, of Dead Serious Chili, out of Clearwater; and last year's champ, Paul Nunn, of Nunn Better Chili, out of Ft. Pierce.

The cook-off has expanded mightily since it started 27 years ago and, a few years following that, decided to draw more participants by becoming official within chili circles.

"We joined the ICS as a way to get chili cooks to come," said Shepard. "And that worked out and this became part of the steppingstone for serious cooks to go on to the national championship.

When he considers the field of contestants, Shepard said it ranges from purists, looking for a win that will propel them to the world championships, to those who are on the island mainly to have a good time, and savor the frivolity and camaraderie the cook-off brings.

"And there's like the Parrotheads," Shepard said, citing a boisterous group with chapters in both Atlanta and Tallahassee that each year takes part in the cook-off.

"Those guys are here to party," he said. "They're not concerned so much for the actual chili competition. But they bring five to six carloads of people, they rent places and they shop at the local grocery."

With one foot in both camps are groups like Tampa's Dead Serious chili teams, who bring a casket and cut flowers as a playful, macabre touch to their efforts, and who won last year and are usually among the top finalists.

In addition to a ticket to the world championship, competitors compete for a $500 prize for first place, a $300 check for second place, and a $200 prize for third place. Plaques are also awarded to the best booth, best showmanship and high yield, which means most money raised from $1 cup sales that benefit the fire department.

The weekend gets underway Thursday morning with a golf tournament at St. James Bay Golf Course, with tee time at 11 a.m. Golfers are welcome to show up on day of tourney; entry fee is $100 per golfer.

Friday's activities begin with an art preview from 5 to 7 p.m. in the civic hall of the Jay Abbott fire house on East Pine Street. Admission is a $5 preview donation.

On Saturday, the 5K Red Pepper Run gets underway at 8 a.m., under the direction of Susan Bassett.

Booth set-up begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by the 9:30 a.m. start of the amateur crock pot chili competition. These are chilies prepared at home, minimum one gallon, with no rules for competition There is a $5 entry fee, and all proceeds go to the charity cook-off.

The formal competition begins at 10 a.m. with chopping, slicing, marinating, and the like, with stoves lit officially at 11 a.m. Rules in effect include no beans, pasta, etc. chili prepared on site from scratch, no prepackaged chili mixes, meat may be cut, sliced or ground in advance, but not treated or cooked except during competition.

The charity auction, conducted by Wade Clark and Harry Arnold, begins at 11 a.m. followed by booth and showmanship judging beginning at 11:30 a.m.

Ticia Lipscomb, the cookoff's treasurer, said the list of items to be auctioned off include a 2002 Ford Explorer "in excellent condition, with all the records from the day it was bought."

Also being auctioned are a 1987 23' Proline fishing boat, a 22' sailboat, and a 17' aluminum canoe, as well over a hundred items ranging from unique art to gift certificates to vacation stays and more.

The Miss Chili Pepper and Mister Hot Sauce judging is between noon and 1:30 p.m., with chili judging at 2 p.m.

The "King Cotton Blues Band" will start playing at around 3 p.m., once the auction stops.

For more info on the chili cook-off, go to http://www.stgeorgeislandchili.com or call 927-3473.

Chili cooks, are you ready?

Listed below are the list of participants for the Gulf Coast Regional competition, Saturday, March 7 at the 27th annual St. George Island Chili Cookoff.

Cooks Team Name City/State

Rex Humphries
and Susan Gary Owl Café Apalachicola

Douglas Essing Me, Myself & I Brandon
Steve King Funky Oyster Shack Carrabelle
George Pruitt Eastpoint Fire Dept Chili Team Eastpoint
Steve Merrill Blow & Go Lynn Haven
Paul Nunn Nunn Better Chili Ft Pierce
Tim Nunn Nunn Better Chili Two MacClenny
Jonathan Joseph Atlantic Coast Chili Company Titusville
Ken Burke Dead Serious Tampa
Bruce Gaylor Dead Serious Tampa
Doug Smith Dead Serious Clearwater
Larry Meitensieger Dead Serious Clearwater
Doug Roy K.A.T.N. Chili Clearwater
George Nelson Crawfordville
Bobby Tyre Tallahassee Parrotheads Crawfordville
Richard Saucer Lighthouse Chili St. George Island
John Alexander Emerald Coast Chili Gulf Breeze
John Alexander Emerald Coast Chili Gulf Breeze
Chris Moore
and Ted Bergquist The 19th Bowl Tallahassee

Sandy Walker G.R.I.T.'s Chili Tallahassee
Larry Hines Big Belly Chili Tallahassee
Ron Humphries
and Dana Kelly Mad Cow Chili Tallahassee

Rick Peckham Peckerhead Chili Tallahassee
Chuck Stubbs Blue Water Cooking Company Tallahassee
Bill Avery Team Waterdog Tallahassee
Kim Poole
and Dana Jones Hot Lips Chili Tallahassee

Chuck Markley White Dog Chili Tallahassee
Lee Harrison White Dog Chili Tallahassee
John Homan Rajin Cajun Tallahassee
Matt Carson Decent Chili Tallahassee
Corey Clark Yellow Creek Swamp Sauce Quincy
Chad West Yellow Creek Swamp Sauce Quincy
Mike Vowell Whistle Stop Chili Panacea
Tracy Connors
and Jim Long Red Hot Chili Peppers Panama City

Jim Fulton Red Hots Panama City
John Kowals Beach Bums Panama City Beach
Holly Melzer Swamp Gas Chili Panama City Beach
Wanda Gangswich Three Sheets to the Wind Panama City Beach
Douglas Essing Brandon
Trent Hatcher Buffalo Breath Chili Santa Rosa Beach
Larry Weltikol Palm Coast
Jan Weltikol Palm Coast
Rus Pishnery Holly Tamales Wewahitchka
Lynn Ellis Bubba and Cha Cha's Chili Acworth, GA
Mark Tolar Atlanta Parrotheads Atlanta, GA
Pete Zimheld
and Jim Lambert Team OAF Atlanta, GA

Payton Nesmith Chili Chokers Boston GA
Steven Nelson D & D Chili Canton, GA
Lane Blair Fatty Blair's Bowl of Red Douglasville, GA
Gary Glass Racing Good Chili Fayetteville, GA
Don Simmons 4-Amigos Hahira, GA
John Blackwell Red Tail Chili Kennesaw, GA
Julia Spires Laughing Pepper 2 Lawrenceville, GA
David Dittmar Laughing Pepper 1 Lawrenceville, GA
Chuck Reeve Bus from Heaven, Chili from Hell Lawrenceville GA
Sabrina Reeve Bus from Heaven, Chili from Hell Lawrenceville GA
Glenn Chandler Outlaw Chili Lawrenceville, GA
Connie Porter Outlaw Chili II Lawrenceville, GA
Jerry Harrell Bulls Dozers Macon, GA
Rocky Mills Big Shots Chili Macon, GA
Calvin Nolan Tabasco Jacks Valdosta, GA
Jim Fielding Lowndes County Chili Steamers Valdosta, GA
Gary Dorris Team Toilet Bowl Valdosta, GA
Ed Branch Team Toilet Bowl Valdosta, GA
Diane Melancon Double D Chili Gonzales, LA
Norman Melancon Double D Chili Gonzales, LA
Ron Judson Great American Chili Co. Too Red Bluff, CA
Rocky Rockwell Buffalo Breath Chili Rochester, NY
J.G. Carver The Spice Boys Hoover, AL
Charlie Chile Charlie Livonia, MI
Pete Skwiers Haunted Chili Livonia, MI

See archived 'Local News' stories »I guess this eplains why otto is still at tampa trib and why his sister is jess's good friend at the YMCA... huh???? Does your ugly fat ass also pass by unnoticed like brad culpepper??? LOL ! Oh, HENRY. You should retire.

firefighter murder

2011-10-22T17:26:00.000-07:00

Accident in Lawrence kills firefighter, injures 2 children
A deadly accident that killed a firefighter is under investigation in Lawrence.
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Lawrence, Ind.—
A Pike Township firefighter died in an accident involving a semi-truck Thursday afternoon.

According to officials, a box truck rear-ended a semi-truck on Pendelton Pike. The box truck then went across the road and hit a pickup truck. The driver of the pickup, Pike Township firefighter James Shelly, 35, was killed.

According to authorities, two of Shelley's four children were in the pickup at the time. There's no word on if they were hurt. Shelly's wife, who was driving behind her husband, saw the whole thing happen.

According to the Pike Township Fire Department, Shelly joined the department in 2009 and was a member of the PTFD Honor Guard.

Fire Rats turning on each other ... YAY

2011-10-22T17:23:00.000-07:00

How long would it take before they would turn on each other? NOT LONG !!! LOL !!

Firefighter stalking hearing Friday
By: Darrell Todd Maurina
I've been reading this gentleman's articles since I found this firefighter stalking one and he appears to be an exceptional talent.
More here.

SAINT ROBERT, Mo. (Aug. 22, 2011) — A Rolla-area judge has been assigned to handle a request for protection orders between the St. Robert assistant fire chief and the former emergency response coordinator for the American Red Cross’s Phelps-Pulaski County unit.

According to court records, Phelps County Associate Circuit Judge Bill Hickle will hear the two cases at 9 a.m. Friday in the Pulaski County Courthouse in which Assistant Fire Chief Gregory D. Polk and former firefighter Joseph P. Krill Jr. accuse each other of various stalking-related offenses and say they’re afraid of each other. The case was assigned by Presiding Judge Tracy Storie to Hickle because Associate Circuit Judge Greg Warren, who knows both men, decided on Aug. 3 that he couldn’t handle the case.

In addition to their roles on the St. Robert Fire Department, Assistant Fire Chief Gregory D. Polk and former firefighter Joseph P. Krill Jr. are both well-known as community leaders. Polk’s volunteer work with the St. Robert Fire Department began while he was still a drill sergeant at Fort Leonard Wood and he’s served as a Missouri National Guard recruiter. Krill, a medically disabled veteran, received the 2006 Waynesville-St. Robert Chamber of Commerce citizen of the year award for his numerous volunteer activities, which have included the Pulaski County Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, and Fort Leonard Wood Thrift Shop. Krill also ran for Waynesville city council several times, but was defeated.

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How do they KEEP missing the drive thru fire stations??

2011-09-08T14:48:00.000-07:00

Hillsborough deputies shut down drive-through drug operation near University Mall, expect more arrests
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Thursday, September 8, 2011

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Hillsborough deputies stand in the courtyard of the Pines I Apartments, 11720 N 14th St., near University Mall in Tampa on Wednesday where a drug “drive-through” was discovered.
TAMPA — One by one, motorists arrived, rolling down windows and giving up cash, as they would at a fast-food restaurant.

This drive-through opened at 11 a.m. some days, but lunch was never on the menu.

Instead, customers could order cocaine, oxycodone, ecstasy and marijuana. Guns, too.

At a news conference Wednesday, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office announced that it had broken up a drug trafficking ring that caught even investigators by surprise.

About 11 months ago, deputies began building cases against two men reputed to be dealing drugs in a neighborhood near University Mall.

Investigators thought Zavien Brand, 28, and Joseph Nurse, 35, might lead them to a few more people, maybe six or eight, said sheriff's Maj. J.R. Burton.

But the small undercover probe soon turned into a larger investigation — dubbed Operation Pandora's Box — as deputies realized the area's loose-knit group of dealers included dozens of people.

On Wednesday, sheriff's officials announced they had 54 warrants and, as of 4 p.m., 32 arrests, most on drug and gun possession charges.

"We had no idea this was going on," Burton said.

They focused on several addresses in the neighborhood near Nebraska and Fletcher avenues. The drive-through was at the Pines I Apartments at 11720 N 14th St., deputies said.

Deputies took 29 guns off the street, including seven assault rifles and two weapons believed to be linked to shootings in the area.

Also seized: about 1.3 pounds of crack cocaine, 0.64 ounces of powder cocaine, 0.25 ounces of oxycodone and some ecstasy — valued at about $75,000 total, Burton said.

Burton hopes the operation sends a message to an area that has long struggled with crime, and he wants residents to know that deputies aren't done.

Brand was charged with dealing crack cocaine and being a felon in possession of a gun. Nurse was charged with dealing crack cocaine, marijuana and stolen property.

Deputies planned to continue executing search warrants until they arrest all 54 suspects.

Times news researcher John Martin contributed to this report. Jessica Vander Velde can be reached at (813) 226-3433 or jvandervelde@sptimes.com.

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Tampa Law Dog Sep 7, 2011 3:53 PM Yesterday Good to see that the TPD is finally getting this together... Whoops, excuse me, there is someone at my door.
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Report Abuse 0 2 Ya_Mad_Bro_COMEON Sep 8, 2011 2:34 PM About 3 hours ago LOL !!! That is the first funny thing you have ever said. Reply
Report Abuse 0 1 JoeInPinellasPark Sep 7, 2011 3:55 PM Yesterday I guess you have to have some kind of license to sell guns? Is that the way it works? Cus the way I understand it, you don't need anything to buy a gun.
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Report Abuse 2 1 Larry F. Sep 7, 2011 4:05 PM Yesterday Not from the B.A.T.F. anyway. Reply
Report Abuse 0 1 beakie Sep 8, 2011 8:13 AM About 9 hours ago Straight up cash money, holmes. Thank the NRA for our free wheeling 2nd Amendment bang-bang yee-haw utopia. Of course when a policeman or three gets shot it's someone else's fault. Reply
Report Abuse 1 1 TampaBayBob Sep 7, 2011 4:41 PM Yesterday B.A.T.F. was involved because convicted felons in the possession of firearms and/or ammunition is a 5-yr Federal Felony. Not to mention selling weapons in a drug trafficking operation. They also get 1st pick of the litter which puts them in the Federal Judiciary System ahead of any State charges. Guarantees a slam dunk with layers upon layers of charges to ensure something sticks. I also believe the Federal System does not have a Parole Board so you have to serve all of your sentence (correct me if I'm wrong on this). No early release for 'good behavior' or overcrowding.
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Report Abuse 0 1 carrymyownweight Sep 7, 2011 5:25 PM Yesterday That's not what he was referring to. He was referring to the sale of guns by BATF to Mexican gun runners in Arizona, the result of which was those guns being used to kill two American agents. You know, the investigation Obama and Holder are stonewalling?? Reply
Report Abuse 2 1 SonnyBurnett Sep 7, 2011 5:18 PM Yesterday More people.out of work, come gov Scott, legalize drugs and prostitutes
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Report Abuse 1 1 Ya_Mad_Bro_COMEON Sep 8, 2011 2:33 PM About 3 hours ago duh. Now come get the m'fers protected by the sheriff's boy earl howard harper in the hood bordered by waters, nebraska, florida and yukon. With an address in that hood you can get pulled over with a quarter pound under your seat and they will call someone to come pick up the car. While I DO appreciate that, I am sick of your nasty puerto rican gangsters, sheriff gee. Either tell them to leave the rest of us the F alone or get them out of there. I know that won't happen because you want the property. BUT THAT will not be happening either no matter how many times you 'copter back and forth over the house. Don't forget the faux homeless shelter on Waters. And people stop wondering why Mike Roberts was murdered inside job in front of another faux homeless shelter. By a puerto rican gangster. Delgado is no more homeless than I am.

firefighters whiz by spt updates .... loser firepigs

2011-09-07T07:44:00.000-07:00

He was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital.

McCoy, an 11-year veteran of the agency, was assigned to administrative duties.

In 2008, McCoy was awarded the Governor's Medal of Heroism, an award presented to first responders who knowingly risk their lives in the line of duty.

On June 7, McCoy shot and killed murder suspect Jorge Bello Garcia, 54, as Garcia struggled to wrestle the gun away from a wounded deputy.

Deputies surrounded Garcia's truck at Linebaugh Avenue and Henderson Road after being warned that he had just killed three people. Garcia shot and injured Deputies Ray Wilson and Arthur "Art" Lence before McCoy fired the fatal shot.

In September, McCoy received the Sheriff's Office Medal of Honor from Sheriff David Gee for his actions.

McCoy is an expert marksman.

When McCoy joined the force in 2000, he wrote on his application that he has "high proficiency" in firearm use. Then-Sheriff Cal Henderson praised him for getting the "Top Gun" award for his handgun proficiency at the law enforcement academy.

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WTFIUWSPT Sep 7, 2011 10:24 AM About 18 minutes ago A LEXUS?? I am never shocked anymore at the high end vehicles and multiple million dollar properties owned by our "civl" "servants". This is the guy who shot the guy who shot the firefighter folks, Bello and the two Ginas, whose family also owned the home (gina) the Brito kids were killed in. While I considered him brave his later comments about "carrying the shield of the Lord" (tbo.com) while being a deputy were strange. Nonetheless, I do hope he will be OK. Wonder why he was on administrative?? You're welcome, SPT. I'll go make another user name. Speedy recovery, deputy !! Those crappy lexus just fold up. Get a different car, people if you own one of those.
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Report Abuse 0 1 luvstpete Sep 7, 2011 10:39 AM About 3 minutes ago It's a 12 year old Lexis. Get over yourself. Reply
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WTFIUWSPT Sep 7, 2011 10:43 AM Less than a minute ago do you have one?

Firefighter ties to Murder are near constant

2011-09-07T07:28:00.000-07:00

Hillsborough sheriff's deputy in critical condition after crash
By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer
Posted: Sep 07, 2011 09:49 AM

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TAMPA — A Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy was in critical condition Wednesday morning after he struck a tree in his personal vehicle while on his way to work, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Deputy Malachi McCoy, 32, was southbound about 6:15 a.m. on Gunn Highway near Tamarind Avenue when he hit a large puddle of water, lost control and left the roadway. His 1999 Lexus then struck a tree on the west side of the road, deputies said.

He was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital.

McCoy, an 11-year veteran of the agency, was assigned to administrative duties.

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WTFIUWSPT Sep 7, 2011 10:24 AM Less than a minute ago A LEXUS?? I am never shocked anymore at the high end vehicles and multiple million dollar properties owned by our "civl" "servants". This is the guy who shot the guy who shot the firefighter folks, Bello and the two Ginas, whose family also owned the home (gina) the Brito kids were killed in. While I considered him brave his later comments about "carrying the shield of the Lord" (tbo.com) while being a deputy were strange. Nonetheless, I do hope he will be OK. Wonder why he was on administrative?? You're welcome, SPT. I'll go make another user name. Speedy recovery, deputy !! Those crappy lexus just fold up. Get a different car, people if you own one of those

Typical Firefighter MEDIC death penalty THUG

2011-09-05T11:46:00.000-07:00

I find it VERY uncomfortable a medic having such death wishes for his fellow citizens. It's a short leap from being judge jury and executioner in the back of an ambulance.

You DO SEE these thugs, right? Look at the people at your fire station and in your ambulances.... THUGS. Make no mistake. And many are also short clearly opening the door for short guy syndrome.

BEWARE and read down to south suwannee county.

Man shot by Tampa police
By David DeCamp, Times staff writer
Posted: Sep 04, 2011 09:59 PM

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A Tampa man was wounded Sunday night after he pointed a shotgun at officers who responded to a domestic dispute, police said.

The officers approached a home in the 1300 block of W Grace Street about 9:15 p.m. after a woman's 911 call, Assistant Police Chief Marc Hamlin said. During the 911 call, the woman was whispering into the phone and said someone in the house had a gun.

Three officers went to the house, and the woman came outside. That's when the officers saw a man with a shotgun, Hamlin said. The man pointed it at one of the officers, who shot him in the arm, Hamlin added.

Christopher Labrado, 34, suffered wounds that aren't life threatening, police said. It was Labrado's wife who made the 911 call, according to Hamlin.

Hamlin identified the officer involved as Carlos Houston, a six-year veteran who has been a Tampa officer for three years.

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lvnthedream Sep 5, 2011 2:39 AM About 12 hours ago Terrible tragedy that a man was killed most likely because he was drunk, high, or stoned. I feel bad for the officers, family, girlfriend, and all involved. I am glad that no police, or anyone else involved was injured or hurt. Condolences to the family.
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Report Abuse 9 0 LiberalDem Sep 5, 2011 1:37 PM About 1 hour ago Drunk, high stoned and/or stupid are some of the best reasons I know to shoot a man aiming a shotgun at you. Heck just the fact he aimed the shot gun would be good enuff for me. Reply
Report Abuse 1 0 Mr Kitty Sep 5, 2011 3:17 AM About 11 hours ago It's nice to know that people who comment on articles are continuing in the fine tradition of not actually reading the articles. It's says that his injuries are not life threatening. AND you mind numbing twit, it was his wife not his girlfriend. And to automatically assume that the person was high, drunk or stoned (by the way being high and stoned are the same thing genius)just displays your own preconceived bias and ignorance.
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Report Abuse 0 12 WTFIUWSPT Sep 5, 2011 4:01 AM About 10 hours ago Mr. Kitty, don't hold back none here at the st pete times, it's a free for all ... (wink wink) Reply
Report Abuse 2 3 inthekeyofebminor Sep 5, 2011 6:49 AM About 8 hours ago LOL on that! Reply
Report Abuse 0 3 hardraada Sep 5, 2011 10:10 AM About 4 hours ago Mr Kitty, don't be too hard on lvnthedream. We all know there will be stupid comments here. There will be ignorance displayed. Lack of reading skills. Bigotry. But, thanks to lvnthedream, we got all that out of the way right off! He's done us a great service. I'll do us two more: HITLER and OBAMA. There. Whew! Can we move on now? Reply
Report Abuse 0 2 WTFIUWSPT Sep 5, 2011 4:04 AM About 10 hours ago Officer Houston, thank you for not killing this man. I know it may have been an accident but if not, I appreciate that you could have and did not. People make stupid mistakes, they should not die for them and hopefully we'll never hear from Mr. Labrado again .... hope he learned a lesson and was not suicidal and that everything will turn out well for him. Take your fellow officers up to the range and show them the other parts on the body target to go for. Don't let them leave until they can go for something that is NOT a vital organ every time..
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Report Abuse 9 2 WTFIUWSPT Sep 5, 2011 4:05 AM About 10 hours ago Officer Houston, thank you for not killing this man. I know it may have been an accident but if not, I appreciate that you could have and did not. People make stupid mistakes, they should not die for them and hopefully we'll never hear from Mr. Labrado again .... hope he learned a lesson and was not suicidal and that everything will turn out well for him. Take your fellow officers up to the range and show them the other parts on the body target to go for. Don't let them leave until they can go for something that is NOT a vital organ every time..
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Report Abuse 4 0 Nightbiker Sep 5, 2011 8:08 AM About 6 hours ago Are you serious? What song would you be singing if the dimwit had pulled HIS trigger first? Close range to a shotgun, the cop wouldn't have stood much of a chance. I hope that the only reason he didn't hit him in the chest is because his arm was in the way (holding his shotgun). Reply
Report Abuse 1 4 WTFIUWSPT Sep 5, 2011 12:43 PM About 2 hours ago At or towards?? Big difference. To wit: "she came outside to talk and that's when officers saw man with shotgun." Did he see THEM? Or turn to look towards them? ergo gun moved with him? TPD cops are in serious need of more training. I've read their manual searching for why they don't know what drug houses look like. I've seen little tiny cops like bill dill call out nine cops over a boundary dispute where no one was armed or even angry. WTF? Only three cops here for a shot gun?The lady was walking around freely and using the phone. Something more to this story. It's a bad neighborhood and street but labrado has no record. Houston is a six year vet but only 3 years as an officer? I agree it was probably an accidental shooting in the arm. But there is much hyperbole when guns are involved. Get a grip. The man if distraught, did not deserve to die for being stupid or troubled. Reply
Report Abuse 0 2 Nightbiker Sep 5, 2011 8:08 AM About 6 hours ago Are you serious? What song would you be singing if the dimwit had pulled HIS trigger first? Close range to a shotgun, the cop wouldn't have stood much of a chance. I hope that the only reason he didn't hit him in the chest is because his arm was in the way (holding his shotgun). Reply
Report Abuse 0 0 hardraada Sep 5, 2011 10:13 AM About 4 hours ago heh. I did not say so in my own post (below) but if Officer Houston did NOT hit the man's arm because - as both you and I speculate - the arm was in front of his chest, then Officer Houston needs to go to the shooting range all right. To practice more. Reply
Report Abuse 1 1 beakie Sep 5, 2011 6:16 AM About 8 hours ago That's strange, usually the angry guy with the gun doesn't let the wife use the phone and go outside to talk to people.
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Report Abuse 0 4 WTFIUWSPT Sep 5, 2011 12:45 PM About 2 hours ago beakie, I know the story as written does not add up. I also disagree he pointed the gun "at" them... chances are he did not see them and just turned towards them. He has no record at all and that's pretty significant at his age. Reply
Report Abuse 0 3 hardraada Sep 5, 2011 6:26 AM About 8 hours ago WTFIUWSPT "...People make stupid mistakes, they should not die for them..."

Perhaps you're just a much nicer person than I am. I don't think pointing a shotgun at a law enforcement officer is just "a stupid mistake" and yes, you SHOULD have to die for it. The man got off lucky. I assume the officer was shooting at center-mass but a man holding a shotgun has his arms in front of his chest.
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Report Abuse 2 5 SlantedTimes Sep 5, 2011 8:26 AM About 6 hours ago Honey, that fool above is voxy. She is anything BUT a nice person. Reply
Report Abuse 1 2 hardraada Sep 5, 2011 10:04 AM About 4 hours ago I know. I was trying to be polite. I do that once a day. Reply
Report Abuse 1 2 WTFIUWSPT Sep 5, 2011 12:28 PM About 2 hours ago hardraada, it's not wasted. Try it as often as five times a day. Reply
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WTFIUWSPT Sep 5, 2011 2:30 PM Less than a minute ago Do you know me, slanted times? Ever spoken to me? If not then you know what you are doing, correct? Fabricating. Kindly stuff it.
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Report Abuse luvstpete Sep 5, 2011 7:42 AM About 7 hours ago I hope his wife has the good sense to leave him and never look back. Next time he may kill her.
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Report Abuse 0 4 repete Sep 5, 2011 9:26 AM About 5 hours ago 3 Officers Dead news at 11, this should have been quick 3 Officers respond to domestic battery call warned by wife man has gun, man with gun point it at officers,all 3 Officers open fire at gunman, gunman dead on sceen of multiple gunshot wounds news at 11.
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Report Abuse 1 0 south suwannee county Sep 5, 2011 9:30 AM About 5 hours ago WTFIUWSPT how about calling the hospital he is on and agree to pay his medical bills, he pointed a gun at a officer he should be dead not having the tax payors taking care of him a few years in prison and will right back out to start over rehab does not work
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Report Abuse 2 0 WTFIUWSPT Sep 5, 2011 12:53 PM About 2 hours ago ssc, nice user name?? Aren't you the same one calling for the death penalty for the kid who left his car running by accident? So perhaps you enjoy some bias towards death. As well, wtf you talkin bout? Florida prisons have no rehab. Reply
Report Abuse 0 0 south suwannee county Sep 5, 2011 1:57 PM About 1 hour ago you need to reread my post on the kid he should be charge i have no problem with the death penalty should be use faster Reply
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WTFIUWSPT Sep 5, 2011 2:36 PM Less than a minute ago mr/ms ssc, I am normally the last one to point out spelling. I just wonder if you are aware of your very frequent misspellings? I wonder where you were a ff/medic because here in tampa they require at LEAST a GED. Please don't take this as an insult as I said I don't personally care if y ou misspell your own name. I just wonder if there is a place for ff/medics where the standards are even lower than Tampa and Hillsborough County? As well, are you employed again? Just curious. And not in a mean way. Please don't misconstrue my comments.
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Report Abuse south suwannee county Sep 5, 2011 1:59 PM About 1 hour ago as for as my user name that is were i retired to after 27 years as a ff/medic Reply
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WTFIUWSPT Sep 5, 2011 2:31 PM Less than a minute ago whoo. BIG surprise there. I love that lust for the death penalty from a supposed "first responder" responsible for "saving lives". So incongruous.
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Report Abuse Mr Kitty Sep 5, 2011 1:11 PM About 1 hour ago Now why assume he can't pay his own bills? Reply
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WTFIUWSPT Sep 5, 2011 2:33 PM Less than a minute ago Mr. Kitty and also assuming I haven't already called and given them my debit card ...
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Report Abuse lanienus Sep 5, 2011 10:35 AM About 4 hours ago It's always smart to be walking around with a SHOTGUN when police arrive on domestic calls. Perhaps a machette in the other hand would add to the fashion statement. This keeps officers alert and lets hem know you are not just another brick in the wall.
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Report Abuse 1 0 WTFIUWSPT Sep 5, 2011 12:53 PM About 2 hours ago that is kind of a funny statement. lol. Reply
Report Abuse 0 0 lillapoyka Sep 5, 2011 10:41 AM About 4 hours ago too bad the cops didn't kill him. I'm sure I'm footing the bill for his healthcare.
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Report Abuse 2 0 WTFIUWSPT Sep 5, 2011 12:55 PM About 2 hours ago wait, hardraada, you display so much common sense on the "drano teen" (could see that one coming .. what kid has more than what's under the kitchen sink?) but this guy deserves to die? What? For losing it once in 34 years ?

BAD FIREPIGS. NO HOUSE FOR YOU....

2011-08-24T17:54:00.000-07:00

All you EVER had to do was fucking stop being such RETARDS. That's an insult to retards.

Seriously, you're collectively fucking STOOPID. Instead of just shutting the fuck up and leaving me alone you roar around town around me when I post your pictures for ROARING BY wherever I am. So go fuck yourselves.

Morons.

Look up "knock it fucking off" in the dictionary as you obviously NEED TO.

Meantime, I have LOTS AND LOTS more pics.

I just hate you fuckers being involved with kids. Especially YOUR OWN.

Look what Benitez DID TO HIS !!!

And who paid the price for that??

Joey Granda.

Stupid enough to do what Benitez told him to.

And Joey with two teachers for parents ... or somewhere in the school system.

Nice beard, jackass.

Teach you to pick a little boy up by his backpack, huh you big fat pig.

Loser.

And your sister is a stupid bitch stalker I tried to be nice to. Because she's ugly.

YA1BL

2011-08-21T15:55:00.000-07:00

Another of Mr. Tome's south tampa partners above.

How many gay firefighters are there?

The risk of HEP C among them meaning that they are more susceptible to the HIV virus should make this a matter of public record.

Myself I believe much of their activity is a cover up for child porn.

UO6 6GV big black truck

2011-08-20T19:50:00.000-07:00

after the below post this loser roared by me at publix himes. Wow.

All THIS for Eric Rapp??

Such nice friends.

And such good guys to have around your kids !!!

YA5LB Big FAT SALT LIFE FIREPIG

2011-08-20T09:54:00.000-07:00

BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE PIG PIC !!!

I credit this fat ass for being the reason REGULAR OLD NORMAL KIDS can't play sports. You're a fat nasty stalking fuck and so is your paramedic PIG friend. WHY IS IT that all your kids have to play together you stalking piece of SHIT??
Is it because someone might beat their ass or they might say the WRONG THING TO THE WRONG PERSON??? zoom zoooom zoooom mr. paramedic piece of shit.

Here's mr ROARING PARAMEDIC.

Hope your little brats get all that through life: CHEAT TO WIN.

YOU FAT FUCKS WOULD HAVE NOTHING if not for stealing it.

PIGS.

THIS explains why anyone who has ever been anywhere NEAR the basketball court at the Himes YMCA talks about what mean pieces of low class and rude shit the parents are and why the kids look inbred and normal kids can't play while the rest are so shitty.

In the real world your kids would get their asses pulverized in any subject or matter. THIS is why you have to protect their little gay asses by only having them play with FRIENDS.

LO FUCKING L.

I have NO DOUBT a firepig was responsible for running down Aaron Johnson in the street. Can't have a good spot on a ball team taken up BY AN OUTSIDER. Now can we?

Dude you are one paramedic PUSSY PIECE OF SHIT. You've been highlited on this blog before I remember that stupid ass bumper fighting sticker from da block. Piece of shit.

Remember:: If you had ANY NUTS instead of roaring by in the car I and your drug trafficking BUY YOU and your little flamer family you'd step out and make yourself SEEN.

But I got some nice video of fatass so that helps.

Is he a 12 oaks kinda guy?

Eric Rapp Wants to Counsel Teens Check the Record

2011-08-14T10:23:00.000-07:00

Firemen are in the business of extortion. Check the plan for this "safe" program run by a seeming maniac.

And not only that he lied about his record. Check the comments.

Former firefighter with record opens community center for teens in Land O'Lakes
By Lisa Buie, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Sunday, August 14, 2011

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Eric Rapp, 33, is opening the Program, a nonprofit community center at Impact Sports Academy in Land O’Lakes.
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LAND O'LAKES — On paper, Eric Rapp has the right resume for starting an after-school program for teens: Local graduate and former star of the Land O'Lakes High wrestling team with multiple state titles under his belt. Former member of the elite Army Rangers. A licensed paramedic and former Hillsborough County firefighter. A guy with a clean haircut, pressed pants and a bright smile.

"I want to give kids a safe place to go after school, where they can do their homework and work out," said Rapp, who is opening the Program at Land O'Lakes, a nonprofit community center at 21434 Carson Drive behind Village Lakes shopping center. His business is sharing the 20,000-square-foot building with Impact Sports Academy, a separate, for-profit business that helps teens hone their athletic skills with batting cages, weights and personal training in a variety of sports.

Though separately owned, parents must pay one monthly fee that must include both the after-school care and access to the sports programs. Extra services, such as professional tutoring and training, also are available for additional fees.
Rapp, 33, said he was inspired to open his center after rescuing teens as a firefighter. "I've seen them with pills coming out of their mouths," he said. "I'm glad I had people in my life who kept me on the straight and narrow."

In addition to that resume, however, Rapp also has a record — one that prevents him from working with children at Pasco schools.

"He applied numerous times, but he is not allowed to volunteer because of the incident with the police," school district spokeswoman Summer Romagnoli said. "His name is on a list that says 'Do not use.' "

That incident happened in 2003, when Rapp faced criminal charges after a bar fight and confrontation with Hillsborough deputies. Records show he fled from police a different time two years later and was subdued with a Taser. And earlier this year a neighbor filed for a restraining order, alleging Rapp was watching his house and threatening to kill him.

Rapp admits that he used poor judgment at a few key points in his life. He says he paid the price with debilitating back pain from that 2003 incident that improved only recently after surgery. But he said the decisions that led to trouble were influenced by his own high moral standards and a refusal to accept anything less from others — beliefs for which he owes no one an apology.

"I've made plenty of mistakes in my life," he said, "but I wouldn't change anything."

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Rapp was in a festive mood the night of Aug. 16, 2003, when he, his future wife and some paramedic friends went out to the Tampa Brickyard for some appetizers and drinks.

Life was good. Rapp, then 25, had been a firefighter for about 10 months. His supervisor had written a glowing review that praised his "enthusiastic attitude" and "great eagerness to learn."

"(Firefighter) Rapp is a hard worker who takes his job seriously reflecting a respectful and professional impression," Capt. B. Kostopoulos wrote. "My only regret is that I no longer work with (firefighter) Rapp due to a station transfer."

Rapp said he ordered a round of drinks for the seven people in his party. A woman had just sat down beside the group at the bar. The bartender returned with eight drinks.

"Being in a jovial mood, I paid for the drink," Rapp said. A minute later, Rapp recalled, a man approached him and angrily questioned why he bought a drink for his girlfriend.

"He was using foul language, and my wife was there," Rapp said. "So I reached back and popped him in the mouth," he said demonstrating a light swat.

A brawl broke out. Rapp said he went outside, only to be followed. He remembered someone cutting his face with a beer bottle.

"At that point the decision was run away or stay and fight," he said. "I admit my best decision-making skills were not on showcase that night."

The bar manager later told a deputy that Rapp had been asked to leave but kept coming back in and fighting. A sheriff's report said that Rapp had struck the bar manager in the face, "causing him to bleed."

By the time Hillsborough deputies arrived, the fight had broken up. Rapp sat in his truck, belted into the passenger's seat. A shirt covered his face.

Deputies at the scene described Rapp in court statements as "extremely intoxicated" and "very aggressive" toward deputies who were trying to inspect his injuries and sort out what happened with the crowd outside the bar.

"He was throwing punches," said Deputy Randolph Lewis, who took Rapp down in a bear hug. "He was completely out of control."

But Rapp said he wasn't trying to resist — he just couldn't see who was outside the truck because his face was covered to stop the bleeding. He said the deputies then interpreted that as aggression and got rough with him. He said one hit him in the back with a heavy flashlight, causing his back injury. However, he did not file any complaints about the deputies' behavior, and said his attorney told him no one would believe him since he faced three counts of battery on a law enforcement officer and one count of violently resisting arrest. He said the fact that prosecutors agreed to drop the charges if Rapp enrolled in a pre-trial diversion program showed their case was shaky.

"They said all this would go away if I just took four weeks of anger management and did some community service," he said.

So Rapp did, and the case was dismissed in 2005.

During his participation in the pre-trial program, however, Rapp had another run-in with officers on April 24, 2005. This time they subdued him with a Taser, according to a letter from Rapp's attorney.

Rapp said he was trying to break up a fight at a swimming pool when police showed up. Given his prior incident at the bar, Rapp said he decided to flee the scene. He was ticketed for disorderly conduct, but the charge was later dropped.

Rapp didn't have any more problems until this March, when neighbor Robert Reeher filed for a restraining order.

In the petition, Reeher said Rapp threatened to kill him on two occasions and put him in a choke hold after Reeher unsuccessfully tried to use pepper spray on him. He said Rapp was angry that his babysitter was at the neighbor's home.

"We are afraid to go outside," Reeher wrote in March.

Rapp called the allegations of violence "B.S." and said he was concerned that the 18-year-old babysitter, his wife's cousin, was at Reeher's house "in the middle of the night."

Records show Reeher dropped the request for the restraining order a month later. He would not comment for this story.

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Rapp, who has invested at least $35,000 into opening the after-school center, said all his life experiences — being raised in a broken home by an alcoholic mother, being taken in by parents of friends who insisted he accompany them to church — will help him relate to hurting teens and put them on a straight path.

His center will fill a void in central Pasco, where day care centers cut off service after kids finish elementary school. The area also lacks a YMCA, which offers after-school programs for teens.

Rapp plans to rely mainly on church volunteers for staff and will bus students from area middle and high schools to his center, which will have computers and a lounge. He envisions his center as an overall community resource, perhaps even a headquarters for the local Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

"It's a good fit with us," said Michael Snow, co-owner of Impact Sports Academy, the separately-owned business sharing space with Rapp. He said while Rapp's aim is to keep kids out of trouble, his goal is to get them off the couch.

Snow said he has no trouble working with Rapp.

"It was eight years ago," he said of the bar arrest.

Now almost a decade older and the father of two preschoolers, Rapp said he's no longer the same man who got into a bar brawl.

"There was a time when I thought I could go head to head with a locomotive and still have the upper hand," he said.

Researcher Shirl Kennedy contributed to this report. Lisa Buie can be reached at buie@sptimes.com.

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Jethro Bodine Aug 13, 2011 11:05 PM Yesterday maybe he should run for Mayor of Land O Lakes. by Pasco standards he might be overqualified.
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Report Abuse 3 3 chuck896 Aug 13, 2011 11:44 PM Yesterday sounds like a good guy with some great ideas, I wish him the best of luck with the youth center!
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Report Abuse 0 3 Pasco MS Teacher Aug 14, 2011 8:23 AM About 4 hours ago In spite of the DSPBC not approving Mr. Rapp's application due to his past, I believe there are young people who will listen to and learn from him because of this past. They will relate to him. I wish him success. There certainly is a need for such a program mid-county.
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Report Abuse 1 2 Kennybear Aug 14, 2011 9:24 AM About 3 hours ago Maybe he got a 'Bad rap'.

Nothing takes the hostility out of a person like some smaller, nerdy looking geek kicking his azz!!
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Report Abuse 1 0 RagsTTiger Aug 14, 2011 10:55 AM About 2 hours ago I taught in another community for 33 years. I recall a number of students whose judgement was questionable at best. As years went by they went to college and matured. Surprisingly a few received their teaching licenses, coming back to the area to teach.
Initially I had reservations in the back of my mind. Fortunately time had healed their "imperfections" ... they grew up.

The fellow in this article made a very low level infraction, on the giant scale rules. After nearly a decade of issue free life, a little common sense should be applied.
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TotallyPrevaricatingReports Aug 14, 2011 1:06 PM Less than a minute ago Did you read that part about this March? How are all these incidents low level infractions? A low level infraction would not involve several people left bleeding and a neighbor who was twice threatened by this guy.
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TotallyPrevaricatingReports Aug 14, 2011 12:55 PM Less than a minute ago But he said the decisions that led to trouble were influenced by his own high moral standards and a refusal to accept anything less from others â€” beliefs for which he owes no one an apology... This statement reveals this freak to be a psychopath of the highest order. Really? Were the deputies ALSO below his high standards?? These are not minor infractions. He's a control freak who will eventually end up impacting some impressionable kid's life in the wrong way. But this is the firefighter tradition. Never let one go. They're still trying to get George Lewis out for murdering his neighbor across the street for having a black boyfriend. WTF is wrong with you people? What connection does Michael Snow have to the firefighters? Any parent who actually pays for this is stupider than he is.
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TotallyPrevaricatingReports Aug 14, 2011 12:59 PM Less than a minute ago This guy and those around him who allowed him to make up so many weak and stupid lies to cover extremely bad behavior shouldn't be around HIS OWN KIDS never mind around others. And lo the firefighters of such high moral fiber they allowed a woman to die while three of them laughed will be dropping in to help the kids learn the right stuff. LOL. And so we don't need to wonder any longer how Pasco and LOL and surrounding communities make the news so often. Thank your local firefighter. Wow. You can't make this stuff up.
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TotallyPrevaricatingReports Aug 14, 2011 1:01 PM Less than a minute ago If he had a problem during pretrial diversion he should have been prosecuted on the prior charges. Was Samantha Ward (wife of firefighter Al Suarez fired for jamie the hooker in the firehouse) his judge? Or Daniel Sleet? I could name a few others so I'll just go look and settle the question. Firefighters equal GOD because they know an awful lot about this and that, yknow what I mean?
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TotallyPrevaricatingReports Aug 14, 2011 1:04 PM Less than a minute ago "There was a time when I thought I could go head to head with a locomotive and still have the upper hand," he said.

He doesn't even CONNECT to how terrible the underlying behavior is. WTF? I pity his neighbor, his wife, his children and any child or person he comes across. I regret the neighbor backed down. In essence another person who bowed to pressure from the local firefighters extortionist ways no doubt. I would love to talk to this man.
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TotallyPrevaricatingReports Aug 14, 2011 1:08 PM Less than a minute ago Good luck kids !!!!!
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Jethro Bodine Aug 13, 2011 11:05 PM Yesterday maybe he should run for Mayor of Land O Lakes. by Pasco standards he might be overqualified.
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TotallyPrevaricatingReports Aug 14, 2011 2:12 PM Less than a minute ago LOL @@@@
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Report Abuse chuck896 Aug 13, 2011 11:44 PM Yesterday sounds like a good guy with some great ideas, I wish him the best of luck with the youth center!
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Report Abuse 0 3 Pasco MS Teacher Aug 14, 2011 8:23 AM About 4 hours ago In spite of the DSPBC not approving Mr. Rapp's application due to his past, I believe there are young people who will listen to and learn from him because of this past. They will relate to him. I wish him success. There certainly is a need for such a program mid-county.
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TotallyPrevaricatingReports Aug 14, 2011 2:01 PM Less than a minute ago Why would you wish an obviously out of control and lying person on impressionable teens? He was dishonest about his record and made up weak and stupid lies about his VERY BAD ACTIONS. Always excusing his violence. Imagine what his wife goes through
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Report Abuse Kennybear Aug 14, 2011 9:24 AM About 3 hours ago Maybe he got a 'Bad rap'.

Nothing takes the hostility out of a person like some smaller, nerdy looking geek kicking his azz!!
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TotallyPrevaricatingReports Aug 14, 2011 2:11 PM Less than a minute ago kenny, so ready to forgive. Wish you could dredge up that compassion for others.
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Report Abuse RagsTTiger Aug 14, 2011 10:55 AM About 2 hours ago I taught in another community for 33 years. I recall a number of students whose judgement was questionable at best. As years went by they went to college and matured. Surprisingly a few received their teaching licenses, coming back to the area to teach.
Initially I had reservations in the back of my mind. Fortunately time had healed their "imperfections" ... they grew up.

The fellow in this article made a very low level infraction, on the giant scale rules. After nearly a decade of issue free life, a little common sense should be applied.
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TotallyPrevaricatingReports Aug 14, 2011 1:06 PM Less than a minute ago Did you read that part about this March? How are all these incidents low level infractions? A low level infraction would not involve several people left bleeding and a neighbor who was twice threatened by this guy.
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TotallyPrevaricatingReports Aug 14, 2011 12:55 PM Less than a minute ago But he said the decisions that led to trouble were influenced by his own high moral standards and a refusal to accept anything less from others â€” beliefs for which he owes no one an apology... This statement reveals this freak to be a psychopath of the highest order. Really? Were the deputies ALSO below his high standards?? These are not minor infractions. He's a control freak who will eventually end up impacting some impressionable kid's life in the wrong way. But this is the firefighter tradition. Never let one go. They're still trying to get George Lewis out for murdering his neighbor across the street for having a black boyfriend. WTF is wrong with you people? What connection does Michael Snow have to the firefighters? Any parent who actually pays for this is stupider than he is.
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TotallyPrevaricatingReports Aug 14, 2011 12:59 PM Less than a minute ago This guy and those around him who allowed him to make up so many weak and stupid lies to cover extremely bad behavior shouldn't be around HIS OWN KIDS never mind around others. And lo the firefighters of such high moral fiber they allowed a woman to die while three of them laughed will be dropping in to help the kids learn the right stuff. LOL. And so we don't need to wonder any longer how Pasco and LOL and surrounding communities make the news so often. Thank your local firefighter. Wow. You can't make this stuff up.
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TotallyPrevaricatingReports Aug 14, 2011 1:01 PM Less than a minute ago If he had a problem during pretrial diversion he should have been prosecuted on the prior charges. Was Samantha Ward (wife of firefighter Al Suarez fired for jamie the hooker in the firehouse) his judge? Or Daniel Sleet? I could name a few others so I'll just go look and settle the question. Firefighters equal GOD because they know an awful lot about this and that, yknow what I mean?
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TotallyPrevaricatingReports Aug 14, 2011 1:04 PM Less than a minute ago "There was a time when I thought I could go head to head with a locomotive and still have the upper hand," he said.

He doesn't even CONNECT to how terrible the underlying behavior is. WTF? I pity his neighbor, his wife, his children and any child or person he comes across. I regret the neighbor backed down. In essence another person who bowed to pressure from the local firefighters extortionist ways no doubt. I would love to talk to this man.
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TotallyPrevaricatingReports Aug 14, 2011 1:08 PM Less than a minute ago Good luck kids !!!!!
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TotallyPrevaricatingReports Aug 14, 2011 1:41 PM Less than a minute ago The charge was NOT dropped. http://publicrecord.hillsclerk.com/oridev/criminal_pack.cs?pcSearchMode=NS&pnPidm=544780&pcCaseId=01-CM-015943&pnCnt=1&pcFirst=ERIC&pcLast=RAPP&pcMi=DORMAN&pcSuf=&pcId=@544068&pcByear=1978&pcPtyp=D001&pcDefStat=Closed - 06/18/2001&pdInit=01-MAY-01&pcCaseStat=Closed - 06/18/2001&pcCtyp=MM&pcLocn=TA&pcPref=&pcWarrant=&pcCaseDscr=MISDEMEANOR&pcDiv=D&pcCourtType=&pnCaseYrFr=1970&pnCaseYrTo=2011&pcCtypCL=&pcLocnCL=
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TotallyPrevaricatingReports Aug 14, 2011 1:44 PM Less than a minute ago Oh well there we go: Tharpe who sentences KIDS to LIFE TERMS for looking at pictures gave this guy a little probation. These charges were NOT dropped either and he was prosecuted. Well, sort of prosecuted. Why do people think it's ok that firefighters get a SEPARATE justice??http://publicrecord.hillsclerk.com/oridev/criminal_pack.ap?pcSearchMode=NS&pnPidm=946130&pcCaseId=03-CF-014084&pnCnt=2&pcFirst=ERIC&pcLast=RAPP&pcMi=D&pcSuf=&pcId=@945433&pcByear=1978&pcPtyp=D001&pcDefStat=Closed - 11/21/2005&pdInit=17-AUG-03&pcCaseStat=Closed - 11/21/2005&pcCtyp=PE&pcLocn=TA&pcPref=&pcWarrant=&pcCaseDscr=OTHER CRIMES AGAINST PERSON&pcDiv=F&pcCourtType=&pnCaseYrFr=1970&pnCaseYrTo=2011&pcCtypCL=&pcLocnCL=
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TotallyPrevaricatingReports Aug 14, 2011 1:51 PM Less than a minute ago And now we know why P.rick Scott made it OK for certain felons to have certain licenses. ONLY in this case they dismissed felonies (I was mistaken above due to the sneaky way they did this) while the pretrial intervention was GONE BAD. And eric sorta forgot to mention the 2001 incident same thing obstructing and opposing an officer. But the fire dept happily hired him on anyway. How many of your paramedics have had eight felonies overlooked??? LOL. On all of us. A big joke. Where did he get 35 grand is the better question.
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TotallyPrevaricatingReports Aug 14, 2011 1:53 PM Less than a minute ago He should have NEVER HAD PTI due to previous charges. However, like the paramedic's wife who beat her baby to a pulp cherrrryl lynn barnett tuggle davis (still being arrested for doctor shopping STILL having half the charges dropped) he got PTI with prior charges and she got PTI with prior violent charges and failures to appear. Quite the syndicate they have going here. Reporter, can you please correct the statements of Mr. Rapp's lengthy record? It's available at pat frank clerk of court.
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2011-07-21T13:15:00.000-07:00

hey tampa fire PIGS as in FUCKING PIGS IN SHIT.

WTF IS THIS??

Oh and is Mr. Donnelly uncomfortably CLOSE to Brittany or WOT??

Zero'ing in on Mr. Andrew P. Wright and then I am going to take your motherfucking sick fuck asses DOWN to the federal fucking court. Though I'd prefer you doing STATE TIME. So .. there's a thought.

Robert E. O'Neill taking a motherfuckin shower with George Lewis and any other sick pathetic fucking killer. pussy ass bitch. fucking using you complete dead dick morons to stalk women, helpless people and children. you piece of shit murdering fuckass motherfuckers.

WTF IS THIS???? WTF IS THIS???

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SOLANO SHIT DOING HERE FOR THREE SECONDS AND THEN DISAPPEARING> HMMMMMMMM????????????????????

So you burned down the guy's house. Lucky him. JUST ONE. Ya got FIVE TIMES MORE THAN THAT IN MY FAMILY.

Tampa and Hillsborough Fire Rescue WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ???

2011-06-03T22:10:00.001-07:00

They're BUT ALWAYS AROUND THE MURDERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And, as noted: YET ANOTHER FACT has disappeared from the st pete times article. No grey t-shirt now ....
Family of slain Temple Terrace man pleads for tips in case
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Sean Michael Buchanan, 26, of Temple Terrace was found in his car down an embankment in Brandon.

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TAMPA — He didn't have any enemies.

Sean Buchanan, 26, of Temple Terrace spent his time working two restaurant jobs, caring for his daughter and pursuing his dream of singing, said his mother, Mary Buchanan.

On Friday, his mother, father, brother, two sisters and aunt pleaded with the public to help identify Buchanan's killer.

"This was completely random as far as we know," said his father, Gary Buchanan, 63, of Tampa. "It's a tragic loss, not only for our family but for everyone who knew him."

Buchanan went to the movies at AMC Regency Theaters in Brandon and was found in his car down an embankment behind the theater hours later. An off-duty paramedic found him after 1 a.m. and called for help.

He had upper body trauma not consistent with a car accident, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Deputies are calling his death a murder.

Mary Buchanan, 58, said she went all over the world to find her children. Sean came to her from South Korea when he was 3 months old, she said.

"He loved to share his talents. He loved to sing," she recalled.

His sisters, twins Katie and Kelly Buchanan, 23, said their brother was an amazing person who lived for his 10-month-old daughter, SheaLynn Joon McMullen. "That was his joy," Katie Buchanan said.

Detectives are short on leads in the case. Buchanan had no criminal history and worked jobs at Chipotle and Chick-fil-A to support his daughter.

Only one man was seen walking toward the area where Buchanan's car was found at the time deputies believe he was attacked. Investigators released the grainy surveillance photo of a man in a baseball cap in the hopes someone will know him.

"He could be a witness," said Detective Larry McKinnon, a sheriff's spokesman.

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TampaCopsProtectDrugHouses Jun 3, 2011 11:22 PM Less than a minute ago I'm so saddened by this. What a cutie with such beautiful sisters. There HAS to be something. Think think !!! Also, it's suspicious that st pete times keeps changing the story. When I asked about who the paramedic was they took out the info about the paramedic and tampa fire rescue paramedics followed me around all day yesterday. As well, yesterday they mentioned grey shirt, etc... along w/baseball hat. I did throw out there that fire dept personnel wear grey tshirts MOST OF THE TIME. A fact of general knowledge. Now today THAT bit of info is gone. SOMEONE KNOWS. Is your property valuable? If you have something to steal right there is where Hillsborough or Tampa Fire Rescue will enter your world and ruin it. Be very suspicious of why and how this paramedic found your child. And again .. from one who knows: I'm deeply sorry for the loss of someone so irreplaceable. It will get MUCH worse before it ever gets better. A terrible thing. I wish you well.
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TampaCopsProtectDrugHouses Jun 3, 2011 11:24 PM Less than a minute ago WHERE IS THE IMAGE??? where is the grainy picture of the man in the gray tshirt with a baseball cap? WHO is the paramedic?
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TampaCopsProtectDrugHouses Jun 3, 2011 11:26 PM Less than a minute ago The man who was kidnapped and murdered from wellswood lives in the vicinity of AT LEAST (at least !!!) fifteen tampa fire rescue employees. Active employees. I mapped out the ones I know. His house was within FEET of three or four of them. Yet none of these watchful civil servants who found your child down an embankment saw ANYTHING. The first thing that happened when they came to steal our property was a murder in our family .. followed up by another and then another (two posed as accidents). I am telling you the truth. Be very wary of the alleged "helpful" civil servants. They are not what they appear to be IN THE LEAST.

For Spence and James Darrell

2011-06-03T00:47:00.000-07:00

Here's the ORIGINAL ARTICLE. In the interest of educating the public I've taken free license with what they did. Scroll past it to the CURRENT article which appeared AFTER the comments asking about the "offduty" "hero"... you'd think OUR HEROES would want the publicity..... Oh, these guys are probably paramedics OR related to them: 174 JGS and 173 KDE ... both regular stalkers and this guy was with four or five others (a stalking ball of firethugs) Y A 7 L Z. YA7LZ.... I'll post his tag separate later.....

Deputies: Brandon man found in crashed car was murdered
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer
Posted: Jun 02, 2011 11:37 AM

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BRANDON — Deputies say they believe a man found in a Brandon car crash early Tuesday was murdered.

After pulling Sean Michael Buchanan from a car that had driven into a nearby wooded area, authorities found upper body trauma they say happened earlier.

Deputies initially announced they were investigating the death and asked for the public's help. On Thursday, they said they're now pursuing it as a homicide investigation.

Buchanan, 26, of Temple Terrace, went to see a movie at the AMC Regency 20 in Brandon on Monday night, deputies say.

About 1:26 a.m., a passerby discovered Buchanan in a Toyota Corolla. The man was conscious but incoherent when he was found by an off-duty paramedic and had no idea what had happened, said spokesman Larry McKinnon. Buchanan later died at a hospital.

Deputies ask anyone who might have seen Buchanan or his Toyota in the area between 9:50 and 10:30 p.m. Monday to call them at (813) 247-8200.

Jessica Vander Velde can be reached at (813) 226-3433 or jvandervelde@sptimes.com.

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JohnQCitizenMD Jun 2, 2011 11:47 AM About 5 hours ago Tragic and bizarre. Very sad.
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Report Abuse 0 1 beavis Jun 2, 2011 12:40 PM About 4 hours ago where was the car found? that might be helpful....
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Report Abuse 0 1 mytwocents Jun 2, 2011 12:51 PM About 4 hours ago I understand he was still charged with reckless driving.
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TampaCopsProtectDrugHouses Jun 2, 2011 4:08 PM Less than a minute ago probably and soon he'll be on probation.
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TampaCopsProtectDrugHouses Jun 2, 2011 4:10 PM Less than a minute ago Dear family and friends, so very sorry for your loss. I would be very curious to know the name of the heroic Tampa fire paramedic who found him and finished him off. OFF DUTY. They finished my mom off on the way to the hospital because our neighbor paramedic's nephew(tampa fire rescue) did not bash her over the head hard enough .... but Lord he tried. RIP, Mom. RIP young man.
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TampaCopsProtectDrugHouses Jun 2, 2011 4:10 PM Less than a minute ago They also finished off Michael Niesen on the way to the hospital. The price just went up to four million. Why wait a week? LOL. Dig deep.

HERE is the NEW ARTICLE PLUS they are giving NO information such as WHAT MOVIE or a photo etc.....

Yknow why
Because they alraedy KNOW who killed himDeputies: Temple Terrace man found in crashed car was murdered
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BRANDON — Deputies say they think a man found in a Brandon car crash early Tuesday was murdered.

After pulling Sean Michael Buchanan from a car that had driven into a wooded area, authorities found trauma they say that happened earlier.

Deputies initially announced they were investigating the death and asked for the public's help. On Thursday, they said they're now pursuing it as a homicide.

Buchanan, 26, of Temple Terrace went to see a movie at the AMC Regency 20 in Brandon on Monday night, deputies say.

About 1:26 a.m., a passer-by discovered Buchanan nearby in a Toyota Corolla. He was conscious but incoherent and had no idea what had happened, said Sheriff's Office spokesman Larry McKinnon. Buchanan died at a hospital.

Deputies are looking for anyone who might have seen Buchanan or his Toyota in the area Monday night or who can help identify a man captured in the area on surveillance video.

The man is partly obscured by wearing a dark baseball cap. Deputies say he is between 18 and 35 years old with a thin build, and wearing a gray T-shirt and blue jeans. Anyone with information was asked to call the Sheriff's Office at (813) 247-8200.

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JohnQCitizenMD Jun 2, 2011 11:47 AM Yesterday Tragic and bizarre. Very sad.
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Report Abuse 0 3 beavis Jun 2, 2011 12:40 PM Yesterday where was the car found? that might be helpful....
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Report Abuse 0 2 mytwocents Jun 2, 2011 12:51 PM Yesterday I understand he was still charged with reckless driving.
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Report Abuse 0 0 TampaCopsProtectDrugHouses Jun 2, 2011 4:10 PM Yesterday Dear family and friends, so very sorry for your loss. I would be very curious to know the name of the heroic Tampa fire paramedic who found him and finished him off. OFF DUTY. They finished my mom off on the way to the hospital because our neighbor paramedic's nephew(tampa fire rescue) did not bash her over the head hard enough .... but Lord he tried. RIP, Mom. RIP young man.
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Report Abuse 1 1 TampaCopsProtectDrugHouses Jun 2, 2011 4:10 PM Yesterday They also finished off Michael Niesen on the way to the hospital. The price just went up to four million. Why wait a week? LOL. Dig deep.
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TampaCopsProtectDrugHouses Jun 3, 2011 3:44 AM Less than a minute ago whoops, what happened to the mention of the OFF DUTY PARAMEDIC?? Huh that disappeared fast. firemen stalking. These paramedics are hostile so there must be some truth to it. It's all I've seen on the road ALL DAY: paramedic after paramedic. First the Times obscures the odd circumstance of a family of criminals overseeing a man's estate ... surrounded by mystery and now they remove mention of the "offduty" (not quite) "paramedic". If there wasn't ALWAYS a paramedic around more people might live to see tomorrow.
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TampaCopsProtectDrugHouses Jun 3, 2011 3:46 AM Less than a minute ago I'll just throw this out there: firemen wear gray t-shirts on the job much of the time. But that's common knowledge....

NOT TOO HARD TO FIGURE IT OUT>>>>

Station 18 must be on Hillsborough

2011-05-30T21:58:00.000-07:00

Because they escorted me down the interstate last night or night before (day after post) with their warning lights flashing.

I do always forget what complete fucking two year old thugs they are.

Imagine that. Wantonly using YOUR GAS money to stalk someone. What pieces of shit.
So I guess Mr. Big Brown PICKUP the regular stalker is definitely employed by the station on Hillsborough. They were a little off on timing...

No doubt miss text was helping them out.

Who gives a FUCK?

As if I even care anymore. I bottled all that up for the lawsuit you pieces of shit will answer to one by one and all together.

Watch.

L62 6PW big brown truck hillsborough avenue always

2011-05-27T10:43:00.000-07:00

This pos always hops on the interstate around Hillsborough. Probably just does a round down the interstate (ON YOUR MONEY) and flips around and goes back to "work" I mean slinging crack with the likes of the scum of the hood. Peter Claudio, Donnini, Condons, Breens, Kellers any of them and the Wiggins who fled town after the meth lab explosion. Heard there was another one the other night.
If I'm not mistaken this is a new truck for this fucking loser but hey ... with the emergence of the Condon family tree evidence, you're more fucked than ever before.

Gotta LOVE THAT.

Tampa Firemen: Stalking pigs and pussies

2011-05-14T06:00:00.001-07:00

and so is their little miniature "man" thieving, car-fucking-with asshole and crack dealer disk jockey (worst redundant music EVER), Peter Claudio. The thief who is knowingly employed by MCOR.

And there ya have it. You got your five minutes. He really had no choice ... any other choice would have gotten his ugly tiny little ass kicked so he had to become an ass-crack licker.

And he is making his little miniature son into one, as well.

Peter Claudio ....

Happy Mother's Day to Tampa Corrupt Police and Tampa FIRE PIGS

2011-05-08T12:00:00.000-07:00

Running the game as usual.

Interesting. The truth about Mike Roberts is still struggling to come out.

I imagine Cindy Roberts has some very CLEAR memories of the VERY FEW gifts she received from her beloved husband and son on Mother's Day.

She will come and know the truth.

I wouldn't doubt you set up Kocab and Curtis, too considering the inside connection there.

Fucking murderers.

We are not afraid of you.

Read the Mumford ever-changing story.

Beore it disappears.....

Tampa Police lying in wait to intimidate my family. At least nine of them.

Maybe more.

Just wait til I finally decide to upload the videos...

We'll see who laughs last fuckwards.............

Tampa Firefighter Moran PIG FROM THE FARM

2011-04-20T08:45:00.000-07:00

Someone said yesterday this guy looked just like a pig from the farm and HE DOES. HE IS MAKING ALMOST EIGHTY GRAND A YEAR AND HAS BEEN REHIRED AFTER GRAND THEFT AND EIGHT COUNT EM EIGHT STOLEN PROPERTY CHARGES>

PROBABLY FROM SOMEONE'S HOME

And of course his arrest record is nowhere in sight like ivette perez claudio's.

Tampa firefighter arrested on child abuse charge
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TAMPA — Sheriff's deputies arrested a Tampa Fire Rescue engine driver Monday on charges of child abuse, battery and tampering with a witness.

Julio Jesus Moran Jr., 43, got into an argument with a 39-year-old woman Monday, deputies said. During the fight, he kicked the woman in the lower leg, according to the Sheriff's Office.

A 17-year-old male who was at the house went to call 911, but Moran grabbed his neck and pushed him against a window, the Sheriff's Office reported. Moran then tried to take the phone, deputies said.

Moran had been living with the teen for about 18 months. The Sheriff's Office would not disclose their exact relationship.

Moran has worked for Tampa Fire Rescue for 18 years, said fire Capt. Bill Wade, an agency spokesman. He works out of a downtown station.

Moran was expected at work at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, but because he was in jail, Fire Rescue will allow him to use his vacation time.

Jail records show Moran was allowed by a judge to be released on his own recognizance.

Fire Rescue will hold a hearing to review the case. But if the felony charges remain, he will be fired, Wade said.

Similar action was taken in 1994, personnel records show. In September of that year, Moran was charged with grand theft and seven counts of dealing in stolen property. Because the charges were felonies, Fire Rescue fired him in October. State records show he pleaded no contest, but adjudication was withheld.

He applied to work with Fire Rescue again in October 1995, and was rehired in 1996 because the adjudication had been withheld, Wade said.

Times news researcher John Martin contributed to this report. Reach Jessica Vander Velde at (813) 226-3433 or jvandervelde@sptimes.com.

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Kawliga Apr 19, 2011 1:49 PM Yesterday FIRST!
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Report Abuse 7 2 digger4 Apr 19, 2011 3:15 PM Yesterday How could he possibly have had time to do the crime... They are always at the Public getting food with the big truck running outside.... Reply
Report Abuse 0 5 nature girl Apr 19, 2011 6:45 PM Yesterday kawliga...you are a lonely narcissist. did it feel good to be first? Reply
Report Abuse 0 2 desert scorpion Apr 19, 2011 2:04 PM Yesterday Here here Bravo! Give that man a 401K (self funded) for his heroism!
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Report Abuse 2 4 Rick J. Apr 19, 2011 2:41 PM Yesterday ITS ALWAYS THE SAME ONES! ONCE A CON MAN ALWAYS A CON MAN!
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Report Abuse 0 4 flsurfer222 Apr 19, 2011 2:50 PM Yesterday IN OTHER NEWS: WARD DOMINGUEZ IS NO LONGER TAKING HIS MEDICATION
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Report Abuse 0 2 Kawliga Apr 19, 2011 2:54 PM Yesterday lol Reply
Report Abuse 0 0 ComeToTampaGetRunOver Apr 20, 2011 3:06 AM About 8 hours ago flsurfer ... rude? Reply
Report Abuse 0 0 flsurfer222 Apr 19, 2011 2:51 PM Yesterday Hey Domingo, bitter much?
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Report Abuse 1 2 TimfromIndiana Apr 19, 2011 3:05 PM Yesterday You mean you read those rants? Not I... Reply
Report Abuse 1 2 unit472 Apr 19, 2011 2:51 PM Yesterday This misfit has been on the public payroll about 17 years too long. Better get rid of him now before he does more than kick and shove his girlfriend around.
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Report Abuse 0 5 Thinkaboutit Apr 19, 2011 2:57 PM Yesterday Just how hard is it to get fired from the Tampa Fire department? Are they that desperate to keep people on staff like this guy? Charged with grand theft and seven counts of dealing in stolen property and pleads no contest. They really hired him again? Does he walk through walls and put fires out with a puff of his breath? Sure keep him around so he can get an underfunded pension.
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Report Abuse 0 8 Marty McFly Apr 19, 2011 3:06 PM Yesterday Let's celebrate this man for doing his job like they celebrate Tampa cops every hockey game with a standing ovation. Just for doing a job they chose on their own free will.

Freaking lame....
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Report Abuse 3 3 TimfromIndiana Apr 19, 2011 3:07 PM Yesterday I hope they allow the felony charges and do not plead this down. His position needs to be filled by a young man starting out and ready to do some good for the community.
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Report Abuse 0 7 ComeToTampaGetRunOver Apr 20, 2011 3:15 AM About 8 hours ago No they will have the latin king judge drop the charges Reply
Report Abuse 0 0 BizzaroRealistone Apr 19, 2011 3:29 PM Yesterday A realy cozy little system they have going there.
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Report Abuse 0 5 houseman Apr 19, 2011 3:40 PM Yesterday "Not sure of the relationship between him and the teen?" what the heck does that mean, baiting us right to the edge and then dropping us off!!!
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Report Abuse 0 1 lanienus Apr 19, 2011 3:54 PM Yesterday Is Tampa that short of applicants they need to pay an convicted criminal $74380 a year to drive a fire truck?
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Report Abuse 0 8 ComeToTampaGetRunOver Apr 20, 2011 3:14 AM About 8 hours ago Yes. It's not shortage of applicants it's the way they are hired BY NAME AND SCUZ criminal connections. Call their personnel dept and ask how many people applied for these jobs yet this guy was "somehow" chosen out of THOUSANDS. Reply
Report Abuse 0 1 flsurfer222 Apr 19, 2011 4:11 PM Yesterday I find it odd that the same people on here who say "spare the rod spoil the child" and why can't we disipline our kids and blah blah blah, are the same ones crucifying this guy for touching this kid. You all don't know the situation, he could've been one of these wannabe punk teenagers with their pants down to their knees throwing up gang signs when they live in the suburbs and drive a nice car paid for by mom and dad.
It's never okay to touch a woman, that's not what I'm saying, but you don't have any idea what this teenager is like...
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Report Abuse 1 3 ComeToTampaGetRunOver Apr 20, 2011 3:08 AM About 8 hours ago flsurfer, WTF? He grabbed a kid who was using the phone to call for help. That's A CRIME. He looks disgusting. I can't beliEVE we are paying him that much. Is your first name John? (serious question) Reply
Report Abuse 0 0 Native Floridian Apr 19, 2011 9:33 PM Yesterday He should never have been rehired. The rules about hiring firefighters do not allow felons, even if adjudication is withheld, for several years after that finding.
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Report Abuse 0 3 IMAM COYOTE Apr 19, 2011 10:49 PM Yesterday Ever wonder how women want to be considered equal to men when it benefits them but quickly act like the weaker party when they want to screw a man and get him in trouble? No one knows what she or the teen had done to provoke the dude who probably pays all the bills.
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Report Abuse 3 0 ComeToTampaGetRunOver Apr 20, 2011 3:09 AM About 8 hours ago Nothing excuses putting your hands on someone else. wow.
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Report Abuse 0 2 TheTruthonThis Apr 20, 2011 8:32 AM About 3 hours ago The Truth: The mother and her two children had been trying to move out. She and her teen age son were there attempting to get their belongings. The teen age son, works, wears cargo shorts, that covers his butt, does not do drugs, or drink and says yes mam and no sir. NEVER any trouble. More truth: The woman pays her fair share and no he was not footing her bills. He has prior DCF calls as well as a prior domestic violence. That is the truth
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Report Abuse 0 2 Rick J. Apr 20, 2011 9:17 AM About 2 hours ago Moran will get out of the mess and will be re-instated to his
job as a Driver-Engineer in the Tampa Fire Dept. I know Moran
and has dealt with him for years in TFR. I do not like Moran,
but my confidence in him getting this matter resolved and being
re-instated is great!
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ComeToTampaGetRunOver Apr 20, 2011 11:42 AM Less than a minute ago He looks like a stupid porker. If your life relies on him being competent and not a ●●●●● as displayed by striking a woman and a child ... why are you not filing grievances? Surely there MUST BE SOMETHING. Why do you guys stick together like glue destroying the public trust? What does he have on someone?
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Report Abuse TheTruthonThis Apr 20, 2011 9:24 AM About 2 hours ago Even the mother and the teen hopes he gets his job back. From what she told me, they both asked the officer not to arrest him, just to please ask him to leave the home long enough for them to get their belongings. She too, has no respect for him but hopes that he is reinstated.
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ComeToTampaGetRunOver Apr 20, 2011 11:43 AM Less than a minute ago Wow. Why? WHY would she want the taxpayers footing a HUGE SALARY for such an undeserving cretin? Do you know how many THOUSANDS apply for these jobs while TFR exclusively and routinely hires traffickers and scum?

V75 4IL v75 41L

2011-04-01T09:51:00.000-07:00

This is the shovel(TRULY SHOVEL FACED like stephen baxley's "lady" down on wood) faced wife of a fire thang one assumes.

See way too much of it and its flabby ass. (totally out of character sized ass considering the pancake boobs it sports) First the Y and then slithering down himes with a poor, unhappy dog in tow and then over and over and then finally slithered by again yesterday at publix where shopping is a pleasure and while I did not get the picture of its nasty face (THIS TIME.. have replaced a few cameras taking its picture) I did get the tag. Big silver-ish SUV .. short kinda greasy looking dyed blond stringy hair. Stunningly ugly and blank faced .... one imagines they have no mirror in the foyer. And TONS OF FREE TIME. This denotes WIFE OF FIRE PIG.

Keep your ugly wife at home.... I'm pretty sure she was in on the starbucks stalking too. All that info tucked nicely away: about nine of them stalking at starbucks on one fine sunday fitting in a RICO FASHION. They're a scary bunch.

SCARY LOOKING.

It is pretty fucking terrorizing that they ALWAYS KNOW WHERE YOU ARE. Part of RICO is that you have been terrorized and so I grow more terrorized.

One thing about Cherryl barnett davis tuggle davis mcgillicutty the child beater let off the hook, I've yet to see her out there stalking us unless it was a starbucks day .. because she's certainly the type but maybe she's too busy plotting her next marriage (LOLLLS) Also.. hubby and sleezy friends DID make up for it for her... What a disgusting lot of people.

When the SHIT hits the fan for y'all and it will... you remember how powerful??? (stupid??) you felt riding around in your stupid SUVs giving people dirty looks who couldn't care less if you were alive. Will be really funny when you fuck up but good while doing so. Lady: go get a nose and mouth job. You have NO lips and a ski-slope nose. That is NOT an ad hominem attack but a profile suggestion.

I always think: wow look at that poor ugly woman and then you turn around and I realize it's your ugly shovel faced ass. LOLLSS. Do y'all purposely send out the gruesome ones to catch attention or is she married to that four foot eleven child molester who used to be at station ELEVEN???? Payback in the making there.

Your fat ass counterpart lives over on wood street ... home of 676 KNB and the others : always switching tags to stalk with other vehicles. One surmises this is how so many of your dumb asses get scooped up for driving unregistered vehicles and attaching the wrong tags like the original carnies: slit throat ricky allen hill (daddy on TPD : MIKE HILL and Michelle Jinright Hill who could have done better for herself.) Not with ricky, he's OK but stupid but for herself AS A LIFE. One assumes she likes the easier life: riding around stealing from people.... and stalking them. Saw a bunch of that despite the fact she took to wearing a baseball cap. Dumbass. FBI TRAINED TO OBSERVE. SELF TRAINED TO LAUGH AT YOUR DUMB ASSES.

numba

2011-02-21T08:19:00.000-08:00

hello faggot.

Someone should tell your filthy stupid greaser dirty jerz ass (bill dill???? Peter Claudio??? JOSE TOME???? numerous others?? LOL) that we have nothing to fear from YOU but your little faggot asses are going to be going to prison for activities WHICH YOU PERFORMED ON TAXPAYER TIME.

GET IT????

Nice video of all that ....

thanks.

Al Capone doing the hiring for Tampa Fire Rescue

2010-12-10T13:27:00.000-08:00

one of the kids probably going around committing murders... fuckin A.. just finding out about THIS MONTHS LATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At least the kid has the nuts to go in face first rather than sneaking around under peoples' fucking cars like peter claudio and the keller/tome gang. Firefighters IN TAMPA ARE AT LEAST NINETY PERCENT SCUM. And yes most of their wives are stalking sluts. The kids apparently ain't much better (BIG FUCKING SURPRISE THERE being raised by pieces of shit and sluts)
Son of Tampa fire investigator used his gun in St. Petersburg robbery, police say
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St. Petersburg police identified the Tampa investigator as Melton Jenkins and said Jenkins' son had been arrested in the robbery.
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houseman Dec 10, 2010 3:30 PM About 1 hour ago
Oh by the way, that investigator's name wasn't Barney Fife, was it?????
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Richard Tator Dec 10, 2010 3:36 PM About 1 hour ago
Barney would never let that happen.
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toopriddyforprison Dec 10, 2010 4:13 PM About 13 minutes ago
Alcala. Or .... maybe the one who just got caught stalking. Name witheld to protect HIS VICTIM. Big black dude. How can they be sure THE GUN is the only thing that was there? Sounds pretty fishy to me. Didn't report it in a timely fashion. Um. OR: Reported it when the moron got caught with it. Probably a friend, relative or himself. Um. Fire him. Morons. They NEVER get fired. They go to prison for child molesting and DO NOT GET FIRED. And you pay them.
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toopriddyforprison Dec 10, 2010 4:19 PM About 7 minutes ago
Interesting. They used to have all their names listed (the investigators) that came down some time within the last week. When did THIS sordid tale emerge??
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toopriddyforprison Dec 10, 2010 4:22 PM About 4 minutes ago
And, since he fabricates reports to cover up meth labs THAT was my second choice. Now let me go rake that over a bit. Wonder how many times he has "lost" his gun or why they even HAVE guns. Guns AND drugs. Like gangsters. oooh. Maybe because THEY ARE. This totally makes up for jane castor not arresting any of them for so long coinciding with the uprisal of tom forward that it's suspicious compared to the old stats of MORE THAN ONCE A WEEK. Who the heck does the hiring for this dept?? AL CAPONE????

Fat Ugly Fire Thugs for Jessica !!

2010-12-04T07:31:00.000-08:00

lol !!! THIS will be the best VIDEOS EVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lil miz jessica and fireman tag number IC1QI

2010-12-02T20:47:00.000-08:00

that's eye cee one q eye. A regular.... There were others. I think they were on their way home from a big crack deal.

wow. THAT got the boys wound up. Well, if you want to stalk people you know some people will TELL THE WORLD ABOUT IT.

And this is the behaviour you need to correct.

Instead you wind it back up again.

Jessica .... never mind what I think ... yo romance done fall apart?

He got a real whiff of the REAL YOU??

Sure that didn't take long.

I was going to call him and tell him you were a stalker anyway.

He should KNOW.

Stalking is a very violent crime ... one wonders if that's what went wrong there with your ummm kids.

or a lil sumpin sumpin in the bloodstream.

Mess with us: GET HOSED.

Sound familiar?

buncha pussy ass GED idiots.

q62 kzr or u62kzr

2010-12-01T20:06:00.000-08:00

losers piled on losers frosted with losers and washed down w/ a lil cheap vodka.

And there ya have it: lutz. I mean .. stolen lakefront property .. whatever.

go fuck yourself fatass ... ya look like a walmart piece of shit.

get laid.

Ask Jessica. I heard she's easy as PIE.

YA5LK YA5LD and YA5LA

2010-12-01T13:03:00.000-08:00

UPDATE: It's LESS THAN A MINUTE from Tome-Gay's house. Nice nasty little circle of thieves and murderers. Here's one of the pictures of the bitch we finally took after like TWENTY TIMES. WAY WAY BACK.
Dear Henry .. it MIGHT start something like this:: Yknow the bald guy who ran around with Jon Gruden is also closely associated with car 644 of the TPD but better with the 'one who wanted to check on 'us people'' when we were by HENRY'S RENTAL DUMP purchased with who KNOWS WHAT MONEY. Or we might say ... go back to ummmmmmm 1975?? was it???? Was IT?? And drag anthony angel the realtor who doesn't know street names but quickly followed hannah up with MORANDA and then Janie Tyler the slut whose father was the professional pig of whatever street. After that we'll point out how the sluts rode all over a kid like tiny prostitutes but REALLY it all started with dear Hank. And then dear Hank's budddeeee Roberto Bautiste You guys can go fuck yourselves.
I never did mention the ABOVE TAG Ya5LK belongs to Jessica Dodson formerly of the YMCA GANDY .. the reason I never did mention this was because I did NOT know ... dark windows like every fire slut and pig, yknow. She has a new tag now and a new understanding. I'll put hte new tag here same as Spence Roberts whom Jessica had the fourth tag in line from??? Spence was Ya5LD and Ya5LA was a Publix Employee and may still be but doubtful.. funny how those shiny new tags lost their luster. Well, what GETS BETTER about this jessica Dodson person besides the obvious intermarrying and the interesting names which pop up is that dear stalking Jessica whose tag was here LONG BEFORE I HAD ANY IDEA WHO WAS IN THAT CAR and who followed me to place after place with another scumbag Andres and a whole krewe of losers but guess what we done did find out ???YUP. Dear Jessica lives at 520 lincoln or 518 ... guess what CROSS STREET? That's RIGHT: HORATIO. Now, guess who lives within rolling distance?? that's RIGHT: JOSE TOME. And then Jessica's dear friend shannon over there on IOWA who is ... well, we all know who he is related to now don't we/??? Which leads right back to bobby O'Neill and Christine Breen. The whore mongers. So anyway... just wanted to mark this day down. A fine one for the charts.

YA5LK YA5LD
Now while I see NOTHING of you three stalkers and family and associates lately I DO see many of your scummers around my family.

I'd draw that to a close but you're not as smart as I am.

You can't compare ROBINSON to PRIVATE EDUCATION and come off smarter.

Just so you on the right page.

Keep fucking around.

My X used to say ... fuck around fuck around soon ya won't be around.

I think THE X meant you go off to prison or somethin somethin.

Not too sure.

But it applies somewhere I'm sure.

Robinson such a SMALL school and all yall back in da hood think you all up in the koolaid.

Firefighter license tags

2010-11-28T05:49:00.001-08:00

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T153F firepig w/cracked windshield

Haven't got time for pictures and am missing numerous ones from every day.

But one day soon will get them up here.

keller tampa firemen crack houses

2010-11-09T05:24:00.000-08:00

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mikekellercrackhouses wrote:
Yup. Ain't nary one of my crackhouses or labs ever blowed up. Ya need a few tampa firemen and a few dirty cops. And Paul Mumford, sergeant or whatever to stage shootouts if the only decent people around get tired of the crack monkeys on your porch.
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tampa fireman arrested but not published???

2010-10-18T11:50:00.000-07:00

It has been SO LONG since a tampa fireman has been arrested... ACTUALLY I think it's been that LONG since they cut the deal w/the local papers to stop publishign it...... since Tom Forward.

TOM:::: Where are the fireman arrests for Tampa/?? I know there must be DOZENS. They average one a week.
Polk firefighter arrested on sex charges
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LAKE COUNTY, Fla - Sexual battery charges have been filed against a Polk County firefighter after an investigation by the Department of Children and Families in Lake County.
DCF began their investigation earlier this week after they received a report about a 14-year-old who was allegedly involved in inappropriate behavior with Mark Weiss.
They believe in June, Weiss enticed the teen to expose herself to him. The acts progressed to inappropriate touching and eventually sexual battery with the girl, according to DCF.
Weiss refused to talk with Lake County detectives on October 14. He was arrested and held on $25,000 bond.
Officials are not releasing details about the victim or victim's relationship to Weiss.

Spence Spence the ARSONIST.. and James D Mason

2010-10-15T12:46:00.000-07:00

Pasco reduces fire engine staffing amid budget crunch
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer In Print: Friday, October 15, 2010
Pasco County taxpayers may be paying more for fire protection this year, but so far they are getting less for their money: Over the weekend, four engines began running with fewer firefighters.
That means those particular engines could roll up to scenes with just two firefighters on board — one fewer person than they have now and two fewer than a national standard for getting enough personnel on scene to battle structure fires quickly and safely.
Chief Anthony Lopinto said the decision to reduce crew sizes on four of the county's 21 engines results from this: The firefighters union is demanding merit raises that even the additional tax revenue won't cover.
The higher tax rate approved by county commissioners last month — $1.43 per $1,000 in taxable property, a 23-cent increase over last fiscal year — essentially kept the Fire Rescue Department whole, covering increased health and pension costs plus the costs of hiring 15 people to reduce overtime.
"I'm preparing for the fiscal reality of that," Lopinto said of the proposed union raises. "We did this early on so it's not drastic."
Firefighters gave up their merit increases last year. For this year, they propose getting only 60 percent of what they would be due if full raises were in place.
Union president Ralph Grant said that concession will save $223,225 in the first year and $480,000 in the second year.
He said officials jumped the gun on reducing crew sizes so soon; he said they could have waited until new hires come on to see if that reduces overtime costs enough to free up money to pay for everything.
The 15 new hires are expected to finish orientation by January. Another 14 new hires who are filling once-frozen vacancies will come on board this month.
"We're still trying to resolve the solutions," said Grant. "We are trying to work it out. What he's doing is pre-emptive."
Lopinto said county officials are still crunching the numbers to see how much the union's proposal will cost them. He also said he did not have a figure yet on how much the reduced crews on the four engines will save.
The engines with reduced crews include one from the station behind Kmart in New Port Richey and one from Centennial Road in east Pasco. The other two will be on a rotating basis, depending on how many firefighters call in sick on a particular day.
The main reason that experts say engines should be staffed with at least four people? The "two-in, two-out" rule.
That means two firefighters should not enter a burning building unless there are two more of them on the outside, ready to help if something goes wrong. If two firefighters have to wait for another truck to bring two partners, there could be a critical delay.
Under Lopinto's leadership, Pasco Fire Rescue had worked its way up from two workers per truck to three. The emphasis has been sending rescue cars and other support vehicles with the engines to get enough personnel on scene.
But requiring that every engine have three firefighters means dipping into overtime if enough firefighters are out sick or on vacation on any given shift. Officials will save money — in overtime salaries for up to four workers per shift — if they don't require three people on those four engines.
About 15 percent of the 47,000 calls each year to Pasco Fire Rescue are for fires. Traffic accidents would not require a backup engine to respond, Lopinto said.
If rescue cars can't get two more firefighters to a scene, Lopinto said the engine can call for backup from the closest station.
"What we'll expect is that they'll have the same number of people responding to the call," he said. "Is it preferable to have those people early on? Yes, it is. But we're dealing with financial realities."
Grant, the union president, said the potential delays — say, if backup help is on another call — aren't worth the savings. "We're dead set against it," he said.
Grant said the union is insisting on partial raises this year because Pasco firefighters are among the lowest paid in the area. Other county employees did not get raises, but Grant said, "They don't have a contract."
Grant said he told county administrator John Gallagher when they met for negotiations four months ago to plan on raises. "I told Mr. Gallagher to budget for it, and they didn't," he said. "We're trying to work with them."
County personnel director Barbara DeSimone said she's hoping administrators and the union can come to some sort of agreement in coming weeks. But she said raises are a tough sell in this economy.
Commissioners, she said, "aren't going to increase taxes to pay for raises."
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mes7709 wrote:
were demanding raises lopinto? really im pretty sure the county knew they screwed up and they were gonna have to pay us and you know what as a matter of fact i am DEMANDING my raise because im under paid over worked and pissed off i even stayed in this county you sir have a serious morale problem in your department and going on record saying things like that DOES NOT HELP. we have some of the best firefighters in the area i would put up against anyone this county needs to give us what we deserve and thats RESPECT! 2 man engines you gotta be kidding me
Oct 14, 2010 12:57 PM
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desert scorpion wrote:
Nice to see some austerity in county government. I am ready to accept any consequences.
Oct 14, 2010 1:11 PM
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gulliversaliar wrote:
pig. Now fire those thieving mobsters and HIRE PEOPLE who would be grateful for the job not these INGRATES who stalk people. Have people noted the big red Rs gracing bldgs?? They've got some NEW SCAM going.
Oct 14, 2010 1:52 PM
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gulliversaliar wrote:
Now beware of the "arsons" going up and/or the houses burning down while family is out and ONLY TWO GUYS THERE. Fine. We'll go back to the bucket brigades. It would be more effective and less THEFT would be committed. I am so sick to death of these thugs getting the only jobs they're able to get with GEDs besides picking up trash and then THIEVING. Screw them.
Oct 14, 2010 1:55 PM
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The Captain wrote:
Ah yes, the almighty "union".....
Oct 14, 2010 2:03 PM
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meatballredoo wrote:
Firefighters are like guns....when you need one, absolutely positively nothing else will do. I invest in quality guns, and am willing to invest in quality fire/EMS protection. Pay the fellas, and charge me the measley $.25 per thousand on my tax bill. For most of the rednecks reading this, that only amounts to $20 a year.
Oct 14, 2010 2:06 PM
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pascofailspublic wrote:
Paying more for less is a common acurance up here in 2002 2003 the county assessed Fire tax in 5 volunteer districts they merge back into the county and then left theM as unmanned stations some still to this day THATS PAYING ALOT FOR NOTHING.
The firefigthers aren't demanding the raise it was in the contract that the COUNTY agreed to SO GET IT RIGHT YOU KNEW. The dept fires liers
This county has no interest in public safty it was very apparent by the commissioners at the meeting with the sheriff it is apparent with the fire dept These guys are under paid, and work more hours then surrounding dept. And the citizens are the ones that suffer the most with: lack of manpower on scenes, long response times to calls, and a dept that lacks station, equipment, manpower,Specilized equipment and teams.
THIS COUNTY HAS A LONG HISTORY OF MISMANGMENT THATS STARTES AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. THIS KNEE JERK REDUCATION IN STAFFING IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE THAT WILL END UP IN A TRAGEDY.
Oct 14, 2010 2:16 PM
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pcff007 wrote:
Pasco County Fire Fighters have been underpaid & mistreated since our inception of a professional fire/rescue organization. We started a union a few years to protect ourselves. Our working conditions have been extremely dangerous, ultimately making it less safe for the county's residents. Let me say that we are all grateful to have jobs and love what we do! That being said... The county and the firefighters agreed upon a contract which included merit raises. The county and the fire chief knew ahead of to budget for this but FAILED to do so! Last year firefighters voluntarily gave up their raises to help the county with the understanding that the next year they would budget for it like they were supposed to do in the first place. The county has had several opportunities to renegotiate this issue with the union but could not come to a resonable agreement. So now, because the county and fire chief can budget their money correctly they are taking it out on the public...(to be continued)
Oct 14, 2010 2:44 PM
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pcff007 wrote:
by short staffing engine companies which could affect the outcome of YOUR emergency. Whoever said said this staffing issue would only affect building fires is wrong. Cardiac and respiratory arrests, vehicle extrications, water rescues, brush fires, obese patients require an all hands on deck approach. There is no time to wait for more units to get to the scene. I didn't even include any kind of special rescue team, because we have none. You would have to wait over an hour for another dept. to come into our county, to do our work for us because we don't have the money. Nobody in PCFR is looking to become millionaires by doing this thankless job. We just want to be compensated fairly and comparably to every surrounding fire dept. Many very good firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics leave PCFR for other places because they pay much more and have better health benefits. It is not fair for the county to blame us firefighters for thier own faults! Commissioners, do your part and we'll do ours!
Oct 14, 2010 3:07 PM
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pcff007 wrote:
gulliversailer- I don't know where you get your information about our education standands, but I'll bet you have never met a firefighter with just a GED. We all go through fire academy and at least EMT school. Most now are paramedics so add that on. We all participate in continuing education year round after we are on the job and hold several state and national certifications. Oh, and it takes many more college classes to get promoted to driver, captain and chief. Most firefighters today have degrees in several fields because of the competition to even get promoted. So next time, before you go off on a subject that you have no clue what you are talking about, if you don't know, you better ask somebody!
Oct 14, 2010 3:21 PM
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pcff007 wrote:
BOOM!!! I'm out!
Oct 14, 2010 3:21 PM
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mes7709 wrote:
haha..eat that
Oct 14, 2010 3:55 PM
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smokeydabear wrote:
Pasco County hates its firefighters!
Oct 14, 2010 4:04 PM
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smokeydabear wrote:
Lopinto is a liar just like many other officers that work for Pasco fire rescue!
Oct 14, 2010 4:05 PM
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PCFR_Medic wrote:
Why cant the reporter put a little disclaimer at the end of every article saying "My reporting of this story is biased as John Gallagher is a member of my family through marriage"
Typical nonsense. People hate us anyways for whatever reason, I might as well not be below the poverty line doing it.
Oct 14, 2010 4:16 PM
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clhf wrote:
So sad to read all the negative comments posted towards the Firefighters of Pasco Co. These men & women put there lives on the line everyday for you and your family members. Try showing them a little respect. They do their job for little pay, all they are asking for is what they deserve. To bring home enough money to take care of their families and to be safe at work. That's not to much to ask for. I'm sure it is no less than what you would expect from your employer. When the day comes and you or one of your loved ones needs them, perhaps then you will realize the respect they deserve and give it to them.
Oct 14, 2010 5:28 PM
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pascoboyz wrote:
Underpaid...... thats what pasco firefighters have dealt with for years... thats why out turnover rate is amazing. over 1000 in 10 years.. and its only a 400 man dept to start out with..Now they want to reduce engine sizes... humm lets see... how much is your parents or child worth if their life is in danger? I guess by the county's standards not much.. because now you will get "green" people and not enough of them to make a change.. A year ago they cheated the ISO rating by staffing some stations with people that wont be fighting fire/ or accident mitigation .. ie chiefs and air trucks just to meet the ISO's Staffing requirements... Just another example of cheating to get by..So what the heck.. keep it going.. cheat the public's safety to get by huh? well Mr/Mrs public... prepare for longer response times/ less service/ decreased chances of survival/ and increased insurance premiums when the insurance companies get ahold of this info...sleep safe
Oct 14, 2010 5:30 PM
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pascoboyz wrote:
maybe someone should ask why station 39 ( next to Lapino's house) got built before other stations that were set to be built..bumped to the front of the line.. wouldnt have anything to do with lowering his insurance rates would it??? nawww
and for grant.... 3% WTF??? after years of hearing their underpaid.. and selling to give up a raise... you come back at them with 3%....Just makes you wonder why the moral in this department is at a all time low..
If no one fights for the fire department..... what exactly makes you think they will risk everything and fight for you....
and Tillman, next time your at a family function.. lean over and ask Gallagher exactly what he wants you to write next time..
fair reporting my A$$
sleep tight pasco,, because if it was up to them you truly would be on your own
Oct 14, 2010 5:43 PM
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gulliversaliar wrote:
because for the most part they are thieves. Prove it pasco firefighter. Your degrees come from SPC or HCC or PHCC and are more aptly called certificates or associate's degrees. puleeze. No. You guys are pushy, egotistical, disgusting THIEVES. Stuff it. We really don't need you as much as you idiots have convinced yourselves we do. and lopinto is an outright thief. And likely a crack dealer living on top of the station like that. Who DOES THAT?Were you guys so happy with bob blackburn due to his facility in taking out victims you couldn't quite snow? People are ON TO YOU. Drive by my burning house. Not like you haven't done it ALREADY. More than once. And one of you living in one of them now. YOU don't have ANY clue what you are talking about OR more likely: just lying.
Oct 14, 2010 6:05 PM
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gulliversaliar wrote:
The veiled threats: as usual : from pascoboyz: sleep safe. sleep tight. If you guys didn't waste so much taxpayers' money STALKING PEOPLE and carting meth around to build your find houses and buy your gd hummers people wouldn't have caught on so fast. You're not heroes. You're barely human. Look at yourself in the mirror and SEE WHAT YOU ARE. Or ask my dead sister. And get your brother fireman the hell out of her stolen house.
Oct 14, 2010 6:08 PM
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PCFirefighter wrote:
@gulliversaliarYou must be related to John Gallagher & Jodie Tillman or maybe you are one of the 2 listed? I am a Firefighter with Pasco County Fire Rescue, and I am proud of it. I myself hold 2 degrees, 1 in EMS and 1 in Fire Science, and both are 4 year degrees. You call us "thieves"? Why is that? because we want to make considerable pay for the work we do? How much is your life worth? How much is the members of you families lives worth? We could down right put in place what they do in an area in TN were you pay for services or they don't come. Would you like that? Do you think operations are free? Do I have the right to provide to my family? feed them? provide them with shelter? I do believe so. You are ignorant my friend. Obviously you have something bad in your past, were you didn't get your college education and someone got a GED and passed college and got a Fire Dept Job. My god have mercy on your soul ... for your comments, KARMA will bite you in the ●●●!
Oct 14, 2010 6:14 PM
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PCFirefighter wrote:
@ the St Pete Times
I would like to say, I am proud to see the word out, but sad that it was reported wrongfully. How could you let this reporter who is family to John Gallagher writete this article?
St Pete Times, I would like to see some reaction to our concerns!
Oct 14, 2010 6:17 PM
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PCFirefighter wrote:
I am a firefighter with Pasco County. Proud of what I do, and make sure every day that when I go on duty I do the best job possible regardless of my pay or crew size. I am worried though for the safety of myself, my fellow brothers and sisters, my family who lives in the county and all other citizens of Pasco County. How can you, as residents of the county approve of such disregard to your safety by the commissioners of this county? I don't know what its going to take, maybe a death or serious injury of someone to turn on the light bulb so you can see what's happening. I am personally sicken by our operation dept and our union that they let this go on.
Please County Residents, call, write, email or show up to the county building and let your voices be heard on this!
Oct 14, 2010 6:22 PM
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PCFirefighter wrote:
@gulliversaliar
Make yourself known! Put your real name out there .. show your face! Don't put your lies about your "dead sister" on here!
As for meth, your are off your rocker!
"And get your brother fireman the hell out of her stolen house." - Why is she stealing houses?
Seems to me everyone that this person obviously didn't make it past the 8th grade!
Oct 14, 2010 6:27 PM
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mes7709 wrote:
im actually really disturbed by the comments on this link it is just unreal how people can bash fireman so much i dont get it im sorry i have a job gulliversaliar obviously something is very screwed up in your head and your life there is not ONE DAMN reason myself or any other firefighter working for this department should be living paycheck to paycheck barely getting by and for your information gulliversaliar i got into this when i was 20 its been 7 years now so i guess im a freakin idiot right i could of been out there screwing off until i was 30 but i decided to work for pasco county and to have you and the rest of the public S**t in our face is disturbing i wish i knew who u were, carma is a BIT** and it will meet you sir.
Oct 14, 2010 7:02 PM
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PCFirefighter wrote:
This was an email sent by the writer of the article who "denies" her relation to John Gallagher. I sent a response asking how she calls herself a reporter, being one sided .... she responds back with this email, from her personal email! "states she can't get to her work email" .. but she read it? How can that be? Think she doesn't want it tracked by the St Pete Times!
Seems she is one sided? You be the judge!
Hello, This is Jodie Tillman, reporter with the St. Pete Times. I'm unable to send out e-mails from my company account at the moment but thought your message (and I'm assuming your blog post on the story) warranted an immediate response. In short, I have no idea what you are talking about. I am not in any way related to anyone at the county. I thought the story was fair to both sides, and I"m wondering if you actually read it. Thanks for the feedback.
Oct 14, 2010 7:35 PM
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pascoboyz wrote:
wow makes you wonder why they actually do the job... to be put down by the public/dismissed by their own employer and no support from their own operations division..
all for the lowest pay around..
Oct 14, 2010 7:56 PM
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mes7709 wrote:
Because for alot of us its to late to leave and I love the guys I work with unless your a firefighter u dont understand that my guys are family and tommorow well get on our engine run our calls who knows it might b one of the a%+holes on here
Oct 14, 2010 8:04 PM
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gerry wrote:
Don't forget Sheriff Bob "firefighter" White said he could get the fire department 4 million dollars. He and Cochran hatched this idea some time back and what ever happened. With the 4 million White can save the department.... Your raises are easy..... What has Cochran done for the union now that they supported him? Lame duck I think...... Anyway, if you joined the Sheriff's office you all would have gotten everything you wanted..... NOT..... You guys do deserve more than the county has provided, and only when someone is badly hurt will they pony up....... Good luck.
Oct 14, 2010 8:25 PM
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pascoboyz wrote:
also the paper forgot to tell you that the county has been using mandatory overtime list not for emergencies , but for a hidden type of staffing.. for problems they have been overlooking for years...
Oct 14, 2010 8:57 PM
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PCFR-D/P wrote:
Just an fyi to everyone. The R's and the F's that are placed on a red maltese cross (the firefighter symbol) on the outside of buildings is to inform firefighters that the building has a lightweight type construction roof or floor (R or F respectively). This was implemented because so many firefighters have DIED because of this type of construction. It is not some "New Scam".
Oct 14, 2010 9:10 PM
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PCFirefighter wrote:
Funny how 9/11/01 everyone loved Firefighters, now we are just thought of as money hording scum!
Oct 14, 2010 9:17 PM
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pcfrsupporter wrote:
@GULLIVERSALIAR~ who the F*C@ do you think you are? you're trying to call people theives w/ no education? haven't seen you post your resume up here. as for your "dead sister" was she living in a mobile home smoking a cigarette in bed? The firefighter that, I'm an 1000% sure purchased her house legitimately, is now living in it b/c she/he probably couldn't pay their loan and it was forclosed on. You're ridiculous and you're making yourself look like a freaking idiot w/ the ignorant comments you're leaving. So why don't you logoff your stolen computer, sit down on your torn up couch, smoke the last of the meth or crack you probably have sitting in front of you, and try to get a little shut eye before you have to get out on the street and hook and hustle so you can buy your next fix. And when you overdose or YOUR trailer catches on fire be sure to call for the BRAVE MEN & WOMEN of PCFR to SAVE YOUR A$$!!!!!
Oct 14, 2010 9:55 PM
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pcfrsupporter wrote:
To the people that are complaining about these brave men and women simply asking for the raises that they are due, not only under their contract, but simply for having the courage to do this dangerous job, think about how underpaid they are the next time they have to come lift your fat butt out of your recliner at 2am and they don't complain one time but instead show you respect. Why don't some of the citizens of Pasco take a look at the surrounding depts (Pinellas, Polk, Tampa, Hernando) at those salaries and their primo equipment and apparatuses that are FULLY staffed? They are far greater than that of Pasco. In fact I think the only dept getting paid lower is Gulfport (they have 1 station). And if you see firefighters driving around in nice vehicles it's probably b/c they work a 2nd or even 3rd job like 99% of firefighters do. Therefor if you're jealous of their nice vehicles get up off your butt and get at least 1 job!
Oct 14, 2010 10:11 PM
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pcff007 wrote:
@ gulliversailer
WOW!!! You have some imagination! You should consider a career in creative writing, maybe with tampabay.com. Exactly where do we keep this meth? I'm dying to hear this!! Sounds like you've been hitting some of that meth for yourself. You might want to go back and read what you wrote when you aren't baked and see how ridiculous you sound! I think people are logging on here for you to entertain them. I know I am. You are a complete and total idiot! C'mon, who's home catches fire more than once? YOURS!!! If that's true, it's probably because your dumb a$$ burns your own house down before the bank can foreclose on you. It's called insurance fraud... But I'm sure you already knew that.
Oct 14, 2010 11:29 PM
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DumbInPasco wrote:
It is as simple as this. The county commissioners and Gallagher do not care about public safety because you can not see it like you can in a park or library, or an aesthetically eye pleasing shopping plaza or gated community. Public safety doesn't assure the commissioners votes because they can pass it off to whoever is sheriff at the time. They keep Gallagher in because he gives them the justification to cut budget spending from all the departments while still investing money in real estate, reserve accounts and investment accounts. This is how they have done it for years and the general public (voters) are too stupid to see it. The commissioners have been banking on it and the voters have NOT failed them yet, so why change?Gallagher even pointed it out at the budget hearings when he stated the amounts they have cut from different areas while his bar graph showed them making "poor mouth" cuts in 2006 and 2007 when they got way more tax money than expected...
Oct 15, 2010 3:04 AM
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DumbInPasco wrote:
What they have not counted on is there are a few people who caught it. Unfortunately, it will require going through a lot of St. Pete Times article archives to locate the articles where commissioners bragged about the windfall taxes and then stated they needed to sock the extra dollars away for upcoming lean years.
Guess what. They didn't draw any money out to ease the budget burdens for the last few years, so where did the >30% cut from several areas of liability for 2006 and 2007 that Gallagher spoke of at the last budget meeting go? When they refuse to fund something or cut from different departments and then put millions of dollars into hurricane funds, or special reserves you have to watch that money. They move it around a year or two later then use it for something it was never intended to be used for. But, most voters in Pasco are just plain stupid and think county workers, deputies and firefighters are the ones ripping them off. What a joke!
Oct 15, 2010 3:17 AM
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aaaa wrote:
Pasco county fire fighters make way too much for how easy their jobs are. Sit around the station and wait for a fender bender to send t2 engins out and 6 people. It is also true that you can be a firefighter with a GED but I think that is the same with all local goverment.
Oct 15, 2010 6:25 AM
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Native Floridian wrote:
This is a really simply dilema. Chief Lopinto has assembled an under qualified and under educated command staff ( including him) to run this department. Wonder why the assistant chief position has not been filled for 6 months, it's because nobody wants to work for him and he is not going to allow someone with more education than him to enter his kingdom. The temporary assistant chief he has is a result of his personal relationship and not a profession one and everyone on the job knows it. As a result, they cannot not make sound decisions to advance to the future. By the time he finishs micro managing them, nothing get's done. Second, the county comissioners are full of crap. The can't fund public safety, but they fund a sports complex and other stupid ●●● ideas or spend their time changing zoning to benefit their contractor buddies. People need to remember this in a few weeks and vote them out.
Oct 15, 2010 7:38 AM
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pascoboyz wrote:
Hey cox... and the other fool.... you going to chime in on this before the election???? or just pass it along like you all do with everything else?
Oct 15, 2010 9:50 AM
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flrxfire wrote:
Seems to me this means more engines driving to each call. Even as a volunteer fire department we'd always try to get 3 or more to an engine.
Oct 15, 2010 9:54 AM
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pcff007 wrote:
@ aaaa
You should change your name to AAA because you must be drunk or or maybe just stupid. I challenge you to apply for a firefighter job anywhere in the country with just a GED. You will be disappointed. If are jobs are so easy and all we do is sit around and wait for fender benders, then every idiot like you would be one. Then we'd all be in trouble.
Oct 15, 2010 11:41 AM
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pcfrsupporter wrote:
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Oct 15, 2010 11:51 AM
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pcfrsupporter wrote:
Dear Gilliversaliar- WOW, it might be hard to believe my husband has worked for PCFR for almost a decade and doesn't even make 14 dollars an hour. Yet every third day he gets on his truck to help people like YOU. And get this he (like all)who attended college for this job. WOW! You COULDN'T cut it could you. I'm guessing 7th grade had you stumped by your comments on here. And we still dont have that hummer you talk of. But we do have an 826 dollar family insurance policy the county shoves down our mouths. Please know your facts before you open your trap. Oh and my husband would love to meet you for a beer some time on his day off. He said he will buy on his 13.97 hr job.....
Oct 15, 2010 12:07 PM
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pcfrsupporter wrote:
@aaaa~ Firefighting is an EASY job, huh? I'm sure the job you have is difficult for you. I mean it's not easy trying to find the hamburger picture AND fries picture on the cash register all for the same order. Then you have to put both of those items in a bag. Whew! I know you're worn out at the end of your day. And I'm sure once you get your GED you'll be promoted to manager in no time! Good luck! We'll be pulling for ya!
Oct 15, 2010 12:12 PM
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pcfrsupporter wrote:
I can't wait for November elections....Commissioners and Gallagher start packing your bags!!!!!!!!
Oct 15, 2010 12:14 PM
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flrxfire wrote:
I'm not sure where all these firefighter hating commenters are coming from, but am reminded of a saying from the 60'a - If you think cops are bad, next time you are being robbed, call a hippie. Damn few citizens would do what firefighters will for you in an emergency. If you doubt that, next time you need help, call one of these negative commenters.
Oct 15, 2010 12:18 PM
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pascoresident wrote:
Part of the reason the county now owes so much money on this is that they blew a few deadlines in the union negotiations, therefore are responsible for the penalties. Also, because they spent so much money that they purportedly didn't have fighting the union. All the firefighters are asking for is consideration. It's the county that needs to reorder it's priorities.
Oct 15, 2010 12:24 PM
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mes7709 wrote:
Im waiting capt grant why isnt this all over the news or are we gonna play nice because thats not workin is it
Oct 15, 2010 12:53 PM
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do_something81 wrote:
PCFR guys, GulliverSalliar, is some crazy woman from Tampa who thinks firefighters stalk her all the time. She likes to stir the pot on any story involving fire departments or firefighters. She also goes by Voxy and a few other aliases. Plainly put, she is certifiable, and anyone who follows the comments on the Times knows her well. She has numerous blogs about how the City of Tampa and Pasco county officials have harmed her and her family.
That said, I and my family as Pasco county residents support PCFR firefighters in your pursuit for more funding. We have your back but also feel as powerless to get the funds you deserve as you do. All I can really say is keep up the good fight; you are worth it.
Oct 15, 2010 12:56 PM
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gulliversaliar wrote:
hey pcff007, in st pete they keep it in the washing machine. Maybe you keep it in one of those convenient panels on your ninety gazillion dollar trucks that I pay for and you losers use to stalk citizens. Maybe it's in the back of your little thieving ambulance boxes. Could be anywhere. It's meth. Not exactly tough to hide. Now, pot. That would be tougher.
Oct 15, 2010 3:27 PM
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gulliversaliar wrote:
More threats from the thugs AND their wives. Who then perform ad hominem attacks. WHO PAID FOR YOUR DEGREE????????????? That's right. I did. Ask Spence Roberts who is living in my dead sister's house. You'll find him at Tampa Fire Dept. Ask his buddies out in Pasco who burned down my mother's home. And then go ahead and ask him who added accelerant to the stove top vent in my mother's next home. Ask that fat pig and then get back with me. You people are for the most part: TRASH. Anyone who can read KNOWS IT. Don't threaten me. Drive by my burning house. LOL. You've done it four times I can count so far.
Oct 15, 2010 3:34 PM
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gulliversaliar wrote:
No. I call you a THIEF because you ARE ONE. If you're not one than you are BLIND. Take your pick. The rest of us know what you are and more are catching on every day. Scam artists and thieves who set fires and steal homes. I wouldn't put my dead dog in the back of one of your death trap ambulances.
Oct 15, 2010 3:37 PM
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gulliversaliar wrote:
pcfirefighter, that's because you swine USED Sept 11, 2001 to ride the coattails of HEROES. They died. You're here. Playing the game. Don't go around fire expectin not to sweat. Really on the Red R's?>> Thanks for the info. Would they actually SEE THAT when the bldg was burning down? I'll ask around and verify that. I think it's creepy. How'd they figure that out in the past??
Oct 15, 2010 3:39 PM
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gulliversaliar wrote:
Yes, I've noticed that most of their second and third jobs involve the handyman and fix up of the homes they steal. GOT IT. Thanks. Of course he can't support himself on 13.97 an hour but if he was really working a FULL TIME JOB he wouldn't have time for ANOTHER ONE AND ANOTHER ONE. We're not stupid. You get a job. Not sitting home defending losers.
Oct 15, 2010 3:42 PM
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Tampa FIRE PIGS and Sept 11 2001 in 2010

2010-09-12T13:22:00.000-07:00

Spence, what happened to your ya5lk TAG????????

PIGS !! Look, everyone is catching on. LOL.

Incidentally, with all your GED_efforts, you're just proving my case for me.

Allow me to take this opportunity to thank your dumb fuck disgusting pig asses.

Did Spence Roberts the arsonist/murderer/Tampa Fireman get to salute?

At Tampa's Sept. 11 ceremonies, a call for unity and patriotism
By Nandini Jayakrishna, Times Staff Writer In Print: Sunday, September 12, 2010
Bob Brinley, center, wears stars and stripes as he salutes the flag along with firefighters, police, paramedics, veterans motorcycle clubs and others at the Tampa Convention Center on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
TAMPA
Anthony Corte went for his father, two uncles and 26 friends.
All of them responded to the burning World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001. None of them came back.
"Just don't forget," Corte said under a scorching Saturday sun at Tampa Fire Rescue's Station No. 15.
He was there to join in a ceremony commemorating the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attacks. "Keep the spirit and the patriotism we had that day in our hearts," he said.
In what was one of several events around the region, Corte, 37, of Bloomingdale and nearly 60 other former and current law enforcement and military members paid homage to a flag hoisted atop a fire truck.
The flag had been flown over ground zero in New York City by an organization called the Post 911 Foundation.
They observed a moment of silence to remember the lives lost on Sept. 11. They called it Patriot Day.
Several motorcycle rides and events were held Saturday by groups such as AMVETS Post 44 in Brandon and the Post 911 Foundation.
In a noon ceremony, a foundation member presented the flag atop Fire Truck 15 to Mayor Pam Iorio at the Tampa Convention Center.
The presentation was part of the national Follow the Flag campaign meant to reignite the spirit of patriotism.
Accepting the flag on behalf of the city, Iorio said she was proud of all the first responders, not just the ones in New York on Sept. 11, but also those in Tampa. The latter, she said, would act just as bravely in times of crisis. THIS IS JUST FUCKING FUNNY!
"And that's why on 9/11 we should never forget," she said. "The title we cherish the most is that of American citizens."
At the Convention Center ceremony, Mark Kijas, 54, who works as a security consultant, said he had already attended three commemorative events that morning.
"I'll do it until I drop," he said.
Kijas, who was about 3 miles from the north tower when it was hit by a hijacked plane on Sept. 11, 2001, said he and many other civilians rushed to the scene to help.
"I never though I would run down there," said Kijas, who was a security director at Oxygen Media, a women's cable network, at the time. "I just did it. You get caught up in the moment and your emotion takes over. We just went down there to do what we could."
Kijas said he knew 42 people—police officers, firefighters, security personnel and civilians — who died as the towers tumbled.
Now is the time, he said, for the country to overcome political and religious barriers to unite as Americans.
"People are forgetting what's important," he said.
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Ace wrote:
Great to hear about these ceremonies & the thoughts and actions regarding 9-11-2001. I do think more coverage would have been appropriate, including info about the agenda beforehand. Just MHO.
Sep 12, 2010 6:25 AM
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KaPueo wrote:
I think the country is united on most issues. Unfortunately, our president is not part of that union.
Sep 12, 2010 7:29 AM
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monstersdoexist wrote:
Let me finish the sentence quoted from above story...."Now is the time, he said, for the country to overcome political and religious barriers to unite as Americans ...against those rottenbaztardz that did this to us and continue to flaunt their sick sharia laws in the worlds' face" !
Sep 12, 2010 7:50 AM
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ttuttle wrote:
Kind of reminiscent of the late days of the Weimar Republic if you ask me.
Sep 12, 2010 7:54 AM
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ttuttle wrote:
True patriots would have burned the USAPATRIOT Act yesterday.
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, never was that more true than in America today.
Sep 12, 2010 8:30 AM
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Justalittledrunk wrote:
smells like cordite.
Sep 12, 2010 9:20 AM
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Gaius Baltar wrote:
@ttuttle: And during the last days of the Weimar Republic, the German right concocted lies about history and liberals, and scapegoated religious minorities to whip the pubic into a frenzy of fear.
Sound familiar? You betcha!
Sep 12, 2010 9:33 AM
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ttuttle wrote:
RE: Gaius Baltar
Since they already have their brownshirts in the neocon Republican co-opted (formerly anti-interventionist libertarian) tea party movement, their Goebbels in Herr Beck and the basis for their coming movement (internment of Muslims see Michelle Malkin) all that they are awating is their fuhrer or fuhress.
This is horrifying to watch, is the pledge of allegiance to 9/11 next?
TT
Sep 12, 2010 9:40 AM
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p_eunny wrote:
If you want the truth about 9/11 look to the last man standing..
As far as I am concerned...Bu-cheny has the blood on their hands
Last man standing hold a lot of truth...sic
Sep 12, 2010 10:47 AM
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palinsbackporch wrote:
What scumbags. How ironic I caught them FROM STATION 15 stalking my family twice yesterday. Shot them a big fat bird. Yep. That was me.
Sep 12, 2010 2:45 PM
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Thank you for your vote

palinsbackporch wrote:
Interesting that EACH of these flag-waving groups have profited from the horror of Sept. 11, 2001 by receiving HUGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY to buy crap with from the Dept. of Homeland Security. The firefighters used their cut to begin stalking citizens. Riding the coattails of DEATH of the heroic firefighters. YOU DISGUST ME. But I know that does not bother you.
Sep 12, 2010 2:52 PM

ttuttle wrote:
Yes, not that I am especially fond of the Washington Post but they had a series, Top Secret America about a month or so back that went into just how much these greedy pig corporations have been selling all of this fascist surveillance crap on our tax dollars to local agencies etc. It's a monstrous boondoggle yet all of these armchair patriots could give a rat's ●●●● about how the country is being bankrupted by the fearmongers and the useful idiots who wrap themselves in the flag and salute while their children are forced through naked body scanners in the airports, and soon to be coming to shopping malls, all at taxpayer expense.
These buffoons all claim to have problems with big government but when it's being used to spy on citizens, militarize the police and build a massive for profit prison gulag they are silent.
This country is a very disgusting place right now.
TT

DearDear TAMPA PINELLAS PASCO DEATHBOX DRIVERS plus drew

2009-08-03T13:31:00.000-07:00

STICK THIS UP YO ASSSSSSSSSS(S)

I'm so puttin this LIVE ACTION JACKSON.

See?

All this?

All this stupid fuckin fuckin fuckin STUPID FUCKING SHIT.

All you have to do is ASK ME WHAT I WANT.

You have to admit that would be easier. Maybe not as much fun. For me, either .... L O L.

you guys are so fuckin lame.

Nancy from Pinellas
Aug 3rd, 2009 11:41 AM
Sallie needs to mind her own business and give the unfortunate victims their privacy!I'm sure she's also putting other people at risk as she's racing in her car so she can gawk.
Right to Privacy from Pinellas
Aug 3rd, 2009 10:39 AM
What about right to privacy? The victims are placed in very tragic situations at times, along with family jetting to the scene.Having an outsider stand there because she finds it interesting is out of line. Salli-Please stop your intrusive behavior.
Neil from Safety Harbor
Aug 3rd, 2009 10:05 AM
Sallie, I wasn't that interested in this until I saw that you were upset that this was written "without my permission." What did you think was going to happen? You talk to reporters you have to expect they'll tell the story how they see it.
Hmmm from St Pete
Aug 3rd, 2009 8:14 AM
Why are these woman's actions "newsworthy"? At first it sounds morbid but if you read further, she actually prays for those injured. Prayer for strangers that may have no one else to pray for them - that is what was missed in the commentary.
illwavefromthegurney from P.H.
Aug 3rd, 2009 6:32 AM
Maybe her dog can go lick the victims wounds when its done licking her toes thru the holes in her shoes!!! Gross!!! LMAO!!!
Sallie The Gawker from Largo
Aug 3rd, 2009 5:34 AM
I'm really sorry this article was written without my permission because it has really upset so many of you people. I am not happy about the way it is worded. It sounds really morbid. Please accept my appology for the staff writer. Shame on him.
Ed from St. Petersburg
Aug 3rd, 2009 3:26 AM
She should become an accident/injury lawyer.
willie from penniless park, fl
Aug 3rd, 2009 2:15 AM
more news from the weird about a local sick freak
Susan from Tampa
Aug 2nd, 2009 8:18 PM
There are far better ways to spend your idle time. If you are well enough to drive, sit and stand, you can volunteer at a church folding newsletters, at a food shelter sorting supplies, or at a school. You should be ashamed of such behavior.
James from Tampa
Aug 2nd, 2009 6:07 PM
All the news that's fitted to print. What a waste of time and effort. The Times has way to much time on its hands.
Sallie The Gawker from Largo
Aug 2nd, 2009 4:38 PM
I am the so called psycopath you have voiced your opinion about. Thank you for your comments. I have worked hard all my life intil I became disabled, so I have paid my dues. I'm sorry some of you feel the way you do because I am a very caring person.
geribald from the hood
Aug 2nd, 2009 12:39 PM
check out pinellasfire on youtube. he's filming BODIES in the vans and running around cursing at people. someone should have HIM committed. He's pointing right in the deathboxes. CHASING FIRETRUCKS. Nice change from them chasing us. LOL
penny pitstop from your block
Aug 2nd, 2009 9:08 AM
stop threatening people through your newspaper. The firemen KNOW they stalk people, it's ALL OVER the internet. They're trying to turn it around. Carneys.
Geri from Clearwater
Aug 2nd, 2009 8:43 AM
Guess Sallie doesn't have to get up and go to work anymore. She is probably on Soc Security disability. In other words, we the taxpayer, are paying for her to go around gawking between her naps and soap operas. Sick.
Fred from Tampa
Aug 2nd, 2009 6:58 AM
Thanks for the reminder of what a twisted,perverted world we live in. Careful, Sallie-karma's a funny thing.
Eric from Valrico
Aug 1st, 2009 10:35 PM
Also, if this nut were to go to Clearwater, SHE WOULDN'T SEE THE AMERICAN FLAG!!! THANKS CLEARWATER CITY COUNCIL!!!! WITH ALL THOSE PARKING TICKETS YOU CAN'T BUY A FLAG FROM HOME DEPOT!!! BOO THIS MAN! BOO!!!!
Eric from Valrico
Aug 1st, 2009 10:33 PM
Voyeurism isn't just about sex. This lady likes watching people suffer; way to encourage complete psycopathy by writing an article about her. Now she has something to hang on her wall next to the headlight from the drunk crosstown girl's car.
Jeff from St. Pete
Aug 1st, 2009 9:11 PM
On the one hand this is pretty creepy...on the other she is obviously lonely. Nevertheless she shouldnt be chasing ambulances and cops....they have enough to deal with at those scenes.
Ashlee from Zhills
Aug 1st, 2009 8:57 PM
this lady is sick
KAtie from Dunedin
Aug 1st, 2009 8:30 PM
Let's hope she is saying a prayer for those injured/deceased.
Santa from North Pole
Aug 1st, 2009 8:24 PM
I feel the same way as I watch the President and Congress turn this country into a train wreck.
Betty from CLW
Aug 1st, 2009 7:08 PM
This is one sick pathetic person. and to subject her poor dog to the tragedies of others. please, please get help. I think the police/fire rescue should make her leave when they see her. and why are we subjected to her illness, as that's what it is.
Tara from St. Petersburg
Aug 1st, 2009 6:59 PM
I'm disappointed to see such a story covered. She has no real compassion. There are much better things she could do with her time. Why doesn't she try volunteering @ a trauma center, it would have the same things) but at least she'd be a help.
Rose from Largo
Aug 1st, 2009 6:29 PM
Ever drive by an accident and look? What about all the evening news stories and interviews of the neighbors discussing the chaos? Maybe it's not nice to admit the truth just pretend you don't look....much.
Katarina from Tampa Bay area
Aug 1st, 2009 5:58 PM
I really don't want to go to an accident site, but would love to hear the calls going out. Is there a way to access (like a police scanner does) online the police/ambulance calls ? If so whats the link ?? anyone ????
Beerbelly from St Pete
Aug 1st, 2009 4:16 PM
If she had wings she could circle like a buzzard.
Dee from St. Pete
Aug 1st, 2009 4:09 PM
This woman needs counseling
Marcy from Clearwater
Aug 1st, 2009 4:07 PM
I thought she looks familiar. I have seen her at a bunch of accidents all hours. Of course I just happened by myself. PS the head-ons are the best for brain splatter.
Jen from Michigan
Aug 1st, 2009 2:39 PM
Lady: Get some help. An accident is not a form of "entertainment". You are not wanted at the scene by any of the emergency responders, nor the people in the accident, nor their families. Get some help.
Carl from Safety Harbor
Aug 1st, 2009 2:33 PM
Ghoulish? Yeah. But what's the purpose of posting the accidents in the first place? Helping people to avoid accidents is a weak answer. They avoid a few minutes delay, not hours. Stop posting accidents online. We know the PD is doing their job.
Kaela from Clearwater
Aug 1st, 2009 1:53 PM
I have brothers who have hand held scanners and go to the scene of fires. It is no different than people slowing down when they see an accident on the freeway. Cut the woman some slack.
Leigh from Tampa
Aug 1st, 2009 1:12 PM
St. Pete Times has done it again: stooping to new lows in journalism to fill the space. Journalists with integrity would never cover this warped story as though it were acceptable. Innocent strangers' lives and suffering are none of her business.
penelope pi from your block
Aug 1st, 2009 12:59 PM
WHY is this any different than watching 'faces of death' or 'volunteering' to work in an emergency room? Anyway this story is about something different than this woman. Why is it WRONG just because she's a stranger? Why is it okay for others not her
angelique from tampa
Aug 1st, 2009 12:51 PM
more like the firetrucks and ambulances are gawkers. THEY follow people around. It IS sick. It's STALKING.
excalibur from St. Petersburg
Aug 1st, 2009 12:42 PM
I don't think this is some self-serving sociopathology, some people need to have suffering people to feel sorry for. It can be therapuetic to forget your OWN problems and feel instead for others. I understand this impulse.
William from Largo
Aug 1st, 2009 12:29 PM
Sorry Times, no news value here -- why don't you write a story about every emotionally sick person in the Bay market? That'll keep ya busy for a while.
Kenneth from St. Petersburg
Aug 1st, 2009 11:17 AM
That's what we need, lot of folks driving up to accident scenes and blocking EMS. Absolutely disgusting.
Deb from St. Pete
Aug 1st, 2009 11:04 AM
The interesting part is that Sallie prays. From a woman who obviously has enough of her own pain, maybe she understands something others cannot. Maybe, hopefully, those prayers do some good. Who's to say?
Peter from West St. Pete
Aug 1st, 2009 10:54 AM
Doesn't sound any different than an average night of TV entertainment. Lets' face it, Americans are sociopaths when it comes to the suffering of others.We care only for ourselves....
RLH from Clearwater
Aug 1st, 2009 10:50 AM
Entertainment? Oh my goodness. I have 2 words for this woman "Seek Therapy".
Melinda from Largo
Aug 1st, 2009 10:19 AM
It's easy to judge and this lady's behavior is sorta creepy...but she isn't hurting anyone. This was an interesting look into someone's life.
Joey from LOL
Aug 1st, 2009 9:39 AM
amazing how the times is being selective and decides not to post comments, which are very similar to the ones already here. go back to the comments for signed in posters. are is that too much freedom of speech for you spt?
Lynn from St Pete
Aug 1st, 2009 9:33 AM
what a waste of reporting time and space in the paper devoted to this person!!!! how awful what she is doing
Melissa from Clearwater
Aug 1st, 2009 9:22 AM
She REALLY needs to find something else to do with her time. That's just too morbid...getting entertainment out of someone else's misfortune.
Jackson from Belleair
Aug 1st, 2009 7:41 AM
Yessiree. This is one sick person. I bet the Emergency Services personnel working these tragedies just love to have good ole Sallie standing around helping to attract a crowd. A crowd that could potentially impede their life saving efforts.
Linda from St. Petersburg
Aug 1st, 2009 7:13 AM
How would you like to know that someone is gawking at you and your little dog bleeding to death, just for their own sick amusement, get a life.
Lynn from St Pete
Aug 1st, 2009 3:52 AM
what a waste of time giving this woman the time of day and space in the paper. geez what a sicko
Joey from LOL
Jul 31st, 2009 5:10 PM
"This stuff I can do, for entertainment," she said recently at the scene of a Clearwater stabbing. "I guess I get bored." This is one sick person. please, get help you pathetic thing.spt-OMG!why would you write this story? you validate her illness.

Ya5LK CO

2009-07-10T13:54:00.000-07:00

hon isn't it enough for you and that bunch of fucking morons that your tags and soon your pictures will be up here for stalking??? Do you really want to keep sending your kyles and etc to stalk the collidge around trying to find out class schedules and stuff through the snow GLOBE? Cause no one is fucking fooled.
Your kids are young. And already going to be FUCKED UP thanks to you .. do you want to raise them from prison, ROBINSON?? SERIOUSLY??

leave it the fuck alone.

Or we'll see who gets hosed and alla that.

Cause time's up. BITCHES.

Already I could get you for stalking us. WHAT MORE DO YOU FUCKING WANT???

Keep your fucking krewe to yourself.

Sling your shit and get over it.

No one gives a fuck.

You can't MAKE US.

BUT I WILL MAKE YOU GIVE A FUCK from a long way from here if you don't FUCK RIGHT OFF.

ya feelin me??

EIGHT TIMES IN SIX MONTHS I HAVE YOU STALKING ME.

L O L.

ON VIDEO.

You do get that, right??

That's the eight we'll talk about. There's plenty more.

Mess with us. Get hosed.

Yeah and there's people that would be mighty interested in just how .....

stupid motherfuckers. Your problem is you didn't know enough to quit when you were ahead.

I know foil wrapping and braces are expensive ... but yknow .. FUCK RIGHT OFF .

YA5LA YA5LK YA5LD

2009-06-06T17:39:00.000-07:00

Now while I see NOTHING of you three stalkers and family and associates lately I DO see many of your scummers around my family.

I'd draw that to a close but you're not as smart as I am.

You can't compare ROBINSON to PRIVATE EDUCATION and come off smarter.

Just so you on the right page.

Keep fucking around.

My X used to say ... fuck around fuck around soon ya won't be around.

I think THE X meant you go off to prison or somethin somethin.

Not too sure.

But it applies somewhere I'm sure.

Robinson such a SMALL school and all yall back in da hood think you all up in the koolaid.

ummm KAY.

SHORTEST FIREFIGHTER IN TAMPA

2009-06-06T17:28:00.000-07:00

Now, I can't say for SURE he's the absolute shortest but ... yeah I think so.

Anyway ... when I ask people to google shortest tampa firefighter what I want them to know is THIS:

This dude not only glares at perfectly reasonable and lovely and handsome and upstanding human beings .. he definitely on MORE THAN ONE OCCASION LOVES to oogle OOGLE little girls with long dark hair who frequent the corner by his ummmm place of ummmm employment.

AND he marches through OTHER PEOPLES' PROPERTYas though he owns the fucking place.

Maybe the word I am looking for is OGLE. He ogles little girls. At least one.

That's not well.

Maybe he and Adam Dinofsky, his BROTHER FIREFIGHTER want the child to star in a porn video.

Anyway ... there's something wrong with this fellow.

Besides the fact that he KNOWS the firefighter uncle of the little trafficker stalks and THREATENS children.

WEIRDO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Freak !!!!

AND somebody better get paperthin and his boytoys up offa my car ... I promise my memory's going to get REAL sharp very quick if anything makes me unhappy.

Nice to see yall got the crack shelter running full tilt.

Big box truck full of dub here there and everywhere....

trodding down the road one day .... in the merry merry month of june ....

don't make me unhappy scumbags.

uno telefono notiica pronto ... adios tu loco kulas mas rapido

I'm the mean one, huh??

2009-03-10T17:22:00.000-07:00

huh cause I honestly canNOT remember the last time I umm poisoned one of YOUR children or slithered up in your yard to poison your plants and air and car ... yknow ... none of that.
It's MEAN to poison people.

It's FREE SPEECH to TALK.

SO .. yknow .. it's all in perception.

Mean bitches ROCK.

ooooooooooohh totally forgot that

2009-03-10T14:11:00.000-07:00

was that horsey chick .....

Ya5la

ya5ld

ya5lk A family to be PROUD PROUD PROUD of....

got that ... yo daddy done retarded i mean retired...

hey you stalked ME I was nice to you ..

you gonna drag your poor kids up like that, too?

A pity.

Not really seeing the family resemblance, double d. Must be more like a gang thang.

cueballs and soupnuts.

firestalking continues unabated

2009-03-10T14:01:00.000-07:00

well that's not QUITE true. Now they lurk behind or park in the street BUT yesterday when it was pointed out that perhaps two dead men in a plane were not CORRCTLY DEPICTED by the photo of YET ANOTHER HEROIC FIRETRUCK they got all angry like small, mean, cheated children and chased my cousin down dale mabry back and forth for like a half hour. Verizon... dale mabry and kennedy... number fifteen roaring NORTH as they entered ... number eight roaring south as they exited. Which makes like NO sense. But those are movies not pictures... today this was the third stalking ... the rest are movies .... they like these rear sneak attacks. (tellme what I"m thinking LMAO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Ya5LK

2009-01-07T13:01:00.000-08:00

okay finally you worked hard for it. This guy in a big black truck has stalked me up and down the interstate all VIDEOd at least twenty times. Maybe more. Today he followed me up Howard from Cypress.

I have his tag MEMORIZED I've seen him so much.

So yes, you do an awesome job.

Someone give him his extra crack.

Ya5LK

STALKER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I bet the above is a fire dept employee OWNED business. They've used these trucks in stlaking numerous times so there IS some connection.

Is this the company whose connections the FBI is investigating????

FIRE CHIEF beats dog with A ROCK

2009-01-06T15:16:00.000-08:00

Naturally, since he's a fire pig it took a HUGE PUBLIC OUTCRY to get him arrested.

AND WITH PAY (see the above part about fire pigs)

Says he got to be a fire chief by threatening to sue if not. Typical.

See, here in Tampa, you'd NEVER see them ratting the other out. NEVER. They're all too deep in together.

Read the comments.

We're rolling everything back and then we're going to roll YOU out of there.

You guys did a swell job terrorizing Tampa FOR NO GOOD REASON.

Plenty of money to be made without doing it YOUR way.

Hey Waving Fireman

2009-01-06T15:04:00.000-08:00

With all that extra energy it's a DAMN SHAME you didn't have a stitch to stop your business partners and paramedic buddies from beathing eddie james ivy to death.

There's a price to pay.

Stalking Tampa Firemen

2009-01-04T15:39:00.000-08:00

I originally posted the below-linked diatribe (LOL) in order to provide a little incentive for the firemen. They're like dogs. Lead em around. Like they think we're MARKS and they can just lead us to water and make us drink.

They're used to being on a leash. Don't even notice it anymore. Think it's a LIFE. umm whatever, fellas.

I do this sometimes. Experiment with them to prove they react to the blog. They not only react in this stupid way they roar up the street or knock my internet connection out if I 'read the wrong thing' ... ALSO, they are scurrying like rats trying to get their newly minted technician into the home of a MICROSOFT CERTIFIED SYSTEMS ENGINEER. tsk tsk. You shoulda done the job right the first time. LMFAO !!!!!! Every time I have to call (once a day at one thirty or a bit later if the assholes actually have to do some work) unless I get a REAL tech the person on the phone tries to jump to WRITING A TICKET, which has the result of you sitting around waiting for hours for a tech.... (they want a tech in here SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SSO SOOSSSSSSS bad) oh and does anyone else notice brighthouse's CURAZY SEGUE from techs waiting for a million years, to CHARGE YOU SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS for one (LOL) to my personal case: YOU NEED A TECH> A TECH A TECH A TECH A TECH A TECH. Yeah, it's redundant as shit on the phone, too.

THIS SOOO reminds me of the IRA and their urgent need to get a kid into my house. I've begun to think they get the kids in the house and then once they have the detailed info they need or plant a few bugs, they're all SET. It was TOO OBVIOUS.. coming from a long line of finesse'ers. You've just pushed the page to a new personality designed JUST FOR YOU.

You know ... brand new equipment, network analyst here .... I told them instead they needed to send a cop to first the fire station and then to every house in the hood (yours first biker) to get the criminal who was interfering with the connection. (um DUH) THAT will happen. Anyway my BROKEN modem magically fixed itself today when I mentioned youtube .... dang it was healed with the spirit of george's god. This stuff is OUT OF THE BOX. They really mucked it up today because twenty minutes after a girl told me (ON VIDEO) that the phone and EVERY piece of equipment tested PERFECT I had to make a second call and yknow CLUE IN IDIOTS.... this guy jumped for 'write a ticket' so fast I got angry with him after he told me there was NO PROOF that someone was tampering with the connection. LMAO one thirty EVERY DAY for three weeks unless the fire pigs are busy (as documented) or traffic is bad and then it's a few minutes or up to half an hour late ... anyway and told him off in official-ese and youtubedom.

Then said goodbye. AND well, there you have it. Joe Durkin, TPD spokesmodel is now the spokesmodel for the brighthouse so we know that can't BE GOOD. Anyway .... it's very childish of them so I am going to take some skin off them now.

Anyway, SKIP the FILTH, we only put it here to PROVE that precedent exists that they follow us around online STILL FOR OVER A YEAR PROVABLE (stalking home after reading about the tampa fireman's prison-bound nephew) including tampering with our internet connection. The stalking (according to those close to me has gone on actively by the Tampa Firemen FOR OVER THREE YEARS) As for me, I might not have noticed it before then. What happened was they had to get right next to me in their deathboxes and run the alarm and startle me. ASSHOLES.
I kinda am in my own world and nothing really changes that. I like it there. It's nice. NO ASSHOLES.

What was mentioned in this post was how we hadn't (other than da hood and the occasional stubborn PERSONAL FIRE PIG) seen a firetruck in weeks almost. Was like normal. Before it was everywhere we went a siren. I have so many phone conversations recorded where I'm talking and the idiots roar by. I hope they all go deaf from stalking CHILDREN. STALKING PIGS !!!! When I mentioned that to a private detective they stopped doing that. LMAO.

STALKING IS A CRIME. Combined with everything else you are causing your personal selves AND THE CITY OF TAMPA TO BE LIABLE FOR A RICO VIOLATION SO HUGE that we'll OWN TAMPA despite the filthy court system I'll have to get all over my shoes. ICK.

Proof or not, yeah, yall stalk us and have all the equipment and track and do business with SEXUAL PREDATORS and in many cases SEEM TO BE sexual predators but you wouldn't do anything silly like tampering with someone's internet connection. Loved Jeremy we did. Taped it all. I DID take a bit of time today to show you what complete assholes these guys are and how their leadership are obviously still clocking in at elementary school cause they can't get past high school and I'm HOPING they're going back to do it all over ...

Anyway, as mentioned the turnaround time (official asinine response) is usually two days which is true in this case. Also, many of them really live in North Carolina so they were likely up there seeing to their various proeperties. WOW. they sure do HAVE A LOT OF PROPERTY which I'm about to lay out for all to see. ANyway... it all fits everything I've said all along only actually THIS : THIRTEEN SIGHTINGS in the less than FORTY MINUTES I WAS DRIVING probably closer to 34 minutes ..... is light used to be twenty to twenty five. For the naysayers who want to count the ones in the hood ... that's TWO of thirteen today. Also . .. the one guy has changed his saturday DRIVE DOWN THE INTERSTATE NEXT TO ME SCHEDULE OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN .. to hang out with my loved one's schedule. SO even if you don't want to count the WIDE OPEN DOOR (which is normally SLAMMED SHUT unless it's a STALKING) on the last photo ... that's still TWELVE in less than forty minutes MAX. I may or may not explain each one and I did blur and crop to disguise some things. But, it's all on video MUCH MORE CLEARLY.

STALKING PIGS.

I can only hope that one day you take a fall from grace or own something that your fellow pigs want SO MUCH that they do this shit to you. I happen to know of a certain family in tampa where everyone in the family suffers from a disease of some sort and I've been in their home, felt the air and they actually THINK because they've been in tampa long-term that THEY are fucking with me and I have noticed the stuff done against them has lightened somewhat. Soon as I'm finished and that will be decades from now ... so SEE, I'm keeping MANY people safe. While I'm in the way everyone else will be on hold except for a few ... they're letting people out of prison, dropping charges, buying loyalty, shoveling sentences, sending hookers home on probation with SERIOUS charges ... anyway ... I should charge people for this.

Here we go THIRTEEN FIRE PIGS/associates (didn't bother taping all the associates) IN LESS THAN FORTY MINUTES. I think that's one every three minutes. And sure it was a big emergency. LMAO. Cause the one guy is in the middle of the road and the other one was following me. The very first fire truck has the lights on whirring until the guy is sure he has my attention and they off they go.

I'm so paranoied but the camera IS NOT, now is it/?????

above photo approximately 37 minutes after the first one taken (some are taken from video so are blurrier)

Just wait til I am really bored and go to making movies, making fans ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

Oh I nearly forgot this actually starts last evening on the way to borders. Cop cut in front of me and then escorted me there. Nice.

I had NO idea they could read.

AND, somewhere in between the fire BOYS there is a sheriff .. didn't track it down.

The above occurred two minutes (bobby lee!!!) into regular journey

Five minutes into journey. You can BARELY see the firetruck because they made a mistake. (you can tell what they do MUCH better on video which I'll eventually post)
They started on the interstate towards me too soon and/or I drove around detailing some things a few minutes extra which I do whenever the hell I feel like it. They're perfectly aware that they are nearly invisible for a certain distance. So, as I videotaped, he looked over AT ME with all the other cars there and then he turned off the flashers they used to get my attention. YOU DO get how many people it takes to set all this up, right??? NO ONE of the other vehicle were using the big flashers or any lights or flashers at all.

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approximaely seven minutes into journey

just after the cop. *not close enough together to be traveling in anything but the type of convoy I often describe and have read about elsewhere when seeking information after my own experiences.

ten minutes into journey

ELEVEN MINUTES and YES the below IS a different deathbox. I am, of course, traveling on the interstate. The above is malfunction junction the below is across from DT tampa.

TWELVE MINUTES. You realize there would have had to have been a MASSACRE somewhere for this many fire vehicles to be in the same place at the same time unless they're doing their SIDE JOB (ONE OF THEM) OF STALKING. Also .. like I said, this was a light day. I have on video where in this same drive I've seen OVER THIRTY FIRE TRUCKS. Here, in one-cow Tampa.

FOURTEEN minutes *but he was behind me for some time just roared past with these big noisy tires, you can't see the firepig emblem in the photo but it's good on video. This is my exit so it abates for a few minutes.

<em>Nineteen minutes.
Again, you can barely see this one but like with the OTHERS I see this one three to five days a week. IF they're NOT stalking me they're INSIDE locked tight. So, they are backed up where I can see them as I drive where I always drive. AND NO, I AM NOT nitpicking. This is WHAT THEY DO. I can show you all the video of when they do NOT have a big stalking day going down. This one is special because it's in response to my jibe that they are afraid to stalk me now. (third time I got them on this one, first time published)

This guy picked up RIGHT AFTER I turned the corner from from THAT stalking and followed me almost all the way back to the interstate. I had to stop for a minute to go back and get the pic because I only saw him (as he intended) in my rearview as he turned behind me. They also go by blocks away so that it's hard to document physically and, as well, on the crosstown. It's amazing to me that they STOPPED giving out directions, quite likely so that they could spend more time figuring out the minutes between this and that to PERFECT THE STALKING. I forget when they stopped giving directions but I am certain it closely coincides with the uptick in stalking. I only called them for directions like twice and now they don't even answer the phone. AT ALL (cost saving dontcha know) As noted they also won't answer teh door for a little boy who obviously RAN THERE who is screaming that his house in ON FIRE and if you are getting BEATEN TO DEATH they are also busy playing video games (as noted on the morning show)
Hang on the stalking is NOT over yet. I'm sure I overlooked a few. I don't pay that much attention. Ergo the flashing lights. They've learned to get my attention or drat ALL THAT WASTED TIME on this citizen.

Oh FDOT (same difference)

There you have it.

How many fire pigs did YOU see last time you hopped in your car to drive twenty minutes in one direction and then back???

Oh, almost forgot .. the wideopen DOOR as I passed the ONLY ONE I should ever see ... posted above.

How many did YOU see today?

Were any of them glaring at you?

29058P

2008-12-23T07:46:00.000-08:00

dude, was that YOU??? Did you get a shiny new bike AGAIN???
WOW, all that on a fireman's salary.
Are you fucking kidding me/?
Your big claim to fame is that you are a thug and a fireman (not mutually exclusive)
AND so ... when you threatened me ON VIDEOTAPE with the fireman's nephew .. and said.. 'you don't KNOW WHO I AM' and I said NO, nor do I CARE .. that THIS and perhaps a big powerful family connection are your CLAIM TO FAME???
Then the stalking at the airport and such?
Which ties you to the guy threatening the airplane?

I'm seriously wondering if that was you I mean it WAS dark and you were sitting down and this guy looked a little blonder.

Please. Back the fuck up off me. you don't know who I AM either. Obviously.

I try to live a simple life.

Don't let the handshake and the smile foolya.

anyway ..................

Wow. I'm disappointed twice in one day.

And was that some street theater intimidation you just played with smellerville???

stacks so high i can't see over em.

you all need to face this: you are not going to push me into giving you my shit.

I am a creative person.

You'll see.

You're kinda pretty.

Have you ever considered being anything OTHER than an unmitigated asshole who apparently only has the balls to THREATEN CHILDREN>>

I see that all through the ranks.

Listen, that kinda reminds me of the old adage .... you know how you intimidate children to get to the parents? How low and utterly without class and/or simple BALLS that is.

That balls thing. When you get them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.

Anytime you're ready would be a good time to realize your balls (not yours 29068p) but the biker's. are in the clencher. And I'm about to start pulling them around. Your body will at least follow because I'm dragging your ass towards florida state. You and birdman.

He's tiring.
And, he's in MY SPOT.

you see?

PIcture of Wild Pig

2008-12-22T16:47:00.000-08:00

Que apropo NEW Que Apropo

all that including the siren

2008-12-21T12:06:00.001-08:00

oh man ... videotape. My friend was RIGHT. AV people RULE THE WORLD.

Here's some reading for you.

I think this is all open records law and such.

oh my god i feel surrounded.

so harassed.

so hopeless.

so ... RICH. Yeah, that's IT. RICH.

no image available ...

2008-12-19T10:36:00.000-08:00

... of the latest portly thug PARAMURDED MEDIC FIREMAN RANDOMLY SHOOTING AROUND LOWLY CIVILIANS
We NEED to do something about that.

Incidentally, PIGS. It's getting to be a bit of an add-on feature every day at say ... one thirtyish you interfere with my connectivity??

Tell me when you DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD making your pig beeps while I'm on the phone with former GAO employees witnessing same are you ARMED?????

I bet you are.

I mean ... it's really starting to seem that you are CRIMINALS FIRST, THUGS SECOND, firemen somewhere in there and human beings?? DEAD LAST.

Pun intended. Lots of dead people around you and on your secret properties. ohhhh I DO love the st pete times.

GO AND FUCK YOURSELVES.

Enjoy driving and beeping and siren'ing while you still can ..

Like I said ... smarter people would have backed it up, fire scumbers.

Anyway ...

I think it's PAST TIME to do something about protecting the identities of those who are soooo helpful to their fellow man.

WHY should this yahoo SHOOTING MURDER MEDIC FIREMAN get his image protected when no one else does?????????????????

That is INCORRECT.

I am going to start a collidge for yall

see below.

hell with all that poopy old fire science stuff.

you don't nEED ANY OF THAT... for god's sake.

awwwwwwwwwww one of yer own

2008-12-18T18:20:00.000-08:00

Fellas and ummm 'gals' .... one of yer own Is THIS why you kinda (but not really with the ummm top dog support and allllllll) laid low today??

L M A O>>>

ride em COWBOY. How long before we have yall rootin tootin down the interstate with just chaps on?? ummm no thanks.

the_tampa_tribun:http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/dec/18/polk-paramedic-accused-firing-gun-while-driving/

TBO > News
Polk Paramedic Accused Of Firing Gun While Driving

By LISA A. DAVIS The Tampa Tribune
Published: December 18, 2008
DADE CITY - A Polk County paramedic was arrested Wednesday afternoon by Pasco County deputies, accused of shooting his gun while driving his truck.
Jeffrey Allan Morgan, 33, of Dade City, was driving his 2004 GMC Sierra on Curley Road about 12:15 p.m. when witnesses saw him firing a handgun, a sheriff's office report states. A deputy stopped the truck at State Road 54 near Bruce B. Downs Boulevard in Wesley Chapel.
Morgan told the deputy he was shooting at objects as he passed them but stopped shooting when he saw cars behind him, a report states.
He was arrested on a felony charge of discharging a firearm in public from a moving vehicle. He was released from the Land O' Lakes Jail on Wednesday after posting $10,000 bail.
Polk Fire Chief David Cash said today that Morgan, who has been with the department since 2002 and also is a driver engineer, had been out of work for several days with a medical issue.
The department will determine whether the criminal case merits disciplinary action.
"At this moment, he's still a member with good standing," Cash said.
Reporter Lisa A. Davis can be reached at (727) 815-1083.
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Posted by ( Spanish_Inquisition ) on 12/18/2008 at 03:57 pm.
Since Mr. Morgan was out with a medical condition, I looked up "just plumb stupid" in Taber's Medical Dictionary....
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Posted by ( nubian4534 ) on 12/18/2008 at 04:06 pm.
maybe work was slow
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Posted by ( JonSimms ) on 12/18/2008 at 04:17 pm.
I wonder if alcohol was involved.
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Posted by ( Gladiator ) on 12/18/2008 at 04:37 pm.
He had his bag of arrogance with him.Get you into trouble every time. Note to fire dept employees. Your not above the law!
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Posted by ( BrianA ) on 12/18/2008 at 04:43 pm.
In the ghetoooooh ! Wesley Chapel REPRESENT! Polk County! Holla if ya hear me! Yo where Westchase at? Where my St. Pete dawgs?? Hollaaaa!
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Posted by ( CLD ) on 12/18/2008 at 05:19 pm.
What a f'n Genius
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Posted by ( mr_hanky ) on 12/18/2008 at 05:20 pm.
Spanish, what's the ICD-9 code for "idiot"?
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Posted by ( crazylegs ) on 12/18/2008 at 05:31 pm.
I went to high school with this guy and you would never expect him to do something this stupid. He was driving down a road in the middle of nowhere but he should have been smarter than that.
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Posted by ( Yankeejibautodelete ) on 12/18/2008 at 06:41 pm.
Woo Hoo!! Look at me. Ima cowboy!
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Posted by ( Reality ) on 12/18/2008 at 07:20 pm.
Was the "medical issue" this guy was out on called mental insanity?
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Posted by ( notfastenough ) on 12/18/2008 at 08:14 pm.
Just the guy you want taking you to the hospital....
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Posted by ( TOOPRETTYforprison ) on 12/18/2008 at 09:17 pm.
yeah why would they fire him?? He's PERFECT. say anything. do anything. has a gun. and a driver's license.good to go.Maybe even a GED.Awesome, Jeff.Click. Thank you.
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2008-12-13T19:54:00.000-08:00

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By BAIRD HELGESON

bhelgeson@tampatrib.com

Published: December 13, 2008

Updated: 12:56 am

TAMPA - Lowry Park Zoo's embattled president should repay the attraction at least $202,000 for animals and equipment he has taken from the complex, according to preliminary results from a city audit released Friday.

The inquiry revealed that the zoo's president and chief executive officer, Lex Salisbury, routinely took zoo animals, equipment and supplies for his private ranch and for a separate business venture. It says he overcharged the zoo when selling his animals but paid below market value when he bought.

In one instance, he acquired a used Mercedes safari truck the zoo had recently bought and refurbished. In return, he gave the zoo a used lawnmower and $3,433.

The lack of documentation means Salisbury could owe much more, said Santiago Corrada, the city's representative on the zoo board.

"There are some serious issues that need to be looked at by law enforcement," said Corrada, the city's administrator of neighborhood services. "These issues were systemic in all areas of the zoo."

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio said she thinks the zoo's board must fire Salisbury when it convenes an emergency meeting next week to review the audit's findings.

"There has got to be a change in leadership as soon as possible," she said. "I trust the board will do the right thing."

As of late Friday, Tampa police said they had not launched an investigation into the zoo's chief, and the mayor had not asked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate, according to FDLE spokeswoman Trena Reddick.

It appears the zoo can terminate Salisbury's employment without any severance pay.

Salisbury's letter of employment expired in January 2006.

Along with his salary, Salisbury receives the use of a Range Rover, which cost up to $93,325, and two zoo-paid trips each year for his wife, one domestic and one international.

Iorio launched the audit after The Tampa Tribune reported that Salisbury had taken zoo animals and resources to help build Safari Wild, a private exotic-animal park he co-owns and plans to open in Polk County. The audit confirmed the incidents reported in the Tribune's investigation and uncovered several others.

The mayor said she was shocked to learn how deeply Salisbury had co-mingled zoo and personal businesses. "I couldn't believe it," she said.

Salisbury, the city auditors wrote, "seems unable to differentiate between his role as CEO of the zoo and the role he plays with his business and his ranch and fails to acknowledge the improprieties even after the results of the audit."

Salisbury often brought his own animals to the zoo for treatment and care, which created added burden for an overtaxed staff, the audit says.

At the same time, Salisbury created a culture in which zoo employees feared they would be fired if they didn't help with his private Polk County venture. Many were so fearful that they were reluctant to speak with city auditors.

Salisbury, who is on paid leave from the $339,000-a-year zoo job, could not be reached for comment. He has said he never improperly profited from his 21-year connection to the zoo.

When the appearance of conflict of interest began to make headlines, zoo board member Bob Merritt told the Tribune the board had reviewed all transactions with Safari Wild and found nothing improper.

Merritt didn't respond to messages seeking comment late Friday.

Instead, Merritt, now board chairman, said in a statement that the zoo has already made significant changes to beef up oversight of the attraction. These include committees to oversee audits, governance and compensation.

"The board is keenly aware that whatever actions we take now must continue to focus on restoring confidence in the integrity of zoo management," Merritt said in the statement.

The most expensive conflict auditors found involved $150,709 in structures the zoo built on the Safari Wild property. The zoo built a horse barn, monkey cages and a shade structure on the property where Salisbury and his business partner plan to run African-style safari tours for paid visitors.

The work was done as part of a now-voided agreement between Salisbury and board chairman Fassil Gabremariam, who resigned from the board after concerns arose about Salisbury's dealings.

When the Tribune first reported about the barns, Salisbury said they were meant to be temporary until the zoo could find some land where exhibit animals could get a break from life on display.

The auditors found the buildings to be substantial, with concrete foundations.

"It would be extremely difficult for those structures to be relocated," said Corrada, the city's board member.

Many of the issues raised in the audit involve animals, particularly species that could be big draws at Salisbury's exotic-animal park.

In some cases, the zoo would order animals it didn't have space for, then ship them to Safari Wild or Salisbury's ranch in Dade City.

In one such case, Safari Wild joined Lowry Park Zoo and several other attractions during early 2007 to import rare birds. Then Salisbury told the zoo's director of collections that Safari Wild could not afford its share of the order, which came to $44,975

Since the birds were already shipped and quarantined in Miami, the zoo paid for Safari Wild's birds. Eleven of the 18 birds went to Safari Wild at no cost to Salisbury.

All told, Salisbury recorded 278 animal transactions with the zoo, many of which raised questions for the auditors.

In April 2004, Salisbury gave the zoo two zebras for a $10,000 credit. One year later, he bought two zebras from the zoo for $2,000.

On the same day, he bought an African antelope known as a bongo for $2,000. Four months later, he gave the zoo a bongo for an $8,500 credit.

When questioned about the animal trading, Salisbury told auditors that the ranges in prices were due to fluctuating values on the open market.

As a result of Salisbury's animal dealing, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums temporarily revoked the accreditation of the zoo, Salisbury and Larry Killmar, the zoo's director of collections.

The suspension means Lowry Park can't borrow animals from other accredited zoos to enhance its exhibits.

The city owns the zoo land and animals. Part of the lease agreement with the Lowry Park Zoological Society stipulates that it meet the zoo association's standards.

The zoo should take "any and all steps necessary" to restore its accreditation, the audit concludes.

Reporter Josh Poltilove contributed to this report. Reporter Baird Helgeson can be reached at (813) 259-7668.

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Posted by ( ad ) on 12/13/2008 at 08:26 am.

The Zoo Board will meet when it gets around to it.If this were a "Moral" issue, the "Christians" of Tampa would be on this and the Church's would be preaching about it and the guy would be branded and thrashed and gone in a day. But, there is no sexual part of this or any innuendo so far, so it is relatively unimportant. It has to have SEX involved to get them excited enough to do something public. Maybe there is a gay zebra they can bring out.

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Posted by ( Dave ) on 12/13/2008 at 08:52 am.

Where was the OVERSIGHT on this ZOO? Who else is robbing the city blind?

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Posted by ( Cleaner51 ) on 12/13/2008 at 12:14 pm.

$339k/yr + perks + comp pkg., and he still has to steal from us??? This is what's wrong with our society!! Unmitigated GREED!!! It must stop!!!

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Posted by ( MakeADifference ) on 12/13/2008 at 12:54 pm.

I had tried unsuccessfully to work with Lex, through his vet, Dr. Murray, to give a Persian leopard there an appropriate home. When the leopard became too old and "ugly" to be out on exhibit, the cat was relegated to a night house there. You should ask to see the cats' night houses. It is nothing more than a concrete closet and that is where zoo cats spend most of their time. They are only outside during visiting hours and often they are rotated so that they only see daylight once every few days. We had a 1200 square foot enclosure, with an air conditioned den, and were willing to take the cat and give him a decent home. Lex refused because he didn't want the public to percieve us as having rescued a cat from him. His concern with his own ego was more important than giving the leopard a decent place to live. According to the cat's keepers, they tried to rotate him out into the FL Panther exibit during the night, so that he wasn't locked up all the time, but he hated being locked inside so much that they couldn't even starve him into coming inside, so they quit allowing him out at all. I believe the cat has since died. We tried for several years to get the zoo to let him come here, to no avail. It is an ugly business and if people could see what happens behind the scenes in zoos (as Baird's continued coverage is now showing) they would not support this abusive industry. I think they would be smart to turn it into a rescue zoo where no breeding is done and the only way animals come in the door is if they have to be rescued. Zoos are an outdated institution and they suffer financially because the public isn't stupid. Anyone can see how little zoos are really doing for animals in the wild and anyone can see that wild animals don't belong in cages. Science has brought us out of the dark ages and we now know that animals can experience many of the same kinds of emotions as people can.

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Posted by ( Inca59 ) on 12/13/2008 at 08:08 pm.

I have met Lex, at least casually. This guy has the largest ego you could imagine. He views animals as "commodities" and nothing more. I personally witnessed him bragging about killing the tiger that escape from its enclosure ... almost as if he was on a safari hunt ... big man. I felt like laying him out on the spot because of the arrogance he displayed. He is the worst of "public" officials. His salary is absurd. His benefits are ridiculous. If the city and state does not pursue this man to the end including criminal charges (how could you view it as anything but criminal), then shame on them as they simply will endorse more bad behavior by these worthless public officials. No matter what we are reading here, you know it is even worse than that. I've never really wished for bad things to come to another person, but this guy deserves the full brunt of public humiliation, political lambasting and any criminal charges that can be executed by the most liberal interpretations of state and federal laws. He should be in a cage for a while, it would suit him just perfectly.

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Posted by ( TOOPRETTYforprison ) on 12/13/2008 at 10:52 pm.

i got that from him, too. I have to wonder what lit a fire under pam, finally other than her NEED to be on ANOTHER board. BUT, the thing is it's a good thing lex wasn't a Tampa firefighter or cop or IAD or detective out stalking citizens or this would have been left to go on for YEARS. YEARS.Poor cat. That's a sickening story. People DO see what goes on at the zoo. We're not blind.

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I take it from the air in my yard

2008-12-08T09:11:00.000-08:00

that you don't mind a bit if I continue talking. Okay, that's good because yknow what?

I know some things you don't know.

You think you have tampa all tamped down. We'll just see about that.

It's time to name names.

Don't forget that murder .... goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on .....

And, as I've said .. you won't get where you're going .... the way you're trying to get there.

no maam EMS was not called to our store for ANY reason

2008-12-08T08:26:00.000-08:00

THIRD time I got that on video where you pull up WITH ME while I leave my loved one at work and then I call the store to determine if you have a REASON to be there and NO you DO NOT. Not to mention the faked-up big lots and the others.

For god's sake.

I keep trying to figure out why you would all defend a murderer and the ONLY conclusion that makes sense is that it's some kind of MURDER CLUB.

Which is just what I'd heard in the first place.

MURDERERS !!!!

downloads and monitoring

2008-12-07T14:50:00.000-08:00

it can't be AN ACCIDENT that the Tampa Fire Rescue who might as well BLOG FOR US except for, you know, they're dishonest and the rest .. so that would NEVER do .... jumps off to an emergency each time I download my camera card (which I have DOZENS OF HERE AND ELSEWHERE BY THE WAY LMAO) .... I wonder how long it would take the FBI (if we had one in Tampa) to determine who is tracking my activity online.

I just wonder. Because just like cellphones all that activity travels the same way.

Anyway .... knock yourselves out.

And, thanks.

Now, that will change.

Whew.

Their smart chip is totally missing.

ready for whatever ........

2008-12-06T18:38:00.000-08:00

i really like this song. Funny how I found it.

The part I like is about New Orleans .... (among other things ... )

I'll be here when the smoke clears

You waitin' on me to die you gonna be
waitin' for a minute
Boy I´m ready for whatever, somebody better tell 'em
I be here when the smoke clears and everythin settles, for real
Can't afford the price of fame 'coz it cost too much
Plus these sucka niggaz lame and they talk too much
that why I´m Ready for whatever, somebody better tell 'em
I be here when the smoke clears and everythin' settles, for real

Is this what yall use??

2008-12-06T16:12:00.000-08:00

made a full recovery, court documents say.
The bottle from Smith was sent to the State Patrol Toxicology Laboratory for testing, and the lab reported finding the restricted and highly toxic insecticide Methomyl.

I toldya for the last time the other day. Don't threaten me. I do not like to be threatened or pushed.

What kind of people will rent/buy/steal/have a prisoner CREATE an auto tag to communicate a threat but won't come to the table, explain and apologize and move on?

WHAT KIND OF FUCKED UP PEOPLE WILL GET IN THE CAR AND DRIVE IT???
Got a nice video of them ... I'm sure someone will recognize it.

You owe me.

YOU OWE ME.

You stole from me and murdered my family.

DON'T YOU DARE THREATEN ME.

deadline

2008-12-06T13:47:00.001-08:00

yeah, um sorry you missed that.

USFCU ... exactly.

Let's play SOL

FUCK YOU.

Ask Michael B. Keller who toxinates my yard, car and home why the rest of this happens.

You'll find him down in South Tampa right close to Marion Lambert.

Now perhaps you'll take me at my word.

two oclock saturday

2008-12-05T20:42:00.001-08:00

i'm sticking to my deadline.

I'd advise you to do the same.

south tampa fireman and HIS BABY

2008-12-05T09:14:00.000-08:00

this guy who is a good-enough-looking guy actually is a sickening human being. He's been in my loved ones job before standing there smirking at me as if to say ... look, HERE I AM. I mean, dude, first of all, NO ONE GIVES A SHIT.

Second of all, you're not the brightest light on the string.

BUT, most sickening of all is not only do you whore yourself out for whatever reward you think you have but you shoot HATE at a person you do not even KNOW over the head of an innocent and beautiful little baby.

Is that just like daddy did for you???

Again ... my experience was so much different than yours.

I am going right this moment to get on my knees and thank GOD for my luck.

I hope you find a way to get yourself out of the situation you're in because you look decent enough NOT to want to raise a hate-filled child.

Of course, you can't tell a book by it's cover.

It's sad that you use that little baby for your cover of stalking. Also, does this mean that mama works weird shifts like say as a fireperson or stalking police woman, perhaps??

Wow, you keep going on that path and that child has no chance to be a real human. Really love, really create, REALLY FEEL.

Seriously, there must be something HUGE missing in your life to cause you to pack your baby in your ride, put the little innocent body in a shopping cart, lurk on the sidewalk facing outwards where I ALWAYS DRIVE. ALWAYS ... and then shoot me dirty looks while you pretended to fix whatever .... yeah, that's smooth.
Suppose in those moments you were lurking one of the crackheads you've created decided that it was time to rob something and ran out on that sidewalk shooting/??

Suppose one of the elderly folks of the houses yall are poisoning with termite control in the air duct work had driven up on the sidewalk like the poor lady ran through the fence??

Suppose that anything could have happened. I teach everyone I can that when you do unnecessary things you ften suffer unnecessary consequences.

You still feeling so smug about whoring out your child to cover up your illegal activity?

Because THAT IS what you are doing.

Whatever delusion you are living under, that is exactly what you are doing.

You had no reason to be there. Guy with a baby looking so innocent ....

you know ... alla that.

Yet you put that child in harm's way for what???
BECAUSE YOU DO WHAT YOUR CELL PHONE TELLS YOU TO DO.

You're the second or third decent looking guy I've seen up to this sickness.

You could have done anything and instead you're standing on a sidewalk exposing your child to hate and whoring that innocent body out to suit your purpose.

Yep.

Sorry to be so blunt.

But you are the one stalking ME so if you were not stalking me I would not have any reason to even know who you are.

You know?

Take care of yourself. Better yet take care of that innocent baby.

Raise it better than whatever happened to you

16 gig sd cards

2008-12-04T21:29:00.001-08:00

hold a LOT OF SHIT and are almost invisible. L M A O. lalalallalallalallalallaal so all that following me around .... I coulda hidden it in a shoe and given it away. ANY TIME. I got yall beat from the starting gate. You and your selective education. Busy trying to keep me from one .. neglecting your own minds. "minds"

think think think think think think think.

you think you're some hot shit climbing in that deathbox and roaring around.

GO FUCK YOURSELF.

Occasional hood fireman

2008-12-04T21:20:00.000-08:00

I am NOT intimidated by you or anyone you know or associate with or may hire to murder myself or my family.

FUCK YOURSELF.

If I even smell one of you motherfuckers around myself or anyone or anything that I am vaguely related to AGAIN I will publish every word I have on you and I am NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS IT.

HOW DARE YOU FUCKING THREATEN ME????????????????????????????????????

I will NEVER EVER AGAIN ever take down another word.

I have warned and warned.

Now, do you understand me when I say it's over?

Have them take their prying eyes, their goddamn white trash theater and anything else that might even make me blink and stuff it back up their asses.

I told you before WAY BACK: YOU LOST. DEAL WITH IT.

Spread the word.

I know you wanted my attention. You've been backflipping for it and murdering my family.
You got it.

YOU EVER SELL YOUR MOTHERFUCKING CRACK TO ANYONE IN MY FAMILY AGAIN. AND I WILL HAVE YOU IMPRISONED FOR AS LONG AS I POSSIBLY CAN.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME???????

okay ...

You wanted me home more so you could fuck with me, right?

Maybe burn my house down>???

I WANT MY BELONGINGS RETURNED TO ME.

I AM LOSING MY PATIENCE.

THANK YOU>

annie c2b fire fighter lil sister WHATEVER

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By JOSH POLTILOVE The Tampa Tribune
Published: August 27, 2008
Off-duty firefighter Benjamin Harrison had followed erratic drivers before, but he said the driver he tailed for miles Tuesday afternoon was the worst he had seen.
Harrison called 911 to report the man. After watching the car swerve repeatedly, Harrison decided the man could kill someone if Harrison didn't take immediate action. The man stopped at a mobile home park, and Harrison took the man's keys and refused to give them back. That's when the man attacked him with a box cutter, Harrison said.
Harrison, 45, a driver-engineer from Valrico who has been with Hillsborough County Fire Rescue for 13 years, was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph's Hospital. He since has gone home.
"I feel in my heart that if I didn't take his keys, he would've definitely gotten into a wreck," Harrison said.
Richard Martin Bruneau said he did cut Harrison. Bruneau, however, disagrees with Harrison's version of events. He said he was sober and only was driving in the park. He said his girlfriend drove him there and that he was sitting in a parked car when Harrison attacked him for no reason. He said he cut Harrison in self-defense.
"He grabbed me in a choke hold, and he about killed me," Bruneau said.
Hillsborough County deputies support Harrison's version. They arrested Bruneau at 1:02 p.m. Tuesday, saying he had committed aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Bruneau was released from jail at 12:36 a.m. today after posting $7,500 bail.
Harrison's 911 call is part of an ongoing investigation and was not available to the media today, sheriff's spokesman J.D. Callaway said
Deputies didn't test Bruneau's blood-alcohol level, Callaway said.
"There was just a discretionary choice by detectives not to do that," he said.
Harrison said he first noticed Bruneau about 12:40 p.m. Tuesday. Harrison, who was driving his personal vehicle, a Chevrolet Camaro, said Bruneau's Toyota was swerving on Valrico Road.
"He was just out of control," Harrison said. "I called 911 and said, 'He's either extremely drunk or he's diabetic and he's having a diabetic crisis.' I witnessed him run a traffic light at about 50 miles an hour, and he never slowed down. I said, 'He's going to kill somebody if I don't get him to stop.' "
Bruneau, 43, of 5455 Burgess Ave., Cocoa, stopped his car at the entrance to a mobile home park on Valrico Road, deputies say.
Harrison said he used a ruse to approach Bruneau. He got out of his car and told Bruneau that a big chunk of Bruneau's Toyota had fallen off.
When Bruneau went to the rear of his car to check, Harrison removed Bruneau's keys.
During the ensuing struggle, Bruneau slashed him, Harrison said.
"The blade was so sharp, I didn't even know he cut me," Harrison said. "He's struggling to get up. Then I noticed the blood. … When I realized I was cut, I let him up, and I was kind of in shock and freaking out."
Harrison said Bruneau went back to the Toyota – he's not sure why – and that it worried him. Harrison got out a gun to defend himself, he said. Tampa Tribune records confirm Harrison has a concealed weapons permit.
Bruneau still had the box cutter, and Harrison warned him he had a gun and fired one shot into the air, Harrison said.
Bruneau disagrees with Harrison's story.
He said he was sitting in the car in the parking lot, waiting for a niece who lives nearby, when Harrison attacked him for no reason. He said he works as a window tinter and carries a razor on his neck and used it to cut Harrison to protect himself.
Bruneau ran away after the fight, say deputies, who used a sheriff's helicopter to locate him.
Harrison had a severe laceration on his right leg, deputies say.
The hospital used 51 staples to close the wound. He does not have tendon or ligament damage but expects to miss four to six weeks of work.
In a separate incident Aug. 7, Bruneau was charged with driving under the influence, refusing to submit to testing and driving with a canceled, suspended or revoked license. He said he "wasn't totally drunk" that night. That case is pending.
Reporter Josh Poltilove can be reached at jpoltilove@tampatrib.com or (813) 259-7691.
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Posted by ( Reality ) on 08/27/2008 at 05:13 pm.
Hey TBO, if "deputies didn't test Bruneau's blood-alcohol level" then how they heck could they charge him with "refusing to submit to testing?"
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Posted by ( MELONPOPPER ) on 08/27/2008 at 05:21 pm.
Firefighter's are not cops. he should have just waited a few minutes the po po were on there way. Stop tryin to be a "Firefighter Hero". It's gettin old already. He's lucky that guy didn't have a gun. He'd need more than staples to fix what could have happened.
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Posted by ( beavis ) on 08/27/2008 at 05:27 pm.
guaranteed this guy was drunk. good job getting a psycho driver off the road. too many of them around these parts. who carries a razor around their neck anyway? paraniod much?
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Posted by ( Seismic ) on 08/27/2008 at 05:28 pm.
@ (reality)In a separate incident Aug. 7, Bruneau was charged with driving under the influence, refusing to submit to testing and driving with a canceled, suspended or revoked license. He said he "wasn't totally drunk" that night. That case is pending.He refused in an investigation earlier this month for DUI.
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Posted by ( baton619 ) on 08/27/2008 at 05:29 pm.
He fired a shot into the air??. He is a firefighter and he fired a shot into the air???. Doesn't he know that firing a shot into the air is a NO-NO!!!!!. You use a firearm to stop a subject from doing whatever it is he was doing that threatened your life or the life of another. Warning shots MUST come down somewhere......He should have held him at gunpoint, and if he continued to advance he should have shot the bad guy. NOW this piece of ---- will go on to harm others......Read your CCF booklet........
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Posted by ( akagorilla ) on 08/27/2008 at 05:37 pm.
Nice headline. I was wondering how a fireman's "ladder" was slashed. I get it, but i was hoping for an interesting story and a spelling error.
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Posted by ( mexybug ) on 08/27/2008 at 05:44 pm.
I'm surprised they didn't check his blood alcohol level. He was driving irratically....I think that should've been investigated a little further. Maybe it would've also help with why he attacked this guy- if he did in fact attack him. Wierd.
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Posted by ( PTYmaleante ) on 08/27/2008 at 05:50 pm.
For some reason this firefigher reminds me of Fire Marshall Bill with a vigilante attitude. He should have minded his own freaking business instead of playing cop. I drive on the Howard Frankland Bridge every day on my commute to work and see drivers doing over 100 MPH and I don't chase them for the same reason: I don't want to get shot or stabbed....Let me show ya something!!!
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Posted by ( Joygirl1 ) on 08/27/2008 at 05:54 pm.
Since when do Firefighters carry guns? Since he had no alcohol test, he may walk.I agree, he should have waited for the Police to come to the scene.
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Posted by ( fishe ) on 08/27/2008 at 06:05 pm.
Since the police did not see the guy operating the vehicle, there is no probable cause for them to administer a BAT. If the firefighter was a certified LEO, then they could arrest the guy under the firefighter's witness account.Think the firefighter is in the wrong line of public service. Leave the policing to the police. Won't be surprised if the guy doesn't lawyer up and push to get "grand theft motor vehicle" charges brought against the fire fighter.
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Posted by ( Gladiator ) on 08/27/2008 at 06:14 pm.
I said it before let the cops handle it. He already called 911 so let thm finish it. I think he wanted to be a hero. His job aint cuttin it.
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Posted by ( spyguy ) on 08/27/2008 at 06:17 pm.
charge the firefighter with a crime. he stole the guys keys and admitted to it!
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Posted by ( secretroses ) on 08/27/2008 at 06:30 pm.
I think the firefighter was being a good citizen and saw this driver was a danger...and checked it out...whether it was a diabetic issue or alcohol. I think he has learned the hard way how dangerous that can be. I do not understand why the police did not test the suspects alcohol level.
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Posted by ( turbobodi ) on 08/27/2008 at 06:40 pm.
...uh oh. ...this is turning to sh..!
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Posted by ( G8orgirl ) on 08/27/2008 at 06:40 pm.
Firefighter, concerned citizen, whatever, unless you are a police officer with a badge don't approach someone you think has been drinking or could be a menace to society. Firefighter is lucky he only got cut. Personally if someone pulls me over as a ruse and takes my keys I am going to look at it as a car jacking and pull a gun.
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Posted by ( mwhite6 ) on 08/27/2008 at 07:11 pm.
Agreed - burn the fireman. He's toast. Wouldn't you be inflamed if a fireman lit into you like that? It sure would have ignited me.
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Posted by ( carpe_diem ) on 08/27/2008 at 07:31 pm.
I am proud that the firefighter tryed to protect others. The use of the words "latter" and "ruse" are entertaining.The accused has recent pending charges... Hmmmm. Did LEO run a check on that before letting him go? Looks like a duck, sounds like a duck, must be a ??????
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Posted by ( Workoholic ) on 08/27/2008 at 08:01 pm.
No good deed goes unpunished!
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Posted by ( carpe_diem ) on 08/27/2008 at 08:10 pm.
WorkoholicI am right there with you!
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Posted by ( herb ) on 08/27/2008 at 08:14 pm.
Ah, hot lead flying in the air on a Tuesday afternoon in Valrico. But, not to worry. Warning shots don’t come down as long as the shooter is a fireman, has a carry permit and is “freaking out.”
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Posted by ( GF ) on 08/27/2008 at 09:27 pm.
Reminder for the future: Drunk in front of you, be passive, let him be. Drunk coming at you, pray that he doesn't hit you, or if he does, sue the firefighter behind him for not trying to stop him, even when he knew he was drunk, because the drunk won't have a license or insurance. What a bunch of wusses. Cops are wusses too for not testing for DUI under citizens arrest statutes. They hung this guy out to dry. That will make citizens get involved in crime for sure. Sheesh.
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Posted by ( picogator ) on 08/27/2008 at 10:10 pm.
Joygirl....this man had a permit to carry a concealed weapon. He was doing so as a citizen; you can do the same.Proud of this firefighter and the way he handled the situation with an obvious cretin.
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Posted by ( jmckeown ) on 08/28/2008 at 07:49 am.
The fire fighter should be charged just as well for firing his gun into the air.
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Posted by ( amh288 ) on 08/28/2008 at 09:21 am.
Harrison took Bruneau's keys out of his car just to try and detain him until the cops got there. He only did that because the guy was driving so crazy! The article left out that after Harrison took the keys Bruneau tried getting in Harrison's car and drive off. Harrison grab Bruneau and that is when Bruneau hit Harrison in the face and a fight started. Harrison held him down in self defense waiting for the cops. That's when Bruneau slashed his leg open from knee to anckle. His calf was half hanging out and he got stiches and 51 staples! If you look at Bruneau's arrest photo, he doesn't even have a mark on his neck. I agree that Harrison is not a cop and he should have waited for them to get there, but sometimes things don't happen as we plan them and this was just one of those times.
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Posted by ( slc ) on 08/28/2008 at 11:17 am.
The firefighter tricked Bruneau into getting out of his car by claiming that something had fallen off his bumper and then attacked him by grabbing him in a choke hold and flinging him to the ground. This is when a physical fight insued between the firefighter and Bruneau. The firefighter shot his gun in a trailer park where anyone could have been hurt. At this time Bruneau was in fear for his life. Bruneau then trying to free himself from a second choke hold after the gun had been fired cut the firefighter with his window tinting knife in order to free himself and then fled the scene to get away from the off-duty firefighter who he thought was trying to kill him (Bruneau). What was not stated in the article is Bruneau came back to the seen voluntarily once he realized the police were there. Bruneau is the victim here not the off-duty firefighter who is a want-to-be police officer. He should have waited for the police to come to the scene instead of taking matters into his own hands. He may now think twice before ever attacking someone again.
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Posted by ( slc ) on 08/28/2008 at 12:32 pm.
The firefighter tricked Bruneau into getting out of his car by claiming that something had fallen off his bumper and then attacked him by grabbing him in a choke hold and flinging him to the ground. This is when a physical fight insued between the firefighter and Bruneau. The firefighter shot his gun in a trailer park where anyone could have been hurt. At this time Bruneau was in fear for his life. Bruneau then trying to free himself from a second choke hold after the gun had been fired cut the firefighter with his window tinting knife in order to free himself and then fled the scene to get away from the off-duty firefighter who he thought was trying to kill him (Bruneau). What was not stated in the article is Bruneau came back to the seen voluntarily once he realized the police were there. Bruneau is the victim here not the off-duty firefighter who is a want-to-be police officer. He should have waited for the police to come to the scene instead of taking matters into his own hands. He may now think twice before ever attacking someone again.
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Posted by ( amh288 ) on 08/28/2008 at 02:01 pm.
Bruneau was NOT in a choke hold when he cut Harrison's leg! He was on the ground with Harrison trying to hold him down. He would not have been able to cut Harrison's leg from knee to ankle in a choke hold! Harrison only went for the gun AFTER Bruneau came at him for a SECOND time with the box cutter! I guess you can say Bruneau came back to the scene on his own....with the help of two officers!!!!!!
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Posted by ( slc ) on 08/28/2008 at 02:13 pm.
amh288-Were you there? He was in a choke hold and he was not cut from his knee to ankle he was cut on his upper thigh-it wasn't a box cutter-it is a window tinting knife which Bruneau uses for his job as a window tinter. Bruneau came back to the scene on his own-he was not caught by two officers. Get your facts straight-I know because I WAS THERE!!!
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Posted by ( AnnieC2B ) on 08/28/2008 at 02:35 pm.
Bruneau is not the victim, my brother is. On 7/15/07 Bruneau was charged with obstructing or opposing an officer and on 8/7/08 he was charged with DUI, driving on a suspended license and refusal to submit to testing, which goes to show his character. The only people in danger were my brother and everyone else Bruneau came in contact with that day. Bruneau's story is preposterous. He is clearly lying to try to diminish his criminal actions. His girlfriend drove him there? He was only driving in the park? He was sitting in a parked car? Which one is it? My brother is a very caring and conscientious person. This is not the first time that he has become involved in a situation that was potentially dangerous for him. One time he observed a police officer struggling with an individual who had been pulled over and he stopped and assisted the officer, who may have been killed without his help. He listens to his radio when he is not on duty and has gone to accident scenes to save lives. I can assure you, slc, that if my brother finds himself in a situation where people's lives are at risk and he is able to do something to help them, he will. And that goes to his character. I wish there were more people like him.
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Posted by ( AnnieC2B ) on 08/28/2008 at 02:53 pm.
slc - you need to check YOUR facts. My brother was 'filleted' from his knee to his ankle, not is upper thigh. And Bruneau does not have a job, he is "self-employed."
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Posted by ( slc ) on 08/28/2008 at 03:04 pm.
AnnieC2B-Bruneau was attacked by your brother. Your brother lied to him to get him out of the car and then attacked him. Where was your brother's character when he shot his gun in a public area and put people's lives in danger? Bruneau was not charged with DUI in this case so why is the reason your brother felt it necessary to attack him. He should have waited for the proper authorities (the police) to arrive at the scene so they could decide if he was impared or not. He was not tested so the police must have thought he was not impared or you would think they would have tested him. Bruneau's prior record has nothing to do with this incident. The case from 8/7 is pending so we will see how that turns out. Bruneau has had no prior violent crimes-he was defending himself. If your brother wants to play cop tell him to quit his job as a firefighter and become one.
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Posted by ( slc ) on 08/28/2008 at 03:11 pm.
AnnieC2B-Self-employed as a window tinter. He has his own business. That is a FACT.
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Posted by ( AnnieC2B ) on 08/28/2008 at 03:13 pm.
But he doesn't have a job.
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Posted by ( AnnieC2B ) on 08/28/2008 at 03:19 pm.
Bruneau was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, which is much more serious than a DUI. That is why he wasn't charged with DUI. The police and firefighters work very closely together, and defend each other like brothers, I doubt very seriously that they are going to take Bruneau's word over a brother firefighter's. Hire your friend a lawyer, if you want to help him.
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Posted by ( amh288 ) on 08/28/2008 at 06:15 pm.
slc if you where there you would know Harrison was cut from his knee to his ankle. I have seen the cut myself! And Bruneau did not return on his own that is why the cops had a helicopter looking for him!! ALSO.. he has a prior arrest record in Brevard County!!!! A felony!!!!!!
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Posted by ( amh288 ) on 08/28/2008 at 06:54 pm.
I understand that there are people who do not agree with how Harrison handled the situation, I get that. I repect the fact that we are all intitled to our opinions. However, I can not stand when I read a comment on TBO that I KNOW is not true.
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Posted by ( AnnieC2B ) on 08/28/2008 at 07:17 pm.
amh288 - please know that any person with a brain and/or a heart supports my brother. (THIS IS NOT TRUE ANNIE THE THINKING PEOPLE KNOW WHAT YALL ARE)Anyone that knows my brother supports my brother. Anyone that works with my brother supports my brother. The people he has helped support my brother. God supports my brother. I pray for Bruneau too, because look at the people that are supporting him.
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Posted by ( amh288 ) on 08/28/2008 at 07:56 pm.
Bruneau really needs our prays because that is the only way he is gonna get over being an alcoholic. I totally support Harrison and thank you for commenting on line and defending him. You are a good sister AnnieC2B!
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Posted by ( AnnieC2B ) on 08/28/2008 at 08:02 pm.
You are too, amh288! If anything good could come of this, it was finding a sister.
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Posted by ( amh288 ) on 08/28/2008 at 08:07 pm.
AnnieC2B- You are so right!
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Posted by ( soaprita ) on 08/28/2008 at 11:29 pm.
Dear SLC, You only have the word of a convicted felon over that of a well respected firefighter with no record. If you fault the firefighter for trying to get a menace off the highway, and try to keep others safe, and your boyfriend from harming himself, then I fear you are just as delusional as Bruneau! My prayers are with you. Maybe it's time for a boyfriend change. What do ya think?
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Posted by ( AnnieC2B ) on 08/29/2008 at 09:25 am.
soaprita - thank you! Ben's sister
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Posted by ( Twicebitten407 ) on 09/10/2008 at 09:21 am.
SLC is a liar! She is in fact the woman Bruneau is now living with after leaving her Husband for Bruneau. I feel indebted to the Firefighter who attempted to do the right thing and be a good samaritan. How would readers of this article feel if they knew someone could have prevented a member of thier family getting killed by a DUI driver, yet that someone just turned a blind eye to it? Richard Martin Bruneau is personally known to me and I can tell you first hand that he has been escaping the law for years. He is a habitual traffic Offender and was charged in several counties for Driving on a suspended or revoked license. As recently as July of 07 he was charged with DUI. Yet there he was out drinking and driving again. Yet he was not charged for DUI because the Officers could not place him behind the wheel. Another escape from justice for Bruneau. The Bruneau I know has been involved in drug sale and use for years but has never been caught. He has assaulted numerous persons not excluding sexually assaulting and rape that he was never charged with. I know because I was the victim. So those of you especially SLC ....should really think about the character of this deviant, who is genitically pre-disposed to go to prison. His father is currently incarcerated in the Florida State Prison.
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Posted by ( Twicebitten407 ) on 09/11/2008 at 03:55 pm.
SLC is a liar! She is in fact the woman Bruneau is now living with after leaving her Husband for Bruneau. I feel indebted to the Firefighter who attempted to do the right thing and be a good samaritan. How would readers of this article feel if they knew someone could have prevented a member of thier family getting killed by a DUI driver, yet that someone just turned a blind eye to it? Richard Martin Bruneau is personally known to me and I can tell you first hand that he has been escaping the law for years. He is a habitual traffic Offender and was charged in several counties for Driving on a suspended or revoked license. As recently as July of 07 he was charged with DUI. Yet there he was out drinking and driving again. Yet he was not charged for DUI because the Officers could not place him behind the wheel. Another escape from justice for Bruneau. The Bruneau I know has been involved in Illegal drug sale and use for years but has never been caught. He has assaulted numerous persons not excluding sexually assaulting and rape that he was never charged with. I know because I was the victim. Look up his record. It doesnt only reflects very few of the crimes he has been CAUGHT FOR. So those of you especially SLC ....should really think about the character of this deviant, who is genitically pre-disposed to go to prison.
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Posted by ( Twicebitten407 ) on 09/19/2008 at 07:55 am.
I would like to make a correction to my original Comments. In an effort to ensure the accuracy of information I would like to correct my inclusion regarding Richard Bruneaus'Father being presently incarcerated. I was incorrect in my facts. Mr. Paul V Bruneau served his sentence for the following charges: Sex Act Coerce child by Adult and Lewd and Lacivious Indescent Assault on a child under 16.
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Posted by ( Twicebitten407 ) on 11/05/2008 at 11:17 am.
OK HERE WE GO AGAIN.....BRUNEAU ESCAPES JUSTICE. THE STATE ATTORNEYS OFFICE DID NOT PURSUE CHARGES AGAINST BRUNEAU BY WAIVER OF PROSECTION. CAN SOMEONE FROM BENS FAMILY PLEASE TELL ME WHY HE WOULD SIGN A WAIVER OF PROSECUTION TO LET THIS MEANCE WALK FREE YET ONCE AGAIN?
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Posted by ( TOOPRETTYforprison ) on 12/02/2008 at 07:42 pm.
It's what THEY DO. They follow people whether they drive erratically or NOT. They are STALKERS. Ask their ex-wives, girlfriends, victims, competitive crime family members and owners of valuable properties they haven't managed to displace yet.
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Posted by ( TOOPRETTYforprison ) on 12/02/2008 at 07:54 pm.
anniec2b said a mouthful here. Only it's MORE THAN A BROTHERHOOD. It's a CRIME FAMILY.And she must be profiting from it.Posted by ( AnnieC2B ) on 08/28/2008 at 03:19 pm. Bruneau was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, which is much more serious than a DUI. That is why he wasn't charged with DUI. The police and firefighters work very closely together, and defend each other like brothers, I doubt very seriously that they are going to take Bruneau's word over a brother firefighter's. Hire your friend a lawyer, if you want to help him. Report Inappropriate Comments Posted by ( amh288 ) on 08/28/2008 at 06:15 pm. slc if you where there you would know Harrison was cut from his knee to his ankle. I have seen the cut myself! And Bruneau did not return on his own that is why the cops had a helicopter looking for him!! ALSO.. he has a prior arrest record in Brevard County!!!! A felony!!!!!! Report Inappropriate Comments Posted by ( amh288 ) on 08/28/2008 at 06:54 pm. I understand that there are people who do not agree with how Harrison handled the situation, I get that. I repect the fact that we are all intitled to our opinions. However, I can not stand when I read a comment on TBO that I KNOW is not true. Report Inappropriate Comments Posted by ( AnnieC2B ) on 08/28/2008 at 07:17 pm. amh288 - please know that any person with a brain and/or a heart supports my brother. Anyone that knows my brother supports my brother. Anyone that works with my brother supports my brother. The people he has helped support my brother. God supports my brother. I pray for Bruneau too, because look at the people that are supporting him. Report Inappropriate Comments
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getting VERY explicit-y

2008-11-29T20:07:00.000-08:00

wow someone over at Tampa Fire Rescue lerves to delve into the personals. Makes me kinda wonder about the amount of time they have on their hands because this outfit NEVER fails to stalk me when I am driving down Bearss Avenue in either direction.
I've got ridiculous amounts of video of them doing absolutely nothing and five neighbors passing by commenting on what is what.

It's not really amusing because now I KNOW of someone who claims to have set fires FOR THEM in the past. Huh.

And, funny how these people are always out and arriving home. Not so with my family who must be very loathed. For no good reason they were forced to run for their lives three different times, already. And, twice, the fire just wouldn't get going .......

Anyway ... dig the details. I'm sure this family is delighted. Victims of arson AND financial details (true or not) spread far and wide.

November 29, 2008
Dog, rabbit die in Lutz house fire
LUTZ -- A family of five lost a dog and pet rabbit when their home caught fire Saturday afternoon, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.
The fire at 2009 Wallace Road also destroyed family keepsakes, clothing and important paperwork, said Abi Weaver of the American Red Cross Tampa Bay chapter, which is providing aid to the family.
Fire Rescue arrived at the home just after 2 p.m. The home was nearly engulfed in flames and firefighters tried to subdue the fire with water from tankers because there were no hydrants nearby.
No one was in the house at the time of the fire, but the couple who owns the house, and their sons, ages 22 and 7, and daughter age 10 arrived as firefighters were dealing with the blaze, Weaver said.
Among the items lost was the oldest son's master's thesis, which burned with the family computer.
The family will stay with relatives, but the Red cross provided them with emergency money for clothing, food and medicines, Weaver said.
"Fortunately this family owns their home and are insured," Weaver said. "So we are just helping in the immediate time until they can get that process going."
The cause is still under investigation, said Capt. Bruce Delk of Hillsborough County Fire rescue.
--Robbyn Mitchell, Times staff writer
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2008-11-28T16:43:00.001-08:00

Lutz Family Keeps Five Generations Intact For Holiday

Jim Farquhar, News Channel 8
Harold Boully holds the picture that ran in The Tampa Tribune 40 years ago, when the family was first featured. Boully is the man on the right in the picture.
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By KRISTA KLAUS
News Channel 8
Published: November 27, 2008
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LUTZ - Most people are thankful to have their parents and children in the same house for Thanksgiving, but one local family has a five-generation Turkey Day tradition that started in the 1950s and is still going strong.
At the Lindsay family Thanksgiving dinner in Lutz, there are plenty of kids making plenty of excited noise. After all, family matriarch Elizabeth Lindsay has seven children, 19 grandchildren and, umm, how many great grandchildren? After 20, she says, pretty much quit counting.
"I started something, didn't I," she said. "Families a lot of times grow apart, and mine grew within."
Jennifer Pilkey, a fourth-generation member of the clan, wouldn't have it any other way.
"It's just great I still have my nanny here, my granny and my dads and all our kids," she said. "It's just awesome."
The celebration took on a special meaning for one of the "newer" members of the family, second generation sister Barbara Boully.
"I had a brother just come back from Iraq for the third time, and I'm thankful for that," she said.
Barbara's husband, Harold Boully, plays the role of family historian. He's passionate about deep family ties. Forty years ago, his family was featured in The Tampa Tribune and he still has the clippings.
"It's kind of rough getting five generations together at one time and they're scattered around," Harold Boully said. "To me, it's an honor to be in this family and they're a great bunch of people."
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Posted by ( Cracker45 ) on 11/27/2008 at 11:18 pm.
WONDERFUL!
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Posted by ( DaddyLutz ) on 11/28/2008 at 09:06 am.
A great story about an even greater family!
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Posted by ( TOOPRETTYforprison ) on 11/28/2008 at 04:32 pm.
I guess the firemen like them and don't burn their homes down.I know they are grateful for that.
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five generations NO HOUSE BURNED DOWN

2008-11-28T16:43:00.000-08:00

FIREMEN CUT EXTENSION CORDS

2008-11-22T13:38:00.000-08:00

Is mr morgan another home owner you are SEEKING TO DIVEST OF HIS HOME YOU MURDERERS?????????????????????

Pasco Man Jailed After Trying To Save Pets As Home Burns
By LISA A. DAVIS The Tampa Tribune
Published: November 21, 2008
Henry Morgan
ZEPHRYHILLS - Henry Ben Morgan wanted to save his pets.
Instead, he ended up in handcuffs and at least three dogs and a cat perished in the blaze that destroyed his home.
Just before 11 a.m. today, firefighters were called to 35615 Chester Drive and arrived 12 minutes later, finding the home engulfed in flames.
At some point, Morgan's wife arrived, followed by Morgan a few minutes later, said Pasco Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Mike Ciccarello.
Morgan started running for the house. Sheriff's deputies and firefighters yelled for him to stay back, but he kept going toward a window.
Deputies and firefighters, according to a report, restrained him so he could not jump through the window and into the blaze.
Morgan, 41, was forcibly removed from the scene, the report states, and was arrested on charges of obstructing the extinguishment of a fire, a felony, and resisting arrest without violence, a misdemeanor, respectively.
He was being held at the Land O' Lakes Jail this evening. Bail was set at $5,150.
About 20 firefighters continued fighting the one-alarm fire but couldn't save the animals or the home, Ciccarello said.
"It looks like a total loss," he said.
The family of five, including two teenage girls and a 7-year-old boy, are being helped by the American Red Cross.
The fire began between a garage-turned-bedroom and a utility room in the small ranch home. The cause was a worn extension cord that had been run under a door, Ciccarello said.
No one was injured.
Reporter Lisa A. Davis can be reached at (727) 815-1083 or ldavis@tampatrib.com.
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Posted by ( mlamarca ) on 11/21/2008 at 06:08 pm.
I think the felony charge might be a little harsh, but the right thing was done to prevent him from finding the same fate as his pets.
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Posted by ( cancersucks ) on 11/21/2008 at 06:29 pm.
"No one was injured."eh?did you read what your wrote?"least three dogs and a cat perished "
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Posted by ( Steve ) on 11/21/2008 at 06:32 pm.
I think they might have arrested me too in that situation.
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Posted by ( steve1963 ) on 11/21/2008 at 06:36 pm.
i guess i should be shocked that cops here would arrest a distraught man trying to save his pets. (as though this is a crime) but i'm not. in the year i've been in florida, it's become painfully obvious to me that florida police are monsters who believe they can shoot anyone, arrest anyone, and do anthing to anyone just because they've got a badge. apparently the constitution doesn't apply here.
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Posted by ( oldcqr ) on 11/21/2008 at 06:50 pm.
Sheesh...There is something to be said about the difference between 'Letter of the law' and 'Spirit of the law'. The letter of the law may be a felony, but COME ON. The man was not in his right mind: 1 - his house was burning down, 2 - His pets were dying.Put him in custody, remove him from the scene. But charge him with a felony? That cop needs to be smacked upside the head with the reality stick.Hopefully the state/feds will decide to not prosecute this poor man.
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Posted by ( Old_Crusty ) on 11/21/2008 at 06:59 pm.
Mr. Morgan look 'em straight in the eyes and keep repeating the statement, "I want a trial by jury." Things will get a little 'squirmy' about then. ;-I
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Posted by ( UNCONSTITUTIONAL ) on 11/21/2008 at 07:03 pm.
He should not have been arrested at all. This is called "TEMPORARY INSANITY". Another jerk cop hiding behind basic probable cause for an arrest without any hope of a conviction unless his attorney sells him out for a plea deal. What a jerk cop.
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Posted by ( nunyo ) on 11/21/2008 at 07:06 pm.
yay cops!! way to serve and protect!!
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Posted by ( kimbo ) on 11/21/2008 at 07:21 pm.
Lose, Lose, Lose everybody loses.
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Posted by ( news_fan_pam ) on 11/21/2008 at 07:23 pm.
Somebody'd be bailing me out of jail too. So sorry for your loss Morgan family.
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Posted by ( undisclosedname ) on 11/21/2008 at 07:39 pm.
Wonder if Obama will help change some of these dumb laws,,,,,
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Posted by ( sowusay ) on 11/21/2008 at 07:47 pm.
Yeah! that's our wonderful legal system here in Florida these days...nothin' like kickin' em when their down. Question is, would they have still arrested him if it were his children he was trying to save. Well, to some people, thier pets are their children. I would have done the same as him, they should drop the charges, dismiss the case and let him get back to his family who needs him. The he11 with these cookie cutter BS laws, No compassion allowed.
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Posted by ( justice360 ) on 11/21/2008 at 07:48 pm.
first off, i am a fire fighter certified in this lovely state. for no reason should a fire fighter ever place hands on a person for trying to do what they should have been doing instead. give me a break a 1 alarm fire and you lost 4 pets and the whole house i have personaly fought a nice 3 alarm fire and managed to save the home or the pets, either / or something would and should of been saved! as for our lovely LEO's give me a break the man lost his home and family pets to charge him at all is ludicrous oh and last time i checked a home owner has the right to refuse the fire dept from putting out a fire on his property let alone from being on his property , unless the fire endangers other structures that do not belong to him . that officer should re-read his Florida state statutes . Good luck and God bless Mr. Morgan
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Posted by ( JC3 ) on 11/21/2008 at 07:53 pm.
You've got to be kidding. This poor family. By instinct, I would run to the fire as well. My pooch is a member of the family. I would guess the officer doesn't have pets. Or perhaps the Land O Lakes police are not close to their arrest quota for the month. geezzzee.
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Posted by ( gswife ) on 11/21/2008 at 08:00 pm.
Alright where are all the ones that was writing to chain inmates to the floors at??? This is FLORIDA you don't have to do anything wrong to land in jail! I bet he gets prison time for this after all he didn't get the pets out of the house before the fire broke out so that was his fault too... And they will get him for the fire also so that's an arson arrest... yep going away for that 85% most likely because he didn't have a gun... well lets hope there wasn't one in the house or he will be getting that 5 years plus the time for the obstructing the extinguishment of a fire, a felony, and resisting arrest without violence... hummm I think we are looking at about 15 to 20 years.. after all he is one of those CRIMINALS now.. Heck where's the DA in all this?????? They should nail him to the wall... now lets see what else the DA can put on him.. oh.. guess what I forgot the cops pulling him back from the fire...... he put their lives in danger getting them to close to a burning building... that's attempted murder of a police officer... put him on Death Row... that takes care of everything now! :) Why are you all so surprised??
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Posted by ( hemi_girl ) on 11/21/2008 at 08:17 pm.
I feel terrible for this entire family. The children and mom and dad lost everything in this fire including their family pets. Now, the police put the husband in jail???? Outrageous!! Now the family not only has to replace everything, find a place to live, clothes to wear right before the holidays PLUS come up with bail money to get dad out of jail. This is disgusting and I ask the Land O Lakes police department "where is the humanity in this???" My thoughts and prayers to the entire family for their loss today.
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Posted by ( Turbomom ) on 11/21/2008 at 08:30 pm.
"No one was injured" Um, five dead pets, a family homeless, and did you get a look at his face in the mug shot? That looks like insult added to injury!
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Posted by ( Great ) on 11/21/2008 at 08:40 pm.
How did his running in the house prevent them from extinguishing the fire? They need to keep spraying and the fire would go out. He should be charged with
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Posted by ( Great ) on 11/21/2008 at 08:41 pm.
attempted suicide.
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Posted by ( Concerned1963 ) on 11/21/2008 at 08:51 pm.
Extinguishment is a WORD?? Seriously though, unless we're missing a big piece of the puzzle here, this poor guy ought to be left alone so he can comfort his family. I guess it's a felony to be human in Zephyrhills.
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Posted by ( renewingvows28 ) on 11/21/2008 at 08:53 pm.
he was just bonded out..thats pasco finest...what if it was their pets? no one would be able to stop them..
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Posted by ( armyvet ) on 11/21/2008 at 09:27 pm.
yes sirey, i got my felony arrest for the week. see capt, im out here really dong my job, promote me please
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Posted by ( GF ) on 11/21/2008 at 09:46 pm.
Lost home, lost pets, gained felony, tough day. Put me on that jury.
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Posted by ( northofcuba ) on 11/21/2008 at 10:06 pm.
Only in Florida. Meanwhile people here drive drunk, kill someone and get away with it. Or the two last week who rob and killed the woman shopping, yet they had records as long as your arm. Anywhere else they would have been in jail.This story should be brought to the national media so once again the nation can look at FL and just shake its head.
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Posted by ( MyOpinion1 ) on 11/21/2008 at 10:59 pm.
Poor family. They lost everything and had to come up with bail money to boot. Nice way to be in the holiday spirit. How absurd.
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Posted by ( nobull ) on 11/22/2008 at 12:01 am.
Just more evidence that the Police here are awful! All those charges, and higher bail than the average Child Molester or Drug Dealer gets!He can walk away if he can afford 10k to take it to a trial by jury.The law is unfairly applied in this area, this is a JOKE!!!
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Posted by ( welshiesdad ) on 11/22/2008 at 12:15 am.
Words fail me for a change...
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Posted by ( nobull ) on 11/22/2008 at 12:25 am.
When an Employer or someone runs this man's record, they will see these charges & assume that he is some kind of thug. The record won't reflect the horrible circumstances.......how sad. The cop AND his boss need to be fired outright. How pathetic!
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Posted by ( bbdt ) on 11/22/2008 at 01:05 am.
Lets not leave out the judge who set the bail so high. WTF? Everyone should take a day and sit in court to just listen to the mockery of the justice system that occurs on a daily basis. It will scare the hell out of you to see how the court process works.
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Posted by ( reedylady ) on 11/22/2008 at 08:31 am.
I have been through what this family is going through now, and I can tell you that I would have done the same thing he did. I remember the shock of watching my home burn and knowing that I couldn't get my cats out. A friend tried to get in and get to them, but the police also stopped him.The difference being, the cops had brains enough to realize that you don't think too clearly in that situation and didn't arrest him! I can't believe that anyone could be this insensitive to the state of mind that that man was in!! I hope he fights this mess and wins!
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Posted by ( gswife ) on 11/22/2008 at 08:38 am.
Well he will be lucky to have a job now... he didn't call in and he was arrested.. if it was a big company so long buddy you can add him to the rest of us out here with no job! Lets just hope he didn't put this bail on a "card" because then he is really up a hose......... I really don't understand all of you you are the voting public of this state you voted in these laws and you are surprised at what they did... like what was said before go to a court house and sit in for the day and see what is going on in this state... they will most likely get im a Public Defender to handle the case and he will have him plead guilty so that they can put him on probation to save the man from having to do anything but stand up there in a $500.00 suit and smile at the judge the guy will go back to his family and have to live with that on his record!
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Posted by ( cyngc ) on 11/22/2008 at 09:38 am.
Arresting this man is a disgrace! I don't understand why the firemen or law enforement didn't act to save the pets. I guess the notices on my doors & windows "Rescue Us" are a waste. What would they have done if people were inside? I hope Mr. Morgan gets a good lawyer!
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Posted by ( demick ) on 11/22/2008 at 10:12 am.
If it was me I would have ran in their for my pets. My life wouldnt be the same without them..Thats BS for arresting him. These cops have nothing to do
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Posted by ( Bob2 ) on 11/22/2008 at 10:27 am.
Bubba Sponge loves to talk about how "Pro Law enforcement" he is, and how great his relationship is with all the local Sheriffs. Lets see how quick he is to call out White regarding this disgrace.
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Posted by ( Saulray ) on 11/22/2008 at 10:47 am.
Those of you blaming Florida, go back to where you you came from, where life is wonderful all day long. There are bad things happening to people all over this country. I agree this is F'd up, give the guy and his family a break. I want to know if there is a fund set up for them anywhere? God Bless you Morgan family.
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Posted by ( TOOPRETTYforprison ) on 11/22/2008 at 04:36 pm.
gad what scumbags. Too bad he wasn't shuffling crack, chokin his boo, leaving a woman to choke to death while he laughed, rear-ending his wife or molesting a child. All crimes which the firefighters have committed.We're NOT this desperate for help. GO AWAY. We'd rather go back to the bucket brigades.My neighbor (who is a fireman) used to come on my property and cut my extension cords. YES HE DID. Got him on video. And I wonder why that is??Funny how these folks weren't home and all the sudden up jumps a fire.hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMr. Morgan and family, sorry about your beloved pets and other belongings.Let us know where the real human beings NOT THE REDCROSS VAMPIRES and the CORRUPT firemen can send a few bucks your way.
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Oprah's Hardon for Hillary

2008-11-15T12:18:00.000-08:00

yada yada blah blah blah .... this place is like the tampa tribune. Dangling the carrot in front of you and then snatching it back. The tribune gives voice to folks like barb orban and others in the hope that it will shut them up about the ugly truth of tampa, police pension thieving and other scummy practices.

Anyway, I guess they'll snatch the secretary of state job from hillary because bill has friends he shouldn't have. HOW is that hillary's fault?????

If he picks a REPUBLICAN for secretary of state (i don't care if it's hagel) I'll be pretty mad.

Kerry is not the one.

Give the secretary of state job to hillary.

This is just like with john edwards. When obama was going to have to pick him as Veep out trotted the mistress.
I'm surprised and maybe she HAS been on oprah already and I missed it.

Does oprah know that other people could go on the cover of her magazine, TOO???

Seriously.

It's the right thing to do.

Let her show how a woman DOES THAT THANG.

After condosleeza fucked things up for everyone.

crotchety ol firemen

2008-11-15T08:48:00.000-08:00

nice video. thanks.

This is so stylish of yall: Send your grams and gramps out to stalk. Course they're the ones that STARTED THIS so it's only fitting.

BUT, having your children do your prison time?

That's low.

Wow.
At least if I were going to deal I'd be going to do MY OWN time for my own crime.

What a scumbag.

I called your # right the first time.

Anyway .... you haven't sent him out in a long time. Whatsamatter are you having to do too much faux PR to negate the fact that you let a guy be beaten to death in front of you? Didn't even OFFER assistance and then lied to the cops?

Nothing you do ever helps.

My car and yard still the same. Long as that goes on this will go on.

You stop screaming and I'll stop stabbing.

It doesn't WORK anyway so what's your stupid ass point?

You can wipe it off with another substance.

Yall need one somebody with some smarts.

Interesting same guy owns both houses where the fellow got beaten to death in between the tampa paramedics and the firehouse.

Interesting.

drive by your burning house

2008-11-10T18:42:00.000-08:00

if they hadn't left so many people DEAD while doing their nails this wouldn't be so disgusting.

They truly ARE parasites.

Romney's faith and values Main Exemptions pass House on party line vote »
June 13, 2007
300 firefighters rally against cuts
The Capitol courtyard swarmed with firefighters this afternoon during a rally against the property tax cuts. Bob Carver, president of the Florida Professional Firefighters, warned the cuts could lead to higher insurance costs for homeowners and longer response times. "People will die as a result," he said as about 300 people looked on. "The fires will burn longer."
A number of Democratic lawmakers joined the protesters (Rep. Luis Garcia, a former Miami Beach fire chief, is at the podium) and at least one Republican, Rep. Ed Hooper of Clearwater, also a firefighter.
Afterward, the men and women took to the halls, stopping legislators and taking front row seats at House and Senate committee meetings. "Make sure you are seen," said Capt. Shayne Stewart of the Okaloosa Island Fire Department. "If we lose," he said, "then we really have to attack that constitutional amendment. That is the killer."
Carver said all the firefighters were off duty.
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I thought firemen were supposed to FIGHT fire, not fan the flames...What a bunch of flamers!
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:22 PM
Crist says no cuts to fire and police. Crist has no idea what the hell he's talking about.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:30 PM
I support the men and women who protect us… but “"People will die as a result," is a disgusting and reprehensible tactic.
Btw… Hooper’s wife doesn’t even care what he thinks…
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:32 PM
These firefighers are nothing more than govt educated morons. They follow their liberal unions call to keep the govt coffers overflowing.
Posted by: Will June 13, 2007 at 02:32 PM
The Florida Professional Firefigthers have 22,000 members.
They could only round up 300 for their "rally."
The other 21,700 are sitting at home, waiting for the Legislature to cut their property taxes.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:34 PM
I was jogging on Bayshore Blvd. last night and counted no less than 4 engines roar by...Seemed kind of wasteful
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:36 PM
“I was jogging on Bayshore Blvd. last night and counted no less than 4 engines roar by...Seemed kind of wasteful”
… unless of course they’re heading for your burning house… idiot.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:39 PM
Firefighter's in Florida do nothing more than attend to people with bloody noses. It's about time they are told to shut up.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:42 PM
2:39
it was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek
ease up my friend
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:47 PM
Who paid for all of these firefighters to get up there? I sure hope it wasn't done by tax dollars. It is also pretty sad that the cities and counties are forcing them to do this.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:48 PM
uh, 2:42...what about this:http://www.fl-dof.com/wildfire2007/daily_report.html
Total active fires: 115 wildfires on 130,466 acres
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:53 PM
Hey all you bloggers like Will here - why don't you post your full names so that any time you may need a fire put out, the firefighters will drive right by your house. These people put their lives on the line for you jerks.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 03:07 PM
Florida isn't Manahattan or Chicago. That's where Firefighters put their lives on the line.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 03:12 PM
I support our fire fighters all the way! Keep up the good woks, and thank you for your service.
Pay no attention to these elitist, self-absorbed, anti-union fascists… no, I mean it… pay no attention to them when their 2-million dollar home and Mercedes is on fire.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 03:26 PM
I'd say 300 non-government people at a rally in Tally is pretty good.It's not an easy place to get to from most of the state---and most people have to do real work, which does not include watching legislators.And I can say this from experience: when my building caught on fire and a neighbor had a heart attack, there were a lot of people very happy to see those firemen show up.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 03:28 PM
What utter drivel. Most 8 year olds could cut enough pork from city budgets without touching emergency services. These union members are parasites.
Posted by: mike June 13, 2007 at 03:53 PM
I support firefighters and all of their hard work. Having said that, the increase in municipal spending over the last five years has been obscene. It's time to cut property taxes now.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 03:54 PM
who is putting out the fires while these 300+ firefighters are lobbying in Tallahassee?
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 04:13 PM
Being a firefighter in Florida is about a s dangerous as being an accountant.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 04:19 PM
Hey, my insurance costs can't go up much more so why not cut taxes, firefighters, education...whatever At least my taxes will go down :). I figure with a 16,000 dollar tax bill each year I should have a personal firefighter sitting in my yard for 1/2 a year.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 04:48 PM
4:19 and 4:48 damned funny.
I always invite people who get the 'real picture' of firefighters to read my blog. People are FINALLY catching on to this hijacking. I'd like to hang around with a bunch of guys all day -- grilling, having my wife stop by for a few --- dealing with no responsibility, having no real education, raking in the big bucks, intimidating women and children. Frankly though, knowing all of this, they never bothered me at all until they started stalking me for the county of hillsborough city of tampa.The City of Tampa firemen stalk women and children. And they get paid big bucks and drive county vehicles to do so.http://tampasbackdoor.blogspot.com
Posted by: voxpop June 13, 2007 at 04:56 PM
Let's count each fire unit and how many house fires they put out in a year. Last year Safety Harbor Fire fighters or sleepers did not put out one house firs all year and the town gave them 3.6 Million dollars. Think about the things the school system could have done with some of that money.
Posted by: Gary June 13, 2007 at 05:48 PM
Gary,
I’m betting you’d pay the 4-million to put a fire out if it was your ass that was on fire, you freaking moron.
The lack of intellect of some of you idiots is freaking amazing. No wonder we elect a bunch of freaking corrupt monkey-nuts… the majority of electorate are intellectually corrupt monkey-nuts.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 07:56 PM
The independent special fire control districts in Pinellas County will be severly impacted by this legislation. There is no other money to cut to make up for loss revenues except for jobs. As for the number of firefighters in attendance, most of them drove up this morning and left as soon as the rally was over. I'd rather pay a few hundreds dollars more to make sure that I receive a great response time if my house is on fire.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 08:30 PM
300 firefighters is a lot more than those tax revolt/citizens initiative organizations have been able to bring out.
Posted by: Paul D. Harvill June 13, 2007 at 08:32 PM
Sorry 8:30, but we have teachers taking kids on field trips to meet bums in the "tent city." We have part-time employees driving $400 a month city-leased vehicles and charging the city for gas used to visit the in-laws. I could go on and on and on and on. There's so much room for spending cuts it would make a rational persons head spin. Now get back to your union meeting and complain that you're not paid enough to sit around playing pinball at the firehouse.
Posted by: mike June 13, 2007 at 11:03 PM
500 firefighters according to another article.
Posted by: June 14, 2007 at 01:39 PM
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How you know the carnies are in charge

2008-11-10T18:37:00.001-08:00

read: THE MASONS.

Tampa Fire Rescue To Unveil Pint-Size Emergency Vehicles

Tampa Fire Rescue photo
Two of the new vehicles carry a fire pump, 50 feet of hose, a 75-gallon water tank and foam for fighting small blazes such as vehicle fires and grease fires from vendor carts.
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By VALERIE KALFRIN The Tampa Tribune
Published: October 15, 2008
Updated: 10/15/2008 09:23 am
TAMPA - Three pint-sized rescue trucks — each looking like "a golf cart on steroids" — soon will snake through crowds at parades and festivals throughout the city, starting with Guavaween this month.
Tampa Fire Rescue purchased the vehicles, which are similar to minipickup trucks, in 2005 with an Urban Area Security Initiative grant for search and rescue calls. But because the compact size allows personnel to squeeze through crowds with ease, Fire Chief Dennis Jones decided to expand its use.
A new $15,000 grant from Aon Risk Services Inc. and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company allowed the agency to modify the vehicles. One is outfitted with medical equipment, a stretcher and a seat for a paramedic to tend to a patient while a driver transports the patient to a waiting ambulance, Capt. Bill Wade said.
The other two each have a fire pump, 50 feet of hose, a 75-gallon water tank and foam for fighting small blazes such as vehicle fires and grease fires from vendor carts, Wade said.
Jones officially unveils the new gear Thursday morning at Tampa Fire Rescue headquarters but released photos of the minitrucks today.
"Time is of the essence when responding to any emergency, and these little modified rescue units enable us to provide expanded service in the community," he said in a statement.
Wade said each truck resembles "a golf cart on steroids" but has a heavier-duty transmission.
Like their full-size counterparts, the trucks have emergency lights, but they don't have sirens, just horns, Wade said.
"The first real test will be Guavaween," the Halloween festival and parade in Ybor City, he said.
Reporter Valerie Kalfrin can be reached at (813) 259-7800.
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Posted by ( floridaviper ) on 10/15/2008 at 10:02 am.
What is the vehicle's manufacturer VALERIE KALFRIN? You would think reporting for TBO is rocket science when you see how some of these reporters struggle just to get basic facts. Then, again, maybe this was just such a breaking story that there simply wasn't time. VALERIE, Here's a lesson in basic journalism (please take notes):WHO?WHAT?WHEN?WHERE?WHY?HOW?
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Posted by ( ignoranceisbliss ) on 10/15/2008 at 10:32 am.
What! No sirens! What self respecting firefighter would ever drive one!
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Posted by ( snowbyrd ) on 10/15/2008 at 10:41 am.
Is this the Indian version of the "TaTa"? Looks like it might be..FYI: Indian automaker Tata Motors has finally unveiled the Tata Nano — its already legendary $2,500 (1-lakh)car. As expected, the car that Tata claims will change the face of not only the Indian car market, but the global auto industry will be a four door, five seat hatch, powered by a 30 HP Bosch 624 cc four stroke engine mounted out back and mated to a CVT. That makes the Nano the first time a 2-cylinder gasoline engine will be used in a car with a single balancer shaft. The Nano's also expected to get 54 US miles per gallon. Where can I get one? $2500.00..Wow!!Anybody remember the "YuGo" ? Americans will be asked to tighten our belts and I was looking around at ways 2 save $$.
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Posted by ( 7297277 ) on 10/15/2008 at 11:19 am.
What a great idea! Given the masses at Gasparilla and Guavaween (and the Super Bowl), this is a great way to get through the crowds. We all know how many people ignore fire trucks and ambulances. Great job TFR!
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Posted by ( Seawolf ) on 10/15/2008 at 11:27 am.
Thanks to Amendment 1 we have been reduced to golf carts with garden hoses. AWSOME!
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Posted by ( RobKay ) on 10/15/2008 at 11:39 am.
Seawolf, wake up and smell the coffee - the whole country's going on the equivalent of amendment 1. Florida was just in the lead for a change. If you still don't see a need for curtailing spending, there is really something seriously wrong with you!
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Posted by ( DoodleBugg ) on 10/15/2008 at 11:40 am.
Well,if your gonna waste money then this would be at the top of the list.Way to go Iorio
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Posted by ( SpanishInquisition ) on 10/15/2008 at 12:09 pm.
I would think it would be easier (and more fun) to take the full-size truck through a crowd. Oh, they'll move.For the bleeding hearts: Cheaper to put "cow-catchers" on the front, so the people just plow to the side.
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Posted by ( Old_Crusty ) on 10/15/2008 at 12:15 pm.
It's cute. Didn't I see these in a Disney movie called "cars"?Don't eat stone crabs, they make yer skin harden! ;-{
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Posted by ( SpanishInquisition ) on 10/15/2008 at 12:21 pm.
Old_Crab: Precisely what skin gets hardened? Even at $10 per pound, it is a better deal than viagra.
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Posted by ( mr_hanky ) on 10/15/2008 at 12:28 pm.
Spanish, I thought the "cow-catchers" were for the fat chicks attracted to firefighters. BTW, how do you know stone crabs are a better deal than viagra...?
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Posted by ( SpanishInquisition ) on 10/15/2008 at 12:50 pm.
I think you're right about the cow-catchers. We learned yesterday that tasers are ineffective against mature swine.I read the viagra price in a book called, "How to make Friends and Influence People." They said that walking around with a perpetual erection was a great way to meet new people.
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Posted by ( mr_hanky ) on 10/15/2008 at 12:53 pm.
And impress the ladies!
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Posted by ( 7297277 ) on 10/15/2008 at 12:53 pm.
DoodleBugg-They are NOT a waste of money--on the contrary--they save wear and tear on a $500,000 fire truck!
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Posted by ( Go_Fish_N ) on 10/15/2008 at 12:55 pm.
Can't wait to ride in the back of that! When's Guavaween again??
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Posted by ( solar ) on 10/15/2008 at 01:28 pm.
I really think this is a good idea, they don't use as much gas, are cheaper to maintain than a full size fire truck. Who could be against having better and/or more equipment for fire fighters?Now if I'm hunting in north Florida and see a couple Tampa fire fighters cruising through the woods with shot guns on one of these, then I'll have a problem.
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Posted by ( janettes2 ) on 10/15/2008 at 01:33 pm.
I heard they were hiring midgets to be on there new mini force.... At half pay too!
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Posted by ( Seawolf ) on 10/15/2008 at 02:52 pm.
RobKay, Funding for Amend 1 came from Public safety and education budgets NOT fat cat special interest spending, which is the spending you and I want to get rid of.Everyone voted for Amend 1 without knowing where the money would come from.
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Posted by ( ENVOY1 ) on 10/15/2008 at 02:58 pm.
Lets see the police dept and fire dept have radios that don't allow them to talk to each other, they can't talk to other agencies and we our spending urban security grant money on decked out golf carts. I love how local agencies are always quick to point out its federal tax money (grants) as if that is not tax payer money.
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Posted by ( funyuns ) on 10/15/2008 at 03:01 pm.
that is one bad a$$ vehicle.
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Posted by ( kimzcharmn ) on 10/15/2008 at 08:30 pm.
Will they take those to the grocery store instead of the big trucks?
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Posted by ( TOOPRETTYforprison ) on 11/10/2008 at 09:35 pm.
christ what a waste of money. Too bad the homeless can't sleep under these at night. Or catch a ride to the doctor or dentist or church.Once Tricky Ricky had some at his fire dept we had to get some here.Spanish inquisition if we got all the facts (I mean the tribune's faux reporters) we'd have to find out that these mason (and/or former firemen) owned companies are profting before putting people first.They do all this with these grants to cover up the accountability factor. It's still OUR MONEY.Well,if your gonna waste money then this would be at the top of the list.Way to go Iorio Report Inappropriate Comments Posted by ( SpanishInquisition ) on 10/15/2008 at 12:09 pm. I would think it would be easier (and more fun) to take the full-size truck through a crowd. Oh, they'll move.For the bleeding hearts: Cheaper to put "cow-catchers" on the front, so the people just plow to the side. Report Inappropriate Comments
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