Here are some headlines that you may have missed this week:
- Kathryn Varn delivered a great profile on controversial Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri in this week’s Tampa Bay Times.
Varn’s profile digs deep into Gaultieri’s tenacious rise through the ranks of law enforcement and his recent forays into advocacy for arming Florida’s teachers and introducing the Warrant Service Officer Program for several county law enforcement agencies to serve ICE warrants to the undocumented in jail.
- The Bradenton Herald’s Ryan Callahan and Jessica De Leon caution the discovery of new algae growing in Sarasota and Manatee County waterways.
Don’t worry, it’s not the dreaded one.
- Manatee County Commissioners decided this week to place the future location of a Confederate memorial statue on the 2020 ballot for Manatee voters. Via the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
In other news…….
- Another week, another Florida man emerge at a pawn shop allegedly to pawn his child in Sarasota this week. A manhunt ensued, but he claims it’s a bit?
Anything I missed? Let me know, and I’d love to hear your comments below.
-Alex
Alex M Buono 