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Tampa police arrest 4 in Craigslist prostitution sting
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Police then went outside and arrested the driver of the car that brought Brown to the motel. Ernest Floyd Wright, 26, of Atlanta, was charged with deriving support and proceeds from prostitution and possession of marijuana after police found a small amount of the drug in the car. Wright also was charged with driving without a valid driver’s license. He remained in jail today. Bail was set at $2,750.
An hour later, a second set of suspects showed up at the motel room, police said. Alisa Marie Pierson, 19, of Port St. Lucie, offered to perform two sex acts for money, saying her services would cost $200. She was charged with two counts of offering to commit prostitution and remained in jail today. Bail was set at $500.
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Korey Dunkle, 23, of West Palm Beach, was charged with two counts of deriving support or proceeds from prostitution. Bail was set at $4,000. Dunkle remained jailed this morning.

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But with few open air drug markets left in the city, Castor said, the undercover officers have devoted their time to other related investigations.
She cautioned that the move does not mean that the agency will be any less interested in drug-related crimes.
“We are not doing away with any services,” she said. “And if anything, it’s an extension of what we have been doing.”
Key to understanding the tactic, Castor said, is the belief that criminals don’t tend to specialize. Drug offenders also commit strong-armed robberies, burglaries and more, she said.
“It will work,” she said after describing the plan Thursday in a conference room at TPD’s downtown headquarters.
Each district will have four ROC squads, enabling the districts to be covered by these officers for 23 hours a day, 7 days a week, responding when a neighborhood experiences a flare-up in prostitution or traffic problems, for example.

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Castor also announced that the department’s tactical lieutenants will be the contacts within communities â residents will be able to call them about anything from burglaries to prostitution to traffic issues.

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Franciscan friar the Rev. John Aurilia has a little fun while talking with, from left, Peggy Diakow and Beverly MIkolash on Monday as they filled bags in the pantry of Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Tampa. [WILLIE J. ALLEN JR. | Times]
NORTH TAMPA — Every morning, he starts the day with prayer.
In a brown robe and sandals, he flips through his prayer book, bound in a black leather case. Here, in the small chapel at the church where he is pastor, his life makes sense.
Anywhere else, the Rev. John Aurilia stands out — for what he wears, for how he lives. “That’s the life of the gospel, you know?”
The contrast is visible on the streets of E Linebaugh and Central avenues, near Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church where he is the pastor. When he’s not visiting the homebound or parishioners in the hospital, he spends time talking to homeless people, drug addicts and prostitutes, just outside the church’s doors.

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TAMPA – A 42-year-old Tampa man gave food, shelter and water to a minor runaway and stayed close to her while she worked as a prostitute, Tampa police say.

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Under the new law, murals presently being painted would be allowed. Other than that, no more murals can be painted in the downtown historic district unless the property owner can prove that there was a mural on the building before the city established the district in 1994.
Edward Haynes, the owner of Hannas Antiques, who paid for the mural, was annoyed by the turmoil created by what he called an artist’s mistake.
“If I thought there was anything indecent or immoral in the mural I would have painted over it myself,” Haynes said. “I didn’t notice anything wrong, and the artist painted over the part thought to be indecent without an argument. If the city was so interested in the moral character of the city why don’t they do something about the prostitutes soliciting on the city streets, or the bums sleeping in vacant lots at night?

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McGhee can normally be found from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday on the southwest corner of Central Avenue and Sixth Street. But she started selling hot dogs at night in June outside Durty Nelly’s a few blocks west on Central. The bar owner noted few late-night fast-food choices in the area and wanted someone to help fill his patrons’ bellies after a long night of partying.
The lines were long, but police were not amused.
After her ticket, McGhee returned to daylight hot dog peddling and took up her cause with the City Council. She solicited donations for a “legal fund” and raised about $100. Pamella Settlegoode, a candidate for City Council, donated the rest.
McGhee went to court in late August. As she waited, McGhee said, the judge issued $100 fines for public urination, prostitution and public drinking.

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… As a child growing up in St. Petersburg, my mother, family and community taught me to stand for what’s right and to advocate for the same. I learned early that many before me, black and white, made significant sacrifices for me, my community and the city — and that it was my duty to give back. I make no apologies for working to support my family and to serve the city I love. I am here by choice, and I haven’t regretted any of the causes for which I’ve fought.
“In 1997, when Mayor David Fischer asked me to lead the Police Department and help heal the city following racial disturbances, I responded and implemented the tenets of respect, accountability and integrity, and served faithfully until my retirement in October 2001. I did so at great personal risk, and my family was subjected to horrific media stories which fortunately ended with an accurate accounting of my record when the St. Petersburg Times reported in 2001 that crime declined; the homicide rate hit a 30-year low; citizen complaints against police officers decreased; and arrests for crimes for which I was criticized (drugs and prostitution) increased.

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McGhee can normally be found from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday on the southwest corner of Central Avenue and 6th Street. But she started selling hot dogs at night in June outside Durty Nelly’s a few blocks west on Central. The bar owner noted few late-night fast-food choices in the area and wanted someone to help fill his patrons’ bellies after a long night of partying.
The lines were long but police were not amused.
After her ticket, McGhee returned to daylight hot dog peddling and took up her cause with the City Council. She solicited donations for a “legal fund” and raised about $100. Pamella Settlegoode, a candidate for City Council, donated the rest.
McGhee went to court in late August. As she waited, McGhee said the judge issued $100 fines for public urination, prostitution and public drinking.

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As a child growing up in St. Petersburg, my mother, family and community taught me to stand for what’s right and to advocate for the same. I learned early that many before me, black and white, made significant sacrifices for me, my community and the city — and that it was my duty to give back. I make no apologies for working to support my family and to serve the city I love. I am here by choice, and I haven’t regretted any of the causes for which I’ve fought.
In 1997, when Mayor David Fischer asked me to lead the Police Department and help heal the city following racial disturbances, I responded and implemented the tenets of respect, accountability and integrity, and served faithfully until my retirement in October 2001. I did so at great personal risk, and my family was subjected to horrific media stories which fortunately ended with an accurate accounting of my record when the St. Petersburg Times reported in 2001 that crime declined; the homicide rate hit a 30-year low; citizen complaints against police officers decreased; and arrests for crimes for which I was criticized (drugs and prostitution) increased.

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