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The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said this weekend that 41 of the 45 alleged looters rounded up on armed robbery, burglary, loitering, grant theft, vandalism and trespassing charges on their ...
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri will hold a news conference Thursday afternoon to discuss ... Of the 45 people arrested by “anti-looting patrols,” only two were from Pinellas County. 41 ...
Pinellas temporarily closed their borders when the hurricane passed the county on September 11; [96] residents were allowed to return to Pinellas by 9:30 a.m. and were allowed to return to the barrier islands by 4 p.m. [97] [98] Gualtieri subsequently suspended four deputies for neglecting their duties during the hurricane. [99] [100]
Pinellas County Schools to relocate 2,000 students this week, 2 schools damaged in hurricane . Damages can also be reported locally through Disaster.Pinellas.gov. Nearly 13,000 people have applied ...
Nearly 100% of the county lost power and heavy damage occurred to agriculture. Total damage in the inland and coastal areas of the county was estimated to be over $2 billion. [62] [63] Helene also brought damage to neighboring Dixie County. Storm surge in the area of Horseshoe Beach exceeded 15 feet, destroying 70% of the town. [64]
August 25 – Hurricane Katrina moved ashore southeastern Florida as a minimal hurricane, producing a peak wind gust of 97 mph (156 km/h) at Homestead General Aviation Airport. Heavy rainfall accompanied the hurricane, peaking at 16.43 in (417 mm) in Perrine, which caused flooding in the Miami metro area. About 1.4 million people lost power ...
Thousands of Floridians are rebuilding their communities after Hurricane Milton made landfall as a deadly Category 3 storm this week and cut through the state, bringing destructive storm surge to ...
In the wake of devastation wrought by Hurricane Milton, acts of heroism have been emerging. In Hillsborough County alone, which includes Tampa, more than 725 people, as well as 128 pets, were ...