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Year in Review: Weird, weird Florida...

Monday, December 31st, 2012, 3:43pm

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- In 2012, Florida was a state where a lifeguard got
fired for saving a life, a woman got arrested for riding a manatee and a
man repeatedly used 911 as a phone sex service.

Think that's weird? It gets worse and more tragic.

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Red light runners Vol 10.

Submitted by WTSP Web Staff

Thursday, October 18th, 2012, 10:48am

Check out these red light runners from around the bay area.

Can't watch the video? Click here for photos

FIND: Red light cameras are in your area

More Red light runners:

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Citrus homeowner ordered to remove hundreds of tires

Submitted by Kathryn Bursch, Reporter

Wednesday, October 17th, 2012, 6:55pm

Homosassa, Florida - In September, 10 News told you how Scott Holland and Rita Huggins were tired of all their neighbor's tires. When loaded trailers first started rolling in they could joke.

"You got more than a hundred tires in your backyard you must be a redneck. I thought it was funny, but they kept coming and kept coming," Holland told 10 News last month.

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Woman sues sheriff's office over roadside strip search

Submitted by WTSP Web Staff

Friday, August 10th, 2012, 10:37am

Inverness, Florida -- A woman is suing the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, claiming she was strip searched in front of her children along the side of the road.

The lawsuit filed August 3rd by Leila Tarantino claims she was pulled over in Beverly Hills back in July of 2011. Her 1 and 4-year-old children were in the car with her at the time.

READ: Strip search lawsuit against the Citrus County Sheriff's Office (PDF)

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Best/Worst Pet Paparazzi pic yet! (Warning: It may offend)

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Monday, June 4th, 2012, 3:01pm

Best/Worst Pet Paparazzi pic yet! (Warning: It may offend)

"Bruno thinks he's a man...a man with no manners but still a man", says his owner Tony Jimenez of Lutz.

Tony submitted this Pet Paparazzi pic to our 10 News Morning Show crew and it was the talk of the newsroom Monday afternoon.

While maybe not in the best taste, this should undoubtedly brighten everyone's day for a brief moment...and who doesn't deserve a good laugh?!

Check out our other Pet Paparazzi pics below:

Pet Paparazzi: First Edition

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Fake agent pulls over car to search for terrorists

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012, 6:01pm

Hudson, Florida -- A man claiming he worked for the Department of Defense was arrested after he pulled over a car with an Ontario license plate while seeking out terrorists.

According to the arrest report, around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, 73-year-old Joseph Tarochione pulled the car over in the Calendar Girls Strip Club parking lot on U.S. 19 and told the driver he would not let him go, because he wanted to have the car checked for bombs.

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Son refuses traffic stop, only takes orders from dad

Submitted by Jim Peppard, Assignment Editor

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011, 8:53am

Hernando, Florida - A Citrus County man wound up behind bars Sunday for refusing to pull over for a traffic stop, despite a 4-mile chase by two deputies with flashing lights and blaring sirens.

Marcus Koller, 22, of Hernando was clocked doing 50 in a 35 mile an hour zone on U.S. 41, and was quickly followed by a Citrus County Sheriff's deputy. Koller didn't stop, the sheriff's office said. He turned on his blinkers and kept driving.

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