Penalties and requiring gas station owners to better protect customers. News channel 8s john rogers explains the new changes. Good afternoon, the new law kicks in saturday october 1st. Its going to make it a much more serious crime to install a skimmer. Skimmers are increasingly being found inside gas pumps throughout tampa bay, and theyre becoming more sophisticated. Lawmakers want to discourage it. Starting saturday, a new law will increase the offense of the crime so criminals before, it wasnt taken seriously, it was unknown as a crime. There was a low penalty. The law also increases penalties against crooks who have fraudulent credit cards. And gas station owners will be required to take certain security measures to prevent skimmers from being installed. Reporting in sarasota, john rogers, news channel 8. Contaminated water began leaking into the aquaphor, the governor showed up at a mosaic plant in mull bury, Governor Scott flew over the sink hole that opened up in august beneath
But that is fine. A little chill in the air. A little difference when you step out of the front door getting dressed and get kid dressed. Make sure they have the jacket on. Doppler radar looking good no problems, no clouds in the skies at all. We will kick off with 49 degrees. Little windy. Sunrise at 6 07. We have six minutes to get out there but then later today we will hit a high of 62. The sunshine in the morning. Included will roll in the the a afternoon. Get ready for a possibility always a possibility of the stray shower later today and tonight we will dip down to 47 degrees but the the wind will play an issue, in the next 24 to 48 hours. I will tell you her about that in the seven day coming up next time around. 6 01 on this monday morning as we get ready to step outside the front door. We have an accident north bound lanes of i95 at kurland street our penndot camera here over our shoulder, only that far right lane opened, this is north bound, approaching k erlen heading up tow