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Man Throws Banana at Pickup Truck, Driver Retaliates With Gunfire, Police Say
On 5/20/21 at 10:51 AM EDT
A man has been arrested in Florida in connection to an apparent road rage incident in which a suspect fired at a driver after he threw a banana at his truck.
Robert Kyle Lewis, 34, has been charged with shooting a deadly missile into/at an occupied vehicle and criminal mischief, following an incident which occurred on the 7500 block of Highway 19 in Pinellas Park on Tuesday morning.
The Pinellas Park Police Department said they were called to a report of a shooting on the southbound highway at around 8 a.m.
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Full Circle Exclusive: Changing how the police protect and serve the community
Exclusive look at SPPD new CALL program
Social workers taking non-violent 911 calls in St. Pete
and last updated 2021-05-13 18:44:38-04
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. â On the fourth floor of the St. Petersburg Police Department s parking garage, more than a dozen people in a different kind of uniform were waiting for their day to start.
The team of social workers and mental health experts had on their new grey polo shirts with the letters CALL embroidered on the chest. It stands for Community Assistance and Life Liaison. CALL is a pilot program that makes sweeping changes to how police will protect and serve the community. Announced in July of 2020, the program finally got underway in February of this year following some delays.