Surveys find many Tampa Bay first responders will not get the coronavirus vaccine
Local fire and police departments conducted surveys about the coronavirus vaccine, and a significant number of first responders say they are not taking it or undecided.
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TAMPA BAY, Fla. â Many first responders in the Tampa Bay area say they wonât take the coronavirus vaccine.
Local fire and police departments conducted surveys about the coronavirus vaccine, and a significant number of first responders say they are not taking it or are undecided.
âItâs just so new and itâs been so highly publicized and so highly politicized, I think for a lot of our members,â said John Klinefelter, Clearwater Fire & Rescue Division Chief of Health and Safety.
Westfield Citrus Park Mall reopens after evacuation Friday
The Westfield Citrus Park Mall was evacuated Friday at about noon after deputies discovered threats made against the mall.
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The Westfield Citrus Park Mall was evacuated Friday at about noon after deputies discovered threats made against the mall, but it has since reopened.
Deputies say nothing suspicious was located.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office K-9 Unit conducted a sweep of the mall and found nothing suspicious.
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Tampa caretaker defrauded 96-year-old out of $46,000, deputies say
By FOX 13 News staff
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Booking photo for Chad Johnson (Provided by Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office)
TAMPA, Fla. - Hillsborough County deputies say the caretaker of a 96-year-old stole tens of thousands of dollars from the victim.
Investigators arrested 45-year-old Chad Johnson on Thursday, saying he cashed checks he wrote for himself using the victim s account between September and November.
They said Johnson also made numerous purchases using the victim s credit cards, adding that the victim didn t authorize any of those transactions.
During the investigation, detectives said they learned Johnson defrauded the victim of more than $46,000. He was arrested on charges of exploiting an elderly person and grand theft.
Tampa Bay Times
Florida’s first COVID-19 vaccine doses landed in Tampa Bay this week, poised for distribution to the people public health officials determined need it first.
Millions of healthcare workers and the residents of long-term care facilities will get vaccinated first. Next up will be essential workers, including firefighters, paramedics and police officers.
But when it’s their turn, will Tampa Bay’s first-responders get the shot?
A significant number of firefighters and officers said they weren’t interested or were undecided, according to surveys of local fire and police departments conducted in recent weeks.
In Pinellas County, 549 paramedics and emergency medical technicians who work for the county’s fire departments and ambulance company about 40 percent of the 1,380 respondents said they don’t want to get vaccinated. Another 28 percent, or 385 people, said they’re undecided. That means the number who do want the vaccine 32 percent, or 446 people
By Brian Munchie
Dec 18, 2020
The Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office arrested a man after he defrauded a 96-year-old victim out of tens of thousands of dollars in recent months.
Chad Johnson, 45, became the victim s caretaker earlier this year. From September to November, Johnson cashed checks he wrote for himself using the victim s account. He also made numerous purchases using the victim s credit cards. The victim did not authorize any of the charges made to their accounts. Johnson was also not given permission to access the victim s banking records.
Through investigative means, detectives learned Johnson defrauded the victim of more than $46,000. Detectives arrested him this week on charges of Exploitation of an Elderly Person and Grand Theft Second Degree.