Activists call for reforms to reduce Hillsboroughâs juvenile arrests
Too many kids are getting arrested, according to the Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality. Local officials agree, but differ on how to address the issue.
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Teenagers listen to a guest speaker at the Hillsborough County Juvenile Detention Center East. A group called Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality is pushing county officials to create a secondary review process to divert more eligible juveniles into the county s arrest avoidance program. [ Times ]
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TAMPA â Arionna Thomas was just a fifth-grader when she brought a knife to school a few years ago.
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Adam Pruski was headed to work when his car was T-boned. Hereâs what happened next.
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Adam Pruski s 2010 Toyota Rav4 after it was hit on Bloomingdale Ridge Drive at U.S. 301 on June 9, 2020. [ Pruski family ]
Updated Mar. 15
RIVERVIEW â Before dawn on a Tuesday in June, Adam Pruski sat idling in his car at the exit of his sleepy suburban neighborhood east of Tampa.
Wearing his Performance Foodservice polo, Pruski waited at the stop sign at Bloomingdale Ridge Drive for traffic to clear on U.S. 301 so he could turn right and head to work. He was thinking of stopping at the RaceTrac for an energy drink.
A bill aimed at combating violent protests is sparking heated debate in Tallahassee and around Florida. Opponents, including Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren, are speaking out and say it limits free speech.