Dark for 19 days about a massive sink hole, one large enough to swallow millions of gallons of radioactive water at a mosaic plant in mulberry. 8 on your side Steve Andrews tells us tonight that there is action on the ground to help ease the fears of neighbors. Reporter technician showed up at james maxwells house in lithia to take samples of water from his well. Im scared to death what it already has done to me and my neighbor reporter scared because he lives near their mosaic new wales plant in mulberry. A sinkhole sucked 215 million gallons of radioactive contaminated water into the aquifer, our source of drinking water. Im not saying that they dont do that lightly. Reporter no one informed the public until 8 on your side broke the news. James well is at least one of 40 mosaic plants to test for about a couple of things. First what might be upset headed towards their wells and second the government knew about it and didnt tell them. Mosaic hired ett a Tampa Company to take samples.
Rod carter is live at the Sheriffs Office with details. Hi rod. Reporter hey, good evening guys. Rain or shine, investigators want to get their hands on this guy and find him quickly. This started with a traffic stop. Actually, for a seat belt violation. But, the passenger decided he did not want to get a ticket. And he didnt want anything else. So he fought with the deputy. Everything happened very fast. Reporter Deputy Steven gutierrez tells me what went down when he pulled over a couple for violation wednesday morning at the stop and shop store on 18th street and 147th avenue in tampa. At that point, the passenger was trying to leave. Reporter the passenger now identified as 37yearold rod jer main rayford, knew he was wrong. He knew he was wrong. Reporter he also knew he was wanted. He jumped out of the that is when a little struggle happened. Reporter Deputy Gutierrez deployed his tazer. Looked at his hand. Made sure he did not pull a knife. Reporter the tazer did not work. And the
Your core and for zariis, her brother rogelio perezborroto was hit and killed. He saw two people in need and stopped to help. That is when 37yearold Allison Huffman drove into the emergency lane and kit and hilled him. Huffman appeared before a judge tuesday. She admitted she knew she was in a collision and was scared so she didnt stop. Now rogelio perezborrotos family is trying to raise money for his funeral and wife and fouryearold daughter. In tampa, candace mccowan, newschannel8. A south tampa woman watched a trio of burglars walking through her home on her phone. It happened just before noon yesterday. A notification alerted her to check the cameras her husband installed just a month ago. Look at this. She could see three guys in her living room. Built in alarm which scared the crooks away. Tampa police have one man in custody. If you recognize the others you should call the police. Well, a pinellas fraud artist pleaded guilty today. He could be in jail the rest of his life. Repor
Good monday afternoon, everyone, im josh benson. Im stacie schaible. This is first at four. Thanks for joining us. We have a developing story about a gun going off in a crowded park. It is a frightening situation for dozens of people in south tampa a 6yearold found the gun in the mothers diaper bag, took it out and fired a shot. It happened while the park was packed with people yesterday. It is a miracle no one was struck by that bullet becky rhiners friend was in the park when the shot rang out. They were very scared. You dont know where that shot was going to go. It could go into you or me or any other child here. Especially in a crowded park. And it was a sunny afternoon, very loaded with kids and parents. Tampa Police Arrested Ricardo Mendez for storing the gun in tampering for trying to throw the gun in the bay when he found out the police were on the way. A clerk turned the tables on two armed men when they pointed guns at them inside a store. He pulled his own gun killing one of
The athletes coming up. Good afternoon everybody, im josh benson. Im stacie schaible. This is first at 4 00. We are waiting for governor rick scott visiting the county devastate by tornadoes. Many victims are still in shock. What were you thinking when you drove back . What the heck is going on here . I didnt realize what was going on. Thankfully, there were no injuries in the storm. Joining us now, Julie Phillips in the weather center. Such a difference today, we have beautiful blue skies. It is breezy as well. The northwest winds at this location coming in pretty steady between 20 and 25 miles so, a breezy day, a rough day on the water, but thankfully, the showers and storms have passed. You can see in the satellite and radar imagery, barely a cloud in the sky, no rain on the radar, things looking dry for the rest of tonight. That front is well off to the south, there is a large system that has made its way into the northeast. Still looking at snow across the mid atlantic, but quiet