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Tampa Bay cops take steps to reach Hispanics, starting with social media The challenge is greatest in Hillsborough County, where nearly a third of the population is Hispanic. One question for communities: Whether agencies do immigration enforcement.     Natalia Verdina, left, heads up the new social media program with the Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office. Among those featured in department videos is Deputy Lorette Choli Nordelo, right. [ JUAN CARLOS CHAVEZ | Times ] Published May 10 Deputy Lorette “Choli” Nordelo works the night shift patrolling the Town N’ Country area, where speaking Spanish enables her to connect with people she meets on the job. “It is a blessing to be able to help the Latino people in my community,” says Nordelo, 31 who came to the United States from Ecuador at age 10. “Language barriers don’t matter. We will always find any way to help them.”

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