Its warm, its stuffy outside. Were beginning with some cloud cover this morning and i actually have a couple of sprinkles. Now, theyre falling apart but if you run into them in rural manatee or sarasota county, dont be surprised. 75 closer to punta gorda, theyre a steady sprinkle activity. I think its more than a nuisance to the morning commute. During the evening commute, different. Well get more in the way of stronger storms and heavier downpours. 79 degrees in tampa, brandon, st. Petersburg. Hey, were wel barely. Rain chances are best this afternoon and theyll run 50 to 60 . Tropical storm just north of jacksonville. Julia is its name. It will not impact us but well tell you about the impact in the southeast in a few minutes. Busy morning along the interstates. Southbound 275 seeing very slow Traffic Building up as you can see approaching fifth avenue north in the area of 22nd avenue north. Possibly two right lanes blocked. A left lane able to squeeze by there with this crash. Delay
Well linda, neighbors say the criminals were actually using this vacant house over here behind me to stage this crime. One the neighbors, next door neighbor actually saw a girl standing in the driveway and it seemed a little bit suspicious. So she started recording what was going on. So take look at that video here. She recorded everything from inside of her house through her blinds. She shared that video with us. She says she watched a teenager flag victim down who was a red car. Hillsborough county detectives say this started with an ad that placed on Craigslist Perez was offering to do repair work and somebody called him asked to come to have him come to home for an estimate. Neighbors say when he showed up several teens jumped him from behind house stole his wallet and cell phone and took his car. But that neighbor that we mentioned michelle, already calld 91 by then. And in a matter of minutes deputies spotted the stolen car and chased them down i75 into and. That neighbor she was
Die. He said shut up or i will choke you. I try today call for help. Reporter thankny, as a car passed by, the guy panicked. He snatched her phone and ran off. Deputies were notified and her mother is obviously concerned. Oh, i was beside myself when her friend called me this morning. Reporter the girls mother noticed a strange mysterious man walking the street shortly before her daughter left. I knew it was him. You know. The only thing going through my mind, is sh reporter now authorities are on the hunt for him. They have stepped up patrols in the area and will be monitoring the bus stop this week to keep the kids safe. The girl wants fellow teens to understand these dangers are real. Anything can happen. At any time. And i want them to be aware of their surroundings. Reporter and this is is a neighborhood with a lot of kids. It is usually a very safe spot. This suspect is about 25, five blue jeans and a dark shirt. If anybody knows anything about this case, Contact Crime stoppers.
Thats suspicious. So is what happened next. A red car pulled in. A few minutes later, teens jumped in and sped away. They were hiding on on backside of the house. When he pulled into the driveway, they bum rushed him. Hillsborough deputies say it was a wellplanned crime. A carpenter placed an ad on craigslist offering to do Home Remodeling work. He got a call from someone who lured him to the abandoned home on lynmoor drive. When he got there he was greeted by a female at the door. A group of teens robbed the carpenter and carjacked him. Neighbors ran over to help. He was really shaken. Hes a good christian man. Little did the victim know someone next door was watching. I never witnessed crime like that so close to my home ever before. Michelle battle called 911 before the crime was even finished. In a matter of minutes, deputis spotted the stolen car, chased it down i75 and arrested five years old. Unfortunately kids are getting involved in crime earlier and earlier. Detectives to do
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