Tampa pd is very very good at what they do to have a safe event. All of us are interested in how they do it. And all of them want to avoid scenes like these where protests went wrong in cities like new york, chicago and seattle and who can forget the Boston Marathon bombing in 2012. Here in tampa its not just gasparilla the city has successfully hosted two super bowls and the Republican National convention in 2012. All with only security challenges yet everything was kept under control. I was impressed because i was ready for the story that cost four times, they used brains and focused resources where their known problems would be so they had no unexpected activities. Eric ward says planning is the key. We know this event comes every year, its not a shock to us, putting resources in place is what helps us to get the we are going to have a front row seat on it, i am not going to partake in some of the adult beverages im sure it is going to be extremely fun. And the Fulton County police
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Arrgh you ready? It’s that time of year again when pirates pillage and plunder their way across the city. The annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival has been a Tampa staple since 1904.