Detectives say the same man has had four stores around clearwater. Jamel lanee spoke with investigators who are trying to catch him before he strikes again. Reporter this man is terrorizing cashiers around clearwater. We are concerned by the amount of times this individual is hitting convenience stores. Reporter the suspect robbed four locations in 24 hours. This clerk was terrified when he came across the rs money Market Holding what looked like a weapon. And thats when he pretty much pointed a gun at me but the gun was inside the sleeves. Reporter in the video, she tries to hide as the brazen bandit demands cash. His spree began monday morning at 3 19 am. Investigators say he hit this speedway on through street. Shortly before 11 am, seen here at the jk food store on bellaire road. 15 minutes later, he is inside street at the 7eleven. He needs to be behind bars. Reporter reporting and clearwater, jamel lanee news generally. Jamel lanee news channel 8. Miles across our area will have
Thanksgiving. It is time for the now tampa bay. Sadly we already have our first deadly crash on i75 northbound near 301 in the brandon area. This is traffic already building up because people are moving around getting ready to get out of town. The reality is today 43. 5 Million People are doing some type of traveling starting partly because of the cheap gas prices. I want you to check out this map. The green places are cheaper and the red more expensive. For more than two dollars a gallon just keep driving because the average is 1. 99. Some of the lowest prices we have seen in eight years. The nows ryan smith is on our was doesnt look like . Took a lot of people hitting the roads as we speak. The most drivers traveling this Holiday Weekend so far since 2007. More than 40 million drivers. Lets give you a look at our window and what we are seeing inching closer and closer toward the downtown tampa area. We got here about eight minutes ago and we just passed the dell it is stop and go in
And im larry beil. Its not just the roads that are busy. Airports from the bay area to chicago to miami all packed with people. This thanksgiving aaa is expecting travel to reach levels not seen in a deck a. Reporter some 50 million million americans are packing highways this holiday weekend. More than half are flying this thanksgiving and an increase over last year. Today alone there are some 2. 5 million passengers at airports. Demand is so High Airlines are adding 74,000 seats each day, preparing for the big crowds, tsa hired 1,400 new officers and converted many parttime workers to full time. They also rolled out automated screening lanes in new jersey, chicago and los angeles just in time for the holiday. Officials say the new technology decreases the time travelers spend going through security while still making sure they are safe. This is a partnership between the airlines and airport authorities that they believe is a good thing and it is a good thing and both a security, effec
You see all the headlights coming to the camera and a lot of bread till its moving away. Its been like that all you will before noon, and traffic is already picking up. Thtitles, was steady going. Cdot said that is likely the peak day for westbound travel this week. Last year, just over 26,000 cars went to the tunnel westbound on wednesday before thanksgiving. Over 18,000 eastbound, the total of just over 44,000. First we spoke with surprised at how smoothly its been flowing today. And probably averaged 65. The slow track doesnt go that fast. I came all the way from grand junction. Loveland ski area was packed, bright sunshine and decent snow. The chad Kaiser Family drove up from fort collins. It was a long trip but the laughter ]it wasnt too bad. I can tell you most people are doing the speed limit this evening. They have one of those electronic signs that measures your speed up the highway. Cdot said this traffic expected to taper off within the next hour the tomorrow will only see h
Reporter a selfdescribed disney fanatic. I bought them and i couldnt wait to put them up. Reporter she didnt think she needed to guard her front yard christmas display. A camera hidden in the doorbell. It has a wide angle. Reporter it captures the burglary play out in realtime. Two gentlemen. I wouldnt call them that. Quickly came into my yard and just rip up mickey and minnie reporter watch poor minnie being dragged away. Why . Why steal mickey and minnie . They are just inflatables. Reporter ashley posting the video on facebook. Its didnt think it was going to get this many views. Im pretty sure its 40,000 views. Reporter she hopes someone will recognize the crooks and call them cops. Give them the 15 minutes of fame they wanted. Shes starting to get tips about who the guys are. Ashley doesnt want to replace the christmas displays. She just wants them to bring back mickey and minnie. Its looking sad. It was for the kids. Lets get the disney characters back. Its thanksgiving eve, many