In Manatee County a substitute teacher is off the job. After he was charged with molesting three girls. Detectives say brad bellingar knew the girls outside of school. And hes been abusing them for . Years. The Manatee School district says bellingar worked as a substitute teacher 2011. The district released a statement to the bradenton herald. Saying bellingar was immediately removed from his position wednesday. After they learned of his arrest. And st. Pete police will be out today. For a new operation, focused on pedestrian safety. Over the next few weeks, officers will be at ten different . High risk areas giving out warnings and education materials to drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians. And starting next . Month, officers will start . Ticketing people in todays effort starts at ten am at the corner of 3rd avenue south and 3rd stret south. A local display of American History could soon be . History in another way. The Armed Forces History museum in largo is now planning to shut do
They say . Thanks, shayla. dave some fog early, with variable clouds and a quick shower possible today. High temps in the upper 70s. Tonight will feature a few clouds and turning much drier. Lows near 60. Mostly sunny skies return for friday, with drier air and somewhat cooler temps. Highs will be in the mid 70s. wally when the sun comes up, a major cleanup will commence across the southeast. A day after 13 tornadoes damaged homes, toppled trees and killed five people in louisiana, mississippi, tennessee and georgia. This is video from the atlanta, georgia area. Where three tornadoes touched down. As you can see, the storm did a lot of damage in that area. Raging flames in tennessee. But the danger is far from over. Now, the area is dealing with possible mudslides. Many residents have already left the gatlinburg area, because of the wildfires. More than 700 structures in the city have been damaged or destroyed. And at least seven people have died. wally now, the areas most famous resid
Trauma. Obvious signs of there were no but they say died. Or tell . How he identify the man, too early to police say its north. And 3rd street 47th avenue north afternoon near four thursday the body around someone saw drainage pond. With more. Bank right now. Outside the food reaves is . Live fox 13s shayla fox 13s Shayla Reaves is . Live outside the food bank right now. With more. Investigators in st. Pete are trying to figure out how a man ended up . Dead. In a drainage pond. Someone saw the body around four thursday afternoon near 47th Avenue Police say its too early to identify the man, or tell . How he died. But they say there were no obvious signs of trauma. An update on a suspicious death in citrus county. Where a womans body was found in a burning car. Investigators now say they . Dont suspect foul play. The body of linda steve was found monday in crystal river. They now believe she was trying to turn around in a driveway when her car got stuck in some roots. Its still not clea
dave mostly sunny and much drier today, with high temps in the mid 70s this afternoon. Tonight will be mostly clear and seasonable; lows in the upper 50s. Partly cloudy skies for the weekend, with high temps in the upper 70s on saturday, and lower 80s on sunday. No closed captioning is wally we begin with a news alert out of pasco county. Deputies are looking for this man. 26yearold sanchez savage. They say hes armed, dangerous, and has a history of selling drugs. Hes also wanted, for active warrants out of georgia. Hes accused of running from law enforcement, Marijuana Possession and obstruction. If you see him, call 911 right away. Another news alert this morning. This one out of tampa. Police are searching for a missing child. For the second t jhova wells disappered yesterday. Police were able to find the 12yearold and bring him home. But Officials Say he ran away again around 830 last night. Wells was last seen on north 51st street. He was wearing darkcolored shorts and did not hav
Available for traffic. wally were following a tragic developing story from Charlotte County right now. There was a . Horrible accident at a Citizen Police academy. A Police Officer shot and killed a 73yearold woman during a Training Exercise at the punta gorda wally Mary Knowlton and another person were picked randomly, for a roleplaying scenario where an officer had to decide whether to shoot. Or not shoot. Knowlton was mistakenly hit with a . Live round, and later died. The police chief gave an update on the case. Which was broadcast live on facebook overnight wally the officer who shot the woman is now on paid leave. And the fdle is handing the investigation. Fox13s Shayla Reaves will be covering this story for us this morning. Shes heading down to punta gorda. And will bring us a live update. As soon as she gets there. Searching for some . Very busy burglars. At least 22 homes have been broken into. In the south tampa area alone. This is Surveillance Video from the latest house on