|
|
| St. Pete gun bounty program yields mixed results |
| By /tbo.com - Stephen Thompson |
| Published: 04/09/2013 |
|
ST. PETERSBURG - A six-week gun bounty program announced in the wake of the Newton school shooting yielded mixed results, police said today. Police recovered 120 firearms and more than 4,000 rounds of ammunition, while making 34 arrests and seizing nearly $74,000. But investigators received only one tip through Crime Stoppers that led to an arrest and the seizure of a handgun, St. Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Harmon said. Under the program, announced in January, anyone who provided information leading to the confiscation of an assault rifle and an arrest would get $1,500 through the Crime Stoppers program. Information leading to a handgun would net $1,000. “It didn’t happen,” Harmon said following a press conference attended by Mayor Bill Foster, federal agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and representatives from the state Department of Corrections. What did work was a new partnership between probation officers and police. Lists were drawn up of drug offenders on probation and of offenders with violent criminal histories on probation, said police Maj. Mike Kovacsev. Then visits were made to their homes. Read More. |
Comments:
Login to let us know what you think
MARKETPLACE search vendors | advanced search
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
|
Have you been hurt in an accident in Waco Temple or Killeen? Our personal injury lawyers will review your claim to examine if there is enough evidence to support a lawsuit. You may be eligible to file a personal injury claim if you were involved in an accident that was caused by the negligence of someone else. Our Waco bus accident attorneys work with personal injury experts to understand how the accident has changed your life and what money you need to go forward.