Florida Friday: Alligator helps Sheriff's office take a bite out of crime
Posted by: Jon on 05/10/2013 10:00 AM [ Comments ]
A Pinellas County Sheriff's deputy pulled over Bryan Zuniga after noticing him weaving in and out of traffic in the early morning hours Thursday. After how this ends I am sure that Zuniga wishes he just stayed in the vehicle, it would of been much less painful.
Zuniga pulled his vehicle over and proceeded to make a break for it smashing through a vinyl fence. The police were unable to keep up him so they called off the search.
The Tampa Bay Times reports that several hours later, they got a call from St. Petersburg police, who'd been called to St. Petersburg General Hospital for what was described as an "animal attack."
Zuniga, a report said, told St. Petersburg authorities he was walking home when the attack happened about 5 a.m. at a bridge at 54th Avenue N and Belcher Road.
His story didn't include anything about a traffic stop or a sheriff's deputy. "He stated he was watching fish jump when he fell in and was attacked by an alligator," a St. Petersburg police officer wrote in a report.
The officer, noting that the attack would have been in a different jurisdiction, called the Sheriff's Office. Deputies soon made the connection and realized Zuniga matched the description of the person who fled earlier.
Zuniga was booked into the Pinellas County Jail and held on various charges which include; breaking or injuring fences, fleeing and eluding, and resisting an officer without violence. Injuring a fence?????
The Tampa Bay Times reports that several hours later, they got a call from St. Petersburg police, who'd been called to St. Petersburg General Hospital for what was described as an "animal attack."
Zuniga, a report said, told St. Petersburg authorities he was walking home when the attack happened about 5 a.m. at a bridge at 54th Avenue N and Belcher Road.
His story didn't include anything about a traffic stop or a sheriff's deputy. "He stated he was watching fish jump when he fell in and was attacked by an alligator," a St. Petersburg police officer wrote in a report.
The officer, noting that the attack would have been in a different jurisdiction, called the Sheriff's Office. Deputies soon made the connection and realized Zuniga matched the description of the person who fled earlier.
Zuniga was booked into the Pinellas County Jail and held on various charges which include; breaking or injuring fences, fleeing and eluding, and resisting an officer without violence. Injuring a fence?????
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