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Gator bait: Fleeing suspect busted by alligator

Pinellas Park, Florida - "Taking a bite out of crime" lives up to its meaning after a Pinellas Park man comes face-to-face with an alligator.

It started as 20-year-old Brian Zuniga was being pulled over by a Pinellas County Sheriff's deputy just before 3 a.m. Thursday for failing to maintain his lane.

"I left to go to work early this morning and I saw a bunch of deputy cars down on one of the cul-de-sacs," said resident Darren Davis.

Wanted murder suspect found hiding in a crib

St. Petersburg, Florida -- St. Pete Police have finally caught the man wanted in connection with a drug deal gone bad that resulted in a woman -- caught in the crossfire -- being dropped off at the hospital where she later died.

Detectives have been looking for Hires since March 18 when they identified him as a suspect in the shooting that led to Felicia Vickers' death.

Man calls 911 asking for 'Kool-Aid, burgers and weed'

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) - A St. Petersburg man is accused of misusing the 911 system to request that he wanted "Kool-Aid, burgers and weed to be delivered to him."

The Tampa Bay Times reports 34-year-old Jarvis Sutton dialed 911 about 80 times on Sunday.

Police say Sutton admitted to making the calls.

St. Pete man drunk-dials 911, lands in jail

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) - A 51-year-old Florida man got a trip to jail for drunk-dialing 911.

Pinellas County deputies didn't find an emergency when they arrived at Gary Alan Pockrandt's home near St. Petersburg on Wednesday morning. Pockrandt had called 911 twice, telling dispatchers his cell phone wasn't working.

Authorities weren't amused when Pockrandt called 911 again three hours later and mumbled to the dispatcher, "My drug dealer is mad at me."

Man impersonates being firefighter for free food, drinks

St. Petersburg, Florida -- A man was arrested at his Clearwater home Wednesday morning on charges he impersonated a firefighter so he could get free food and drinks at various locations, including All Children's Hospital.

St. Pete Police say 22-year-old Robert Spalla represented himself to employees at All Children's Hospital as a firefighter who has been with the St. Pete Fire Department for the past five years.

During their interactions with Spalla, hospital employees told police he would ask for special privileges such as food vouchers or gas cards.

Argument over radio station leads to stabbing

St. Petersburg, Florida -- An argument over what radio station to listen to turned violent when a man stabbed his roommate multiple times, police say.

Pinellas deputies say Willie Brown stabbed Abraham Shedrack at least 10 times during the argument outside the mobile home the two share at Palace Mobile Home Park Wednesday night.

Shedrack, 72, is in critical but stable condition at Bayfront Medical Center. 

Brown, 58, has been charged with attempted first degree murder.

Woman steals St. Petersburg police car

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida -- A woman has been charged with vehicle burglary, auto theft, and leaving the scene of a crash after allegedly stealing a St. Petersburg police cruiser.

Two officers were responding to a domestic incident on Saturday when the theft occurred. One of the officers left the keys in the car and left the engine running, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department.