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Tampa police arrest Black 12-year-old during ‘teen takeover,’ then illegally share name in press release

TPD did not remove the pre-teen’s name from the press release until Creative Loafing Tampa Bay reached out asking about the error.

On Friday night, May 8, a massive group of teens descended on Tampa’s Curtis Hixon Park for what’s referred to as a “teen takeover,” a trend where young people gather in large numbers and cause general chaos, occasionally leading to fights or property damage.  However, when the Tampa Police Department arrived, they didn’t just disperse […]

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