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Saturday, February 9, 2013

Operation Gun Swap Redemption Vouchers Available This Weekend

People who turned in firearms this month and did not receive their redemption vouchers can do so at one of five locations this weekend, Feb. 9 and 10.

  People who turned in firearms Feb. 2 at the Hillsborough County Sheiff's Office's Operation Gun Swap can redeem their vouchers for cash this weekend at any one of the five locations noted below. In all, the operation collected 2,808 firearms from area residents, according to a sheriff's report. Support for the buy-back offer, designed to take reduce the number of firearms countywide, was so strong that on-site redemptions ran out last week. Toward that end, voucher redemptions will be handed out Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 9-10, fro 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following five locations: Sheriff's Progress Village Substation 7935 Flower AvenueSheriff's Operations Center 2008 E. 8th Avenue 13501 N. Nebraska Avenue (site of closed Sunoco gas …

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Felons and Firearms: Undercover Operation Targets Crime Near Gibsonton Elementary

Undercover detectives seized guns from convicted felons and drug dealers operating across the street from Gibsonton Elementary School. Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee discussed “Operation Cease Fire” at a Jan. 15 press conference.

  Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee announced the results of a six-month undercover operation that resulted in a wave of arrests of convicted felons who sold guns and drugs across the street from Gibsonton Elementary School. In all, 10 people have been arrested, with arrest warrants issued for three additional people, according to Gee's report, issued at a Jan. 15 press conference (see chart below). Nine of the 13 people netted in the undercover operation were convicted felons, "who sold 29 firearms and 40 silencers to undercover detectives," Gee said. Weapons removed from the street include an AR-15, AK-47 style rifle, 22-caliber rifle with silencer, sawed-off shotguns and sniper-type rifles with night vision. Detectives also …

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