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Justin Garcia
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Justin Garcia
@JustinGarciaFL
- Absolutely massive crowd taking the streets in Downtown #Tampa to protest the Moms For Liberty conference
00:00 - New: For years, St. Pete Police have hoarded change from repurposed parking meters that say the money goes to the homeless, but it really goes to the cops. In FY 2022, SPPD has spent zero dollars of over $9,000 raised on the homeless community...(1/1)
- Today is my first day as @TB_Times state and local accountability reporter where I'll focus on Florida government agencies, especially all things law enforcement, some of DeSantis' police projects and more. Contact me with tips at: [email protected]. Pic for the algorithm
- NEW: In May, @bubbaprog 's devices were taken by the FBI. Today, his lawyers denied that he hacked @FoxNews and demanded the return of his belongings. Burke gave a statement to @TB_Times, saying it's been a "months-long nightmare"
- BREAKING: Just a few days after we at @cl_tampabay exposed body camera video of Tampa Police Chief Mary O’Connor using her status to get out of a traffic stop, she has resigned
- Replying to @JustinGarciaFLAnd here’s a write-up and photo gallery covering what happened at the protest: cltampa.com/tampa/photos-h…
- This Neo-Nazi group, National Socialists of Florida, has been popping up more and more lately in @StPeteFL and @CityofTampa to spread hateful propaganda. @MIAagainstFash has done diligent work in trying to unmask them.
- Replying to @JustinGarciaFL(2/2) When I asked SPPD what they will do now that the public knows they're not spending this money as it's intended, SPPD said, "We’ve been in budget discussions with other City departments to see where the funds could be shifted so they are best utilized."
- I recently had the cops called on me after I requested to inspect public records in person at the Tampa fire rescue headquarters. @markkatches wrote this column about how it all went down. And my long hair made it into the story... @TB_Times tampabay.com/news/tampa/202…
- Florida prisons are now using artificial intelligence to monitor and transcribe calls. In other states, the tech was trained to listen for "abogado," Spanish word for lawyer and to find info that could help a sheriff fight lawsuits about prison sanitation
- Damn. After months of resident outcry, Tampa City Council just voted 6-1 to declare a housing state of emergency and wants to put rent control on the ballot for @CityofTampa voters to decide on.
- I’m told that @HillsboroughFL Judge Jared Smith went on @WTMP_Tampa to tell lies about my reporting. He claimed that I didn’t make a decent effort to reach out to him for stories I wrote about him. His problem is that I have receipts. A thread…
