Crime was down at 2022 Gasparilla; here is how to recycle your beads

Share
Tampa Police Chief logo
Tampa Police Chief logo. By Seán Kinane / WMNF News (8 July 2016).

Arrests at Gasparilla

Crime was low at last weekend’s Gasparilla compared to previous years. According to the Tampa Police in total there were 5 Gasparilla arrests including 2 felonies for battery on law enforcement. One missing child was reunited with their family and 20 vehicles were towed.  FWC reported 5 cases of boating under the influence.

Recycling Gasparilla beads

In other Gasparilla news, according to a press release the Florida Aquarium plans to recycle beads by donating them to a non-profit, the MacDonald Training Center, which would resell them for next year. In order to receive a half-price admission ticket a person must donate 5 gallons of beads by February 5th. It is part of the Bead Free Bay initiative by Tampa Mayor Jane Castor to keep plastic out of the ocean. 

Listen to the story here:

Leave a Reply

  • (will not be published)

XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>

You may also like

Potential Trump cuts to food stamps may impact major Tampa food bank

Listen: Trump’s “big beautiful” tax bill passed the House last...

The Scoop: Tue. May 27, 2025, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

WMNF headlines including Polk County Sheriff's Deputy, University of West...

Residents are still clearing out their homes after storm surge damage
Storm Surge: Impacts of the 2024 hurricane season on the Tampa Bay community

Tropical Storm Debby & Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The 2024...

Casey DeSantis, Hope Florida
The state should have audited the $10 million Hope Florida deal. It didn’t happen: Trident

It was struck without any oversight from the state’s CFO,...

Ways to listen

WMNF is listener-supported. That means we don't advertise like a commercial station, and we're not part of a university.

Ways to support

WMNF volunteers have fun providing a variety of needed services to keep your community radio station alive and kickin'.

The Morning Show Wednesday
The Morning Show Wednesday