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What are saw palmetto berries and why would someone steal 800 pounds of them?

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What are saw palmetto berries and why would someone steal 800 pounds of them?

Published 28.08.|Updated 30.August According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, two people were arrested Monday on suspicion of illegally harvesting 801 pounds of saw palmetto berries in Plant City. The incident raises the question: What are saw palmetto berries? And what can you do with so many of them? The multi-trunked palms native to Florida […]

Employee of Ellenton Premium Outlets jewelry store exchanges gunfire with robbers

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Employee of Ellenton Premium Outlets jewelry store exchanges gunfire with robbers

Shots were fired during an armed robbery at a jewelry store in the Ellenton Premium Outlets on Wednesday, the sheriff’s office said. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said no one was injured and nothing was stolen during the attempted robbery. Two men fled the scene before officers could arrest them, according to a news release. […]