Hillsborough County health officials are alerting a South Tampa neighborhood after a rabid raccoon attacked a family dog. The health department says the incident occurred in the area of W. Thornton Ave Tampa 33611 in the Ballast Point area. The unprovoked raccoon can out of a tree and attacked the vaccinatedContinue Reading
Tampa’s Ballast Point Park is full of Pokemon GO players, nearly everyday, nearly all day, as police are reporting traffic overflows and problems in the surrounding neighborhood. Ballast Point is considered a “one-stop shop” for players, because it boasts a PokeStop, Pokemon Gym, and a lot of Pokemon “spawn” in aContinue Reading
In an interview with WFLA in Tampa, the mother of the man who was tased in Ballast Point Park Thursday evening threatened to sue both Pokemon and the Tampa Police Department over what happened to 20-year-old, David Mastrototaro-Baermude. Michelle Mastrototaro said after looking at the video of her son being tased, “IContinue Reading
Ballast Point Park in South Tampa closes every evening at 6 pm; however, Tampa police were called to respond to a complaint of a large number of people in the park after hours Thursday. Police arrived at Ballast Point at 10:30 pm to find 150 “Pokemon Go” players. Authorities toldContinue Reading
