RNC Security Cameras to be Used at Gasparilla
The annual Gasparilla pirate parade will be held next weekend in downtown Tampa.
In effort to combat underage drinking and emphasize public safety during the Gasparilla Pirate Fest next weekend, Tampa officials unveiled a "zero tolerance" campaign on Thursday afternoon. "We want everybody to go home with a neckful of beads and not handcuffs," said Police Chief Jane Castor. During a press conference at the Tampa Police headquarters on Franklin Street, Castor, Mayor Bob Buckhorn and Hillsborough County Schools Superintendent MaryEllen Elia talked of plans to use equipment from the Republican National Convention last summer to keep attendees of the parade along Bayshore Boulevard safe, and methods they implemented to make sure students don't drink during the celebration. "We're using RNC equipment bike teams on the route …
