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Hillsborough County Sheriff wants to buy your guns listen

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Update: hundreds of firearms have been turned in including two rocket launchers.

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As gun control debates continue to heat up throughout the country, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office will be buying back unwanted guns this Saturday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. They'll give people $75 and tickets to a Rays game and a Lightning game. All of the firearms and ammunit...

Hillsborough trash haulers are deputies' new set of eyes listen

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The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with their trash haulers to beef up community surveillance along their routes. Today, drivers in the county took a class to learn what red flags to look for and what to do if something seems out of place. Larry McKinnon, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s office said it’s a little like neighborhood crime watch programs.

“When you have individuals that drive that same route every single day, they’re in that neighborhood every single da...