. >> tonight, investigator say the two ringleaders, dustin peters and harry damon are locked up. they found the stolen stuff in peters lakeland apartment. even more arrests connected. >> a health emergency right here in florida, he cause of the mosquito borne zika virus. florida governor rick scott cleared a public health emergency two hours ago in the four counties with zika cases including hillsborough county. the world health organization has declared a global health emergency to get answers. the new concern is that the virus can be spread by sexual contact. doctors will take a closer look at the virus they put a plan in motion to try to stop the spread. guerin flowers is talking about what's being done to protect you. >> it's just something to be aware of. zika virus has been confirmed in hillsborough, so i asked commissioner al higginbotham with the town is doing to prevent the mosquito borne illness from spreading. >> the staff currently has testing traps in the field. they are also keeping track of citizens calling in. >> there is also a psa to get the word out. >> the fir

dustin peters and harry damon are facing a myriad of charges including including grand theft and armed burglary. investigators uncovered 200,000 in stolen jewelry, electronics and family heirlooms. this afternoon victims were able to reclaim some of the stolen items while the men who did it are behind bars. >> i was def devastated more for my wife's jewelry than anything else, we've been married 45 years and in fact our all of the stuff i bought her over the years. >> they would case the location and try to find out if someone was there or not there, and then go back to the house, kick the door in, take what they wanted and flea. flee, but you can imagine what would happen if there were was a homeowner there because when we arrested them, they were armed. >> and investigators say they have already linked more than 30 burglaries to them and expect that number to increase as their investigation continues. had kelley cowan for fox 13 news. >> hillsborough county taking steps to create an animal abuse register stray. the goal registry, the goal is to make sure no animal is adopted out to s

dustin peters and harry daymon broke into more than 30 homes. they have the system getting in and out of the home in less than two minutes. the crime spree came to the end when they got caught burglarizing a home in pasco county. >>> bernard jones, the man you see here is waking up behind bars this morning. jones, a registered sex offender is in jail accused of a sexually assaulting a 3-year-old. st. petersburg police tell us his girlfriend caught him assaulting her daughter. she called her teenager son for help. jones then attacked the teen and ran off. >>> now to your vote. democrats hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders will take center stage for a debate tonight in new hampshire after a tight race in iowa, clinton and sanders will go head to head all in front of new hampshire voters. a two-hour debate is scheduled to take place at the university coverage of the debate begins at 89 p.m. on the sister station, ms -- 8:00 p.m. on our sister station, msnbc. >>> it is 5:36. an 8 on your side alert this morning. you need to hear this before y

dustin peters and harry dayman both of lakeland. they are likely going right back into prison after being let out. we are told that deputies found all of those items in one single apartment. we're live in tampa tonight. ryan raiche, abc action news. >> thank you, ryan. >>> a saint man is accused of molesting a 3-year-old girl and biting her teenage brother who tried to stop him. for all parents. >> reporter: absolutely. bernard jones is already a registered sex offender, convicted of doing the same thing that he is now accused of. police say it's a good reminder that you can take advantage of decide who you let around your kids. benard jones is now locked up, accused of molesting a 3-year- old girl. police say jones is dating the child's mother and that he went into the toddler's bedroom late last night and started performing oral sex on her. neighbors say they're outraged jones, a registered sex offender, was living on their block without their knowledge and that he would violate a child again. >> innocent kid, you don't mess aroun

investigators say these two men, dustin peters and harry damon were going from home to home, breaking in and leaving with precious valuables. we met some of the victims today. this couple returned from vacation to find thousands of dollars in jewelry missing and never thought they would see it again. >> when i got the call today from officer hunt, i was happy because i thought there was no way. some of the stuff they took was my grandmother's. today is her birthday. it was like wow. >> reporter: certainly some pretty relieved victims today. i watched one person walk out reported stolen a few weeks ago. also strange items as well. i saw an electric tooth brush on the table along with an auto paint kit. we're live in tampa, ryan raiche, abc action news. >> now to a marriott mother of two accused of preying on a 14- year-old boy and hiding a relationship that unfolded inside her family's home. jacqueline tells us about the woman that neighbors describe as a dedicated church member who is now behind bars. >> reporter: this is where this team told deputies this relationship began, here at

the pair of burglars to a home in pasco county where they were caught in the act and arrested dustin peters and harry daymon are facing a myriad of charges including grand theft and armed burglarya&a search of peters' lakeland apartment uncovered an estimated 200 thousand dollars in stolen jewelry, electronics, family heirlooms and other pricey household items...this afternoon victims were able to reclaim some of the items stolen from them, while the men police say did it are behind bars "i was devastated, more for my wife's jewelry than anything elsea&things i bought her over the years"" they would case the locationsa&they were armed kellie: the hillsborough county sheriffs office tell us more than 30 home burglaries have been linked to the pair they've arrested, they expect that number, as well as the amount of stolen property, to increase as their investigation continues. kellie cowan, fox13 news. (jen) 3 several gun bills are moving through the state legislature in tallahassee... (walter) and wednesday, the florida house passed some that would let people with concealed weapons permits,