gregory phillips had been hired to cut the lawn at the 73-year- old victim's home. when the friend stopped by, he found it ransacked. stealing the guns. they have only recovered nine of them. >>> now to an 8 on your side consumer alert. it is a tool that allows crooks to steal your hard earned money without being there and these skimmers keep turning up across the bay area. now, sarasota police are taking a proactive action. they went around looking for the skimmers. john rogers joins us live in sarasota. did they find anything today? good evening stacie. they didn't find anything today, but they can't rest on their laurels. police are determined to stop them. a swipe of a credit card only takes a second. in and out. but in that quick moment, that gas pump has accessed your financial information and charged your account. multiply that by all the people who visit gas pumps and that equates to a lot of accessed for crooks across tampa bay, that data is as good as gold. >> i don't want to give him too much credit. but they are pretty good at their craft. >> reporter: p

and they just arrested gregory phillips, accused of stealing 76 guns. >> these guys took the guns into our community, south st. pete, and they were trading for drugs. >> reporter: she recently lost friends to gun violence. >> and other people who have a beef with somebody else. >> reporter: it is those kinds of tragedies the reverend is charged with preventing. >> and st. petersberg is a safe place for children. >> reporter: he insists it will take police, schools, businesses and churches working together to help at-risk kids and young men. >> job readiness and life skills are role modeling. >> reporter: a special team rolled out in december making contacts in the community and in seven weeks made 188 arrests with 345 charges, found 35 >> and they gave us more jobs, paid us more so we can afford our rent, we don't have to go kids. news, wtsp. >>> when a gun is used in a crime, the police are going to start tracking where it was bought and how it changed owners to uncover exactly who criminals. the police department is offering free gun locks to help curb the violence. head to wtsp to f

police tell us gregory phillips stole them from an elderly man's home while he was supposed to be working in the man's yard. so far detectives only recovered nine guns. if you have any information on the missing firearms, call st. >>> st. petersburg police leaders are now trying new ways to curb gun violence. last year 293 guns were reported stolen, 155 of them taken from cars. today the mayor and police chief offered free gun locks to people as well as car anti- theft devices. they're also asking gun shop owners to tell their customers make sure your guns are locked up. >> so we're just trying to slow people down say hey, take a second. that's what we're trying to do. just be responsible. if you leave it in your glove box, lock the glove box. >> pay long time youth mentor reverend ken irby has been tapped by the city as the new interim prevention director to on track. >>> five people are dead in what bliss describe as a horrific murder -- police describe as a horrific murder suicide in washington state. a man called 911 claiming he shot his wife and children. after an hours long standoff

officers tell us gregory phillips stole them from an elderly man's home while working in the man's yard. so far, detectives found nine guns. if you have any information on the missing firearms, please call the st. petersburg police right away. >>> in the meantime, let's get a check of your forecast with meteorologist mark collins. mark. chilly start. >> it's definitely chilly, but some spoke s they're doing a 5k run-on st. pete beach. you can see the pre-session of runners going out and back. what a great day to be running. temperature, 51 degrees. through the afternoon, we're going to warm to 64. tomorrow though, we'll see a milder day with highs reaching the 70s. >>> what's going on in here? >> nothing. >> who did this? >> she did. >> she did. >> liar. >> tattletale. >> you think they should be grounded. >> it was an accident. >> it will never happen again. >> let's confer. >> we've decided to have mercy. >> some things never change. it's the moment a lot of us "full house" fans were waiting for. 20 years after the original went on the air, much more on that, meanwhile outside this st

gregory phillips did lawn care for michael heel. heel was sick and a friend took him to the hospital. with enthat friend returned to the house ten days later he discovered it had been ransacked. heel owned 76 guns, thousands of rounds of ammo. phillips was arrested. they have recovered nine guns they are trying to track down the rest. >>> a case like that is why st. pete police and the mayor want shops to deliver a message. it prohibits getting a list. law enforcement wants them to keep the guns locked and secure in the homes and cars so they wrote a letter hoping the firearms industry will hand it out. >> the stores that sell them to gun shows and anywhere they are used. gun ranges, to tell owners of >> last year there was a number of homicides with unlawful firearms and dealing with home and car burglaries with weapons a common item stolen. >>> the president praised economic recovery effort in florida. he spoke in jacksonville. he commended the success of the american recovery and reinvestment act of 2009. the legislation was sign

. >> police say what gregory phillips decided to burglarize an elderly man's home while he was in the hospital in late december he was after the mother lode of guns. >> we've been able to say it was nearly 76 guns. >> swiped from this home in st. pete where phillips used to mow the lawn, and only nine -- yes, nine have been recovered and that means 69 are out on the street. >> he was going from corner to corn selling corner to corner selling them from the trunk of his car for $10 to $15 and a few pills. >> if you are a gun owner, the security of that gun is your responsibility. >> friday the mayor and police chief pushed a gun safety initiative and part of it includes giving away free gun locks and car clubs both aimed at keeping the thieves away. >> we talk about the second amendment but take it out of your car and lock it up, we are not trying to take it away, but just asking you to be responsible. >> as for phillips he has been charged with armed burglary and being a felon in potential of a firearm. prior charges include theft charges and others as well as dealing in stolen propert

officers tell us gregory phillips stole them from an elderly man's home while he was supposed to be doing yardwork for him. detectives found the guns. if you have information on the missing firearms, call st. pete police right away. are trying efforts to stop gun violence. 293 guns were reported stolen. 155 of those the mayor and police chief offered free gun locks to people as well as they're asking gun shop owners to remind their customers to make sure those guns are locked up. seems like common sense there. >>> well, there's a new way to enjoy the tam per river walk channel district and davis island. it start that is weekend. today, you can take a ride on a new water taxi service. the mayor helped christen the water. they have restrooms. that's important. as well as concessions. you can buy a ticket onboard and hop on and off all day long. >> this is a city on fire and it's because of amenities like this, it's because of a downtown like that, it's because of a >> the service will run three boats between 14 stops in downtown tampa 7-days a week. tickets will normally be $15, but since i

officers tell us gregory phillips stole them from an elderly man's home while he was supposed to be working in that man's yard. nine guns were found. if you have information on the missing firearms, call st. petersburg police right away. >>> also in st. pete, city leaders are trying methods to stop gun violence. last year, 293 guns were reported stolen. 155 of those taken from cars. the mayor and police chief as well as car anti-theft devices, and they're asking gun shop owners to remind their customer to remind their customers that the guns are locked up. seems like common sense. >>> there's a new way to enjoy the tampa bay river walk channel district and it starts this weekend. today, you can take a ride on this. you see it in the background. a new water taxi service. the mayor helped -- each boat can holdup to 50 people. they have restrooms onboard and concessions. the important things. you can buy a ticket onboard and hop on and off all day long. >>> this is a city that literately is on fire and it's because amenities like this and because of a downtown like that, it's because of a wate

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