. >> colonel jim, a former secret service agent, runs the two facilities that make up the hillsboro countyail system. located just outside downtown tampa, the jail has a capacity of 3,000 inmates. and four miles away, the orient road jail has room for 1,700. it's also the site of intake, where men and women are processed into the jail. >> line up along the wall here. >> unlike prison, where all the inmates are convicted, the majority of jail inmates have only been charged with the crime and are awaiting trial for the resolution of their cases. but these days, many of them first arrive in a similar state. >> we are seeing more and more men and women arrive in our doors in a state of opiate withdrawal. it's not a black or whitish shoe, it's not an old or younger shoe, it's not a rich or poor issue. it crosses all lines. people feel it's okay to eat the stuff like candy because a doctor gave it to them. these irresponsible physicians have legalized it in many people's eyes. >> while some overprescribing doctors might be at the root of tampa's drug problem, once the pills reach the street, peo

had it ready to go waiting on this court decision and obviously in few days you can come to hillsboro county. >> reporter: he hopes it will help boost even further the county's record bed tax which is up 7% year over year. overall revenue from tourists set a record in 2013. same sex marriages for out of towners could create jobs for us. >> we're talking about restaurants, we're talking about caterers we're talk bowing florists. it's big business. >> that was fox's evan axlebank reporting for us. >>> new year and new options for gill scout cookie fans out there. girl scouts announce dag three new cokeses for the 2015 cookie season. the la-la raisins oatmeal cookie featuring plump raisins and greek yogurt flowered chunks. >> sounds good. >> the next two cookies make girl scout history the first gluten free cookies offered nationwide by the girl scouts. the first the taffy tas tick. they're rich buttery cookies with sweet crunchy taffy bits. finally the trios peanut butter oatmeal cookie will feature chocolate chips much the option to buy cookies online new this year. >> that all sounds terrifi

hillsboro county sheriff said the 43 tackled from behind and put him into a chokehold saying he had a gun. he had a concealed weapon license so he was carrying the gun legally. >>> thieves broke into a texas man truck and stole $5,000 and his ipad and took pictures with the device. the victim checked the photos being uploaded to the icloud a week after the death and shocked to find the slam-dunk evidence. one of the men charged said he knew nothing about the cloud. >> clearly. >> 5:57. coming up on "action news," two things you can expect when you order wings on super bowl sunday. # hey, cal. snap out of it buddy. sorry. just day dreaming. about a classic truck with flames? yeah! custom chrome... right! and one more to complete the collection. (laughing) alright. how'd you know? you've got the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. yeah. $1,000,000 super cash, with top prizes of $1 million. (male announcer) want to see your dreams come to life? you could scratch your way to instant winning. the pennsylvania lottery. bring your dreams to life. >> good morning 6:00 a.m. on this

inmates illustrate the problem of walking the thin line of parole better than one we met at the hillsboro county jail in tampa, florida. his name is vilester jones. >> when we first entered one of the jail's open dorm housing units we noticed a guy, somewhat intimidating, very large, working out on the yard. at the same time, one of the inmates was telling us that we needed to interview their jail's resident poet. and it actually turned out to be the same guy. >> lock them up, throw away the key. prisons are being built faster and further than the eye can see. they're being constructed to house you, and me and all our families. there's nothing more than modern-day slavery. lock them up, throw away the key. home of the brave, land of the free, while millions of americans locked up in the penitentiary. if you're so brave and you're so wild, why can't you relate to the juveniles. fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, children, cousins, in-law friends, wake up you sleeping fools, you're headed for the pen. then it would be too late. everyone will see that they have safely locked us up and threw away

hillsboro county share ivz say 43-year-old michael foster tackle the armed shopper from behind putting in a choke hold and yelling watch out he has a gun. tunz out the shopper had a concealed weapons permit meaning he was carrying a weapon into the store legally. and now foster is under arrest charged with battery . >> the first rule of real estate is location location, location. on tonight's "healthcheck" it turns out the same advice could apply to exercise. researchers found that people who live closest to parks, gimz and other exercise facilities tends to be less overweight and more likely to liver beyond the age of 75 coach potatoes complain -- that idea is half baked. the study determined three and four americans live less than a mile from a park or jim. >> the latest information from accuweather and nor'easter coming our way. >> jim location is key with this storm too if you want to see more snow you have to go further north. for a good part of viewing area it will be more wet than white as it moves in. stormtracker 6 showing dry conditions tonight temperatures dropping 37 degree

. >> reporter: myth think cal creature made its home in hillsboro county. >> i look at this picture andhmm. >> lee spiegel witness huffington post says it's a possibility. >> from the very beginning he has not given the impression that he's looking for any kind of publicity. >> reporter: a local fisherman john rodriguez e-mailed spiegel these pictures and his history. >> i don't think at this point that the guy is lying. >> reporter: big foot stories aren't just shared along the river. they're also shared here at big foot on the river. >> i heard it's because this is where they found big foot. >> reporter: the bar sits along the hillsboro river and bartender jennifer has heard it all. >> we found big foot. he's back there or has big foot been through here. >> reporter: she's skeptical. >> i think if he were out there somebody would have seen a little more than what just the rumors. >> reporter: and believe this picture isn't the real big foot. >> personally, i think it's a gorilla suit. >> reporter: if there is such a thing as a tall hairy beast roamingly hillsboro river cindy would kno

prior to entering the force i was educator k-12, also taught university hillsboro county university of south florida. my background is unique in that i come from a small town in longview, texas. i hated cops growing up. i always like this one cop a detective. he came to my class one of my classmates' father. i said i want to be a detective one day. that's exactly what i did. spent five years in the department. we benefit freddie everything. 8th street corridor. when you take a visit to 8th street, you're able to walk the streets at night that was my work. that's why. that's why it's so important for us to have a police force who is competent, able to work with the community and able to change things because of what you're seeing happening in d.c. now. this man came and changed the culture of d.c. i want everyone to know that and now he's changing the culture of philadelphia. we thank you for that. again, from a small town in longview, texas, i came here and joined the police force. since i was part of the police force, i joined at a later time. so i came in after a career in higher ed.