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TPD: 5 arrested during Gasparilla parade

By FOX 13 News Staff
Published  January 30, 2022 4:27pm EST
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Law enforcement officers from 40 different agencies were on hand in Tampa to keep revelers and pirates safe during Gasparilla 2022.

TAMPA, Fla. - While most pirates and revelers kept things under control during Saturday’s Gasparilla festival, a few people got a little out of line. 

Law enforcement officers at Saturday’s Gasparilla parade arrested five people during the pirate-themed festivities. 

According to the Tampa Police Department, two of those arrested are facing felony charges for battery on a law enforcement officer. The other three were arrested on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and trespassing. 

The FWC says it stopped five people for boating under the influence. 

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Twenty vehicles were also towed from no parking zones.