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#124 Tampa Bay middle school principal caught buying a $20 rock of crack from an undercover cop in the school - AP
#125 Manatee County 13 year old kidnapped while waiting for the schoolbus. Escapes before kidnapper could get ransom - WGHP
#126 What does NASA in Orlando have ready for astronauts who go-nuts? Tranquilizers and duct tape of course - Local 6
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#127 A Sanford high school cheerleading coach is given a paid suspension after accusations arise that she touched at least three girls inappropriately, fondled them and showed them nude pictures on a computer - Local 6
#128 Miami minister says he is God, gets a 666 tattoo, tells his followers to get 666 tattoo too, they do, CNN captures it all - CNN
#129 Vandals threaten police in Cocoa with graffiti that says "All Cops Will Cry 2007" and similar tags that list the patrol car numbers of the police they want to kill - Local 6
#130 Seven shot at Pompano strip club during a performance by rapper Trina - Miami.com
#131 Four Hollywood cops could face life in prison for drug- and diamond-running for undercover agents - Sun-Sentinel
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