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Game Over for Prison Escapee, Robber Smacks Face on Elevator Door, When Does School End?
Award-winning yards, gun at Lightning game, scammers getting more persistent and other stories from Florida Patch.

Patch operates 23 daily news sites in Florida. The following are some of the top headlines from the past day:
- Game Ends for Prison Escapee 56 Years Later
- Watch: Armed Robber Smacks into Closed Elevator Doors
- St. Pete Couple Charged in Riverview Kidnapping
- Ruskin Bicyclist Critically Injured in Crash
- When Is The Last Day of School for Tampa Bay Area Kids?
- Does Your Yard Have What it Takes to be Award-Winning?
- State Road 56 Gas Leak Caused by Construction Accident, Officials Say
- Dropped Gun Leads to Arrest at Lightning Game
- Dad Catches ‘Half Naked’ Man Fleeing Home
- Lightning Win Could Put Disney’s ‘Frozen’ On Ice
- Attempted Abduction Under Investigation
- Sheriff: Scammers Getting More Aggressive in Manatee
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