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Black Heroes Banned, Drag Show Drama, Trump Home Tromped: FL Top News

St. Pete residents protested rising rental rates, Lake Wales police bid farewell to a K-9 and a gondola may take you to the beach: FL News.

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Partner Officer Jared Joyner said K-9 Max was fearless from his first day on the job until his last day five years later, when he was shot and killed by a fugitive he apprehended.
Partner Officer Jared Joyner said K-9 Max was fearless from his first day on the job until his last day five years later, when he was shot and killed by a fugitive he apprehended. (Lake Wales Police )

FLORIDA — It proved to be a bad week for public officials including former President Donald Trump whose Mar-a-Lago home was raided by the FBI. Additionally, Bradenton police Chief Melanie Bevan is facing an investigation after being accused of unlawfully searching a home and a Polk County Fire Rescue captain is accused of downloading child porn at his fire station in Lake Wales.

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