Tampa News

At some point over January, each member of the cabal hears this information about these events happening in the Tampa bay area.  Each player should choose how they received this info (newspaper, TV News, word of mouth, internet article, etc.)

• Typically, Tampa Bay police field about 400 missing person calls annually, though most of them are solved within a week.  In January alone, the department has received more than 60 missing person calls...and almost half of them remain unsolved for over a month.
• A number of protests occurred throughout the Tampa Bay area during the inaugural ceremonies. At one point, a conflict broke out between protesters and police.  A number of protesters were arrested, and a number were injured.
• The Tampa Bay Yacht club was the site of violence recently as part of a drug trafficking sting.   Bartholomew Madeira, the ring leader of a motorcycle club suspected to be a significant part of the local drug trade, was killed during a firefight when an undercover sting operation fell apart.  A number of officers were injured, but survived the firefight.  The operation netted the removal of almost 1,000 pounds of cocaine from circulation in the Tampa Bay area.