Pirate Invasion Nabs 141
February 9th, 2009. Filed under: Monday's Musings.
- by Jeff Katanick
This past weekend Tampa was invaded by Jose Gasparilla’s ship sailing under the Jolly Roger. This ship and it’s flotilla has been sailing into Tampa Bay since 1904. This year Tampa was bludgeoning with over 350,000 pirates and revelers. 141 of them has less fun than the others. They were grabbed, not by the pirates, but by the law enforcement officers. This group included two felonies, 73 misdemeanors, four boating under the influence, 57 possession of alcohol under the age of 21, one sale without a license, one sale under age, two possession without a license and one obstruction. I’m surprised that only four arrests were made for boating under the influence. This pirate gathering included plenty of “Ho, Ho, Ho’s and bottles of rum.”
Read about the “Last Buccaneer”, Jose Gaspar here.