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Officials help deescalate person barricaded in vehicle ; nearby school not involved: HCSO

Deputies on scene of incident at Alderman’s Ford Nature Preserve: HCSO
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PLANT CITY, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) said deputies were at Alderman’s Ford Nature Preserve on Wednesday after a woman barricaded herself inside a vehicle.

HCSO said the incident, despite its proximity to Durant High School, did not involve the school.

According to officials, HCSO's SWAT and Crisis Negotiation Team were deployed with trained crisis negotiators who "worked for several hours to peacefully resolve the situation."

'It's someone's loved one': Tampa approves land swap to preserve the stolen graves at Zion Cemetery

The City of Tampa said council members approved a land swap agreement to transfer privately owned land believed to be Zion, Tampa's first African American cemetery.

Zion Cemetery land swap approved by Tampa City Council