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Founder Of Florida Autism Program Arrested For Child Sex Abuse

This is heartbreaking news! The founder of the Special Needs Advocacy Program, also known as SNAP was just arrested for abusing children. According to the FBI Tampa Field Office, James…

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This is heartbreaking news! The founder of the Special Needs Advocacy Program, also known as SNAP was just arrested for abusing children. According to the FBI Tampa Field Office, James “Jamie” Grover, 62 was charged with sexually abusing children and there could be multiple victims. Police are asking for your help in the on going investigation.

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This is such a sad situation. It seems like you can't trust anyone these days. The founder of the Special Needs Advocacy Program SNAP was arrested after the FBI did an investigation on him. James “Jamie” Grover, 62, was arrested by Special Agents after they found evidence at his Deltona home. They even went to his workplace and found other information at the Seminole Town Center Mall in Sanford. The FBI has reason to believe that Grover has been targeting young boys since 2010. They think he has been using his Special Needs Advocacy Program, serving as Group Director of “Autism on the Seas” in order to get closer to children and abuse them.

According to WFLA, "SNAP is a program that offers opportunities to the special needs community. “Autism on the Seas” is an international organization offering cruise actions for adults and families living with special needs, the FBI said. The FBI believes Grover could have more victims. Anyone who believes they have been victimized, or has any information on this investigation is asked to fill out this form." Police say that all the victims’ identities will remain confidential.

It's absolutely disgusting that someone in his position would try to take advantage of families with special needs children and then sexually abuse the kids as well. There could be multiple victims so if you know anyone who has information please make sure you call the police.

According to the Federal Bureau Of Investigation, the definition of a mass shooting is an event in which one or more individuals are actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area. I live in St. Petersburg and there was 1 mass shooting that happened on March 31st.Thankfully nobody died but there were 4 people injured. With that being said, St. Pete is not one of the Florida cities that have the most mass shootings this year. You will find the cities below.

U.S Mass Shootings That Have Happened In 2024

We are only in August and I was was shocked that there has already been 261 mass shootings in the United States. According to CBS news, 72 of those mass shootings happened in the month of June. Over the span of three days in June there were 14 mass shootings. Several incidents occurred including the one in Michigan where a man pulled up to a splash pad and opened fire. Thankfully nobody died but 9 were injured. There was also a drive by shooting in fort Lauderdale that left one person dead and four injured. I really wish we could solve this gun violence problem in America, but I don't think it will ever happen.

Florida Cities With The Most Mass Shootings In 2024

When I first researched this information, I was shocked at some of the cities that made the list. Before looking below, what cities would you guess had the most mass shootings? Each of the cities below has had 2 mass shootings so far in 2024. There were not casualties in some of these incidents. There were however people injured in all of them. Please stay safe and always be aware of your surroundings. Below you will find the 5 Florida cities with the most mass shootings in 2024.

Palm Bay

Palm Bay is one of the Florida cities with the most mass shootings in 2024. The first mass shooting incident happened January 20, 2024. 3 victims were killed and two of them were injured. The second mass shooting incident happened on January 28, 2024. 3 victims were killed and two were injured. The suspect in this situation was also killed.

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Orlando

I love Orlando but they are also a Florida city with the most mass shootings in 2024. The first incident happened on  February 28, 2024. 1 person was killed and 6 were injured. On April 11th, 2024, the second mass shooting in Orlando took place. 1 person was killed and 3 were injured.

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Pensacola

The first mass shooting of 2024 happened in Pensacola on June 2nd. Nobody was killed but 4 people were inured. The second mass shooting happened on July 28th. 2 people were killed and 5 victims were injured.

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Fort Lauderdale

The first mass shooting of this year that happened in Fort Lauderdale was on June 14th. 1 person was killed and 4 victims were injured. The second mass shooting happened July 8th were 2 people were killed and 3 were injured.

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Tampa

Tampa has also had two shootings so far in 2024. The first shooting happened on June 23rd where 1 was killed and 3 people were injured. The second one happened on July 5th were 5 people were injured.

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