Third Pinellas County narcotics deputy resigns in grow house investigation
LARGO — The three narcotics deputies who pursued marijuana growers by monitoring a Largo hydroponics store have now all left the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, snared by allegations of trespassing and other misconduct. Paul Giovannoni, 31, resigned Friday after reading evidence against him collected by the Internal Affairs Division, Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said. Detective Michael Sciarrino and Sgt. Christopher Taylor, the other members of the grow house team, resigned earlie
Pinellas narcotics detective resigns after seeing sheriff's evidence against him
LARGO — One narcotics detective has resigned and three others will begin disciplinary hearings this week amid allegations of trespassing, lying and brutality that have plagued the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office for months, Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Monday. Michael Sciarrino, 36, was scheduled to be interviewed under oath today in an administrative hearing. Instead, said Gualtieri, Sciarrino quit on Monday after reading thousands of pages of interviews and documents collect
