Tampa Police hope summer jobs will keep kids away from crime

TAMPA, Fla. — As Summer break approaches, Tampa Police Department and other community partners are working with Tampa teens to help them secure summer employment. The program is called Shield Our Teens, and in its second year, Tampa Police has high hopes. Officer Charnele Baker helps at Jefferson High School, where she works with students to learn unique skills. She showed Sydney Hardeman how to iron a dress shirt. Hardeman admits it can be hard to get a job or be taken seriously at 16. “Especially if you are in high school, a lot of jobs, some places say they…