{"id":136415,"date":"2026-01-29T16:05:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/136415\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T16:05:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:05:41","slug":"lala-restaurant-and-bar-owner-accused-of-having-child-pornography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/136415\/","title":{"rendered":"LALA restaurant and bar owner accused of having child pornography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. &#8211; The owner of LALA in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/pinellas\/st-petersburg?page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">St. Petersburg<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/hillsborough\/tampa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tampa<\/a> has been arrested on child porn charges.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2899190a=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, after receiving a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, detectives arrested Lucas Jose Herraiz on 18 counts of possession of child pornography. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Detectives said they served a search warrant on Herraiz&#8217;s home and business, seizing two electronic devices from his residence.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/mother-charged-murder-accused-suffocating-4-year-old-son-death-st-pete-police\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mother charged with murder, accused of suffocating 4-year-old son: St. Pete Police<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lucas-jose-herraiz-mugshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-0dea8073=\"\">Courtesy: Pinellas County Sheriff&#8217;s Office <\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Investigators said Herraiz had downloaded multiple videos of child sexual abuse material.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2899190a=\"\">Dig deeper:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">According to business records, Herraiz is the owner of LALA in Tampa and St. Petersburg, a restaurant and bar that also features karaoke rooms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This article was written with information found in a press release provided by the St. Petersburg Police Department as well as business records that show Herraiz as the owner of LALA&#8217;s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/pinellas\/st-petersburg\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Petersburg<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. 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