Top Stories: Killer Otters; Nightmare Bacteria; Watch Crane Crash

Here are five of the week's top headlines on Tampa Bay Patches:

KILLER OTTERS: Florida pet owners are well aware of the danger coyotes, gators, snakes and even hawks pose to their pets. But Marilyn and Jack Frieman of St. Petersburg never imagined that the otters that frolic behind their home on Boca Ciega Bay could be a threat to their 13-year-old Papillon dog. St. Pete Family Horrified As Otters Kill Treasured Pet Dog

CRANE CRASH: The arm of a giant crane crashed at the construction site of the new St. Petersburg Police Department headquarters crashed Thursday morning, narrowly missing a construction worker. Watch: Construction Crane Crashes Down, Narrowly Missing Worker

BACTERIA INFECTIONS: Antibiotic-resistant "nightmare bacteria" infections were found more than 220 times last year in 27 states, including Florida, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week. A CDC official says that about 2 million Americans get infections from antibiotic-resistant bacteria each year and 23,000 die. Cases Of 'Nightmare Bacteria' Reported In Florida: CDC

LIZARD HUNTING: No one would ever accuse them of being cute. But lizard lovers say the tegu, a reptile native to Argentina, is intelligent, has loads of personality and can even be trained to do tricks like a dog. So Floridians who tout the traits of tegus aren't happy about the new Florida law allowing them to be trapped and killed on public lands. Tegu Turmoil: New Florida Law Allows Giant Reptiles To Be Killed

SENIOR SMARTS: A 76-year-old woman outsmarted a would-be kidnapper Wednesday at a Clearwater Hobby Lobby parking lot, according to Clearwater police. The woman was getting into a car when Douglas Clark Hoover walked up to her and ordered that she go with him. Elderly Woman Outsmarts Would-Be Kidnapper: Police

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