Florida Teacher Busted for Dealing Drugs

(Ruskin, Florida) A 27-year-old second-grade teacher at Summerfiield Crossings Elementary School, Valerie Elaine Sabarese, has been arrested by Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies for allegedly dealing heroin and crack cocaine.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office began investigating Sabarese on November 7th.

Deputies say Sabarese conducted a hand-to-hand drug deal with undercover sheriff's detectives at a convenience store at 56th Street and Fowler Avenue.

Sabarese was booked into custody at the Orient Road Jail.