Man Shot While Riding Bicycle Remains Critical
JOHN ASCH A 44-year-old homeless man was admitted to a local hospital Monday evening. He was shot while riding his bicycle. According to the Pinellas Park Police Department, emergency personnel from...
View ArticleMan Engaged In Gunfire Exchange With Police Dies
TIMOTHY EARL JACKSON Died as a result of his injuries A St. Petersburg man who reportedly exchanged gunfire with police early Wednesday died. The shooting took place near 30th Street and 6th Avenue,...
View ArticlePolice Chief Wants People To Be Careful
BRIAN DUGAN Interim Tampa Police Chief BENJAMIN MITCHELL 8/31/1995 — 10/9/2017 MONICA HOFFA 4/11/1985 — 10/11/2017 ANTHONY NAIBOA 5/23/1997 — 10/19/2017 BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor In...
View ArticleDaycare Owner Charged With Child Abuse
COLLEEN WILLIAMS DAYS A 59-year-old daycare owner was arrested Friday and charged with child abuse. The daycare has been suspended by the Child Care Licensing Board pending an investigation....
View ArticleMan Jailed For Beating Elderly Driver After Crash
GREGORY LEONARD KRIZSAN A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged with beating a 90-year-old veteran last week. According to the Winter Haven Police Department, the unidentified victim was...
View ArticleNeighbor Charged With Murder Over Yard Money
MICHAEL ROBERT-JOSE HARBAUGH Detectives with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 40-year-old man and charged him with first-degree felony murder. The charge stems from an incident that...
View ArticleMan Charged With Murder Of Teenager
TAMICHAEL BROADNAX 5/12/2000 — 10/27/2017 REYNALDO CHARLES HERNANDEZ … Charged with second-degree murder The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with the...
View ArticleTwo Charged In Drive-By Shootings
BAILEY JENKINS THOMAS LOUDIN The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two men in connection with drive-by shootings. The incidents took place last weekend. Police said the men were using a...
View Article‘Car Hopping’ Charges End With Arrest Of Four Teenagers
ELIAS VALDEZ, JR. CORBEN MILLER JACOB ROMAN DAVID BUSTOS The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested four teenagers in connection with a series of car burglaries. They are facing multiple...
View ArticleMan Takes $2,889 Bracelet From Jewelry Store
JEWELRY THEFT SUSPECT Police are currently searching for a man who took a bracelet from a jewelry store and ran. The theft took place at the Five Star Jewelry Store, 2200 E. Fowler Avenue, located...
View ArticleDeputy Charged In Hit And Run Accident
JAMES G. PAES A Hillsborough County deputy was arrested Sunday night. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving injury, leaving the scene of an accident involving property...
View ArticleEx-Boyfriend Charged With Attempted Murder
PATRICK MEJIAS … Charged with attempted first-degree murder (photo taken off Facebook) A 32-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly shot his former girlfriend. The woman is expected to recover...
View ArticleDeputies Charge ‘Porch Pirate’ With Burglary
ELISE ROSA An 18-year-old woman has been taken into custody and charged with five thefts. She is accused of removing delivered packages from porches. Ms. Elise Rosa, of Davenport, was arrested last...
View ArticlePolice Search For Vehicle Burglary Suspect
VEHICLE BURGLARY SUSPECT The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for a suspect who broke into a parked vehicle. A short time after the burglary, someone used the victim’s...
View ArticleTampa Man Faces Child Pornography Charges
DABBS B. POSTMA A 44-year-old Tampa man was arrested Friday and is facing several charges involving pornography. He is being held at the Hillsborough County Jail without bond. The Tampa Police...
View ArticleTeacher Charged With Having Sex With Student
MS. CAROLINE MEG RINGGOLD LAWSON A Hillsborough County teacher was arrested early Friday, for having sex with a student. She resigned last Friday after bonding out of the Hillsborough County Jail....
View ArticleMan Gets 11 Years On Drug, Gun Charges
ANTHONY SANCHEZ A judge sentenced a Bradenton man to more than a decade in federal prison Tuesday. He pleaded guilty on August 4, 2017. U. S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew sentenced 25-year-old...
View ArticleMan Gets 4 Years, Must Pay $152,418 In Tax Fraud Case
SAMUEL PRIESTER On Tuesday, a district judge sentenced a Palmetto man to in prison in a tax fraud case. He also Court ordered to pay the Internal Revenue Service $152,418 and forfeit all proceeds...
View ArticleReward More Than $41,000 In Seminole Heights Probe
BENJAMIN MITCHELL MONICA HOFFA ANTHONY NAIBOA BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor Donations from various organizations in the community have increased the reward being offered in the Seminole...
View ArticleTwo Charged With Attempted Murder Of Homeless Woman
VERONICA YVONNE JOHNSON SHAUN LAMONT FORBES Two people were arrested and are facing several charges. They are accused of kidnapping a homeless woman and demanding money from her relatives. Deputies...
View Article