Police: Tarpon Springs woman tried to bribe her way out of arrest
By Rita Farlow, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 24, 2011 TARPON SPRINGS — A woman arrested on a shoplifting charge tried to bribe a police officer Sunday morning, authorities said.Elzbieta...
View ArticleTarpon Springs man accused in arson attempt
By Rita Farlow, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 24, 2011 TARPON SPRINGS — A 57-year-old man is accused of trying to set an occupied apartment building on fire last week.Corey Edward Kreuter, of the...
View ArticleSlain St. Petersburg officer Thomas Baitinger, 48, served quietly
By Craig Pittman, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 24, 2011 Thomas Baitinger, 48, didn't have the flashiest job in the Police Department. Before Monday he made the news only a couple of times — most...
View ArticleSchool bus crashes into St. Petersburg home
By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 24, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — A school bus full of students crashed into a house at 3901 38th St. N, according to St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue.There...
View ArticleCar collides with school bus in St. Petersburg
By Jamal Thalji, Richard Martin and Ron Matus, Times Staff Writers Monday, January 24, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — A car struck a school bus full of students at 3901 38th St. N on Monday.There were about 20...
View ArticleSlain St. Petersburg Officer Jeffrey Yaslowitz was an 11-year veteran
By Ben Montgomery, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 24, 2011 Jeffrey Yaslowitz, 39, one of the St. Petersburg police officers shot and killed, was married and had spent more than 11 years on the...
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Two officers and a gunman killed in St. Petersburg shootout
By Ileana Morales, Waveney Ann Moore, Jamal Thalji and Emily Nipps, Times Staff Writers Monday, January 24, 2011 Officers gather near the scene of Monday morning’s shooting at 3734 28th Ave. S in St....
View ArticleHernando deputies seize 18 pounds of pot, 25 marijuana plants in Brooksville...
Times staff Monday, January 24, 2011 BROOKSVILLE — Investigators seized more than 18 pounds of marijuana and one suspect when they razed two Brooksville homes Monday.Osbaldo Reinoso, 36, was arrested...
View ArticleDip in property values likely to mean more cuts for Pinellas County
By David DeCamp, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 24, 2011 Pinellas County's tax base will dip again, taking money for government services with it.Property Appraiser Pam Dubov estimates the county's...
View ArticleMayor Pam Iorio takes issue with Rose Ferlita's campaign remark about city...
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 24, 2011 TAMPA — Mayor Pam Iorio is taking pains to stay out of the race to replace her, but says a recent comment by former Hillsborough County...
View ArticleGas pump accident could cost Hernando school worker her job
By Times staff Monday, January 24, 2011 BROOKSVILLE — An attempt to cover up an accident at a gas pump could cost a Hernando School District employee her job. Roseann Delvalle, 55, a food and nutrition...
View ArticleSome know, too well, a police widow's pain
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 24, 2011 TAMPA — Cindy Roberts' phone rang Monday morning with news of the St. Petersburg police shootings. Her mind flashed to Aug. 19,...
View ArticleHillsborough deputies bust Seffner cock fight
By Shelley Rossetter, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 24, 2011 SEFFNER — Six men were arrested Sunday and charged with attending an animal fight after deputies discovered a large-scale cock fighting...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg police shooting: How to help
Monday, January 24, 2011 Contributions to the families of the two slain St. Petersburg police officers may be sent to:Suncoast Law Enforcement Charities Inc.14141 46th St. N, Suite 1205Clearwater, FL...
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Bubba the Love Sponge reveals many shooting details long before TV, newspaper...
By Eric Deggans, Times TV/Media Critic Monday, January 24, 2011 Bubba the Love Sponge Clem’s morning show based its report on anonymous sources, fans near the scene and the police radio. For a few...
View ArticleFugitive hunters 'don't take anything for granted'
By Alexandra Zayas, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 24, 2011 Every day across the country, city cops and county deputies team up on regional U.S. Marshals Service task forces to track down...
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Police shooting tests Mayor Bill Foster
By Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 24, 2011 St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster wipes a tear outside Bayfront Medical Center as police Chief Chuck Harmon announces the deaths of...
View ArticleCierra Mamonoff's friends gather for goodbye at Pasco church
By Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 24, 2011 TRINITY — Just a few steps from the crash scene, in the sprawling worship center of Generations Christian Church, students crowded the...
View ArticlePrison comment leads to mistrial in Dade City murder case
By Molly Moorhead, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 24, 2011 DADE CITY — Derral Wayne Hodgkins' first-degree murder trial ended Monday in a mistrial after a state witness mentioned his previous time...
View ArticleStreet preachers coming to save souls among the swashbucklers of Gasparilla
By Kim Wilmath, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 24, 2011 TAMPA — Amid the drunken, sailor-mouthed, chest-flashing ruckus invading the city Saturday, you might be surprised — or not — to see quite a...
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