If you see smoke in North Pinellas county, here's why.
A local man was recently arrested on a felony charge of false imprisonment.
We compile the odd, unusual and the "oh my gosh" police items from throughout the Tampa Bay region.
In case you missed them, here's a look at the top stories on East Lake Patch from July 28 through Aug. 3, 2013.
Pension board members serve four-year terms and must be residents of the East Lake Tarpon Special Fire District.
Find out what arrests were made in the Tarpon Springs area recently.
East Lake Firefighters responded to 202 emergency calls in June. Here's a breakdown of the types of calls.
A Tarpon Springs man is awaiting trial after being arrested on a number of felony charges, including battery on a pregnant woman and possession of a controlled substance.
Here's what East Lake Patch readers were clicking on in July.
These Palm Harbor residents were arrested on a variety of charges including home invasion, burglary, selling insurance without a license, grand theft and more.
New East Lake Fire Rescue commissioner Randy Burr is a 17-year resident of East Lake who has volunteered with ELFR. His background is in the insurance industry.
"We're trying to provide a one-stop shop," said East Lake Fire Rescue Chief Tom Jamison.
In case you missed them, here's a look at the top stories on East Lake Patch from July 21 through 27, 2013.
These Palm Harbor residents were arrested on a variety of charges from July 16-21, 2013.
A Walmart loss prevention officer got an unpleasant surprise when he tried to approach a 23-year-old woman after watching her put a number of items in her purse, Tarpon Springs Police said.
Troy David Deloach was riding an ATV in Bethel, Alaska when he crashed on Thursday evening.
After a man was choked to death at Pinellas County Jail, Sheriff Bob Gualtieri has ordered a review of inmate booking policies.
According to arrest affidavits, Stephanov Nadezhda Poplavski, 23, sold the drugs to an undercover deputy over a two-day period.
"They looked one minute and she was fine. They looked the next minute and she was at the bottom of the pool," said East Lake Fire Rescue Chief Tom Jamison about the family of a 3-year-old girl who nearly drowned at a community pool.
In case you missed them, here's a look at the top stories on East Lake Patch from July 14 through July 20.
The new commissioner will serve the remainder of Flo Galloway's term which ends in November of 2014. Galloway moved to Ohio to be closer to her family.
John Michael Bonanno and Christopher Scott Collins, who are both 25-years-old and Palm Harbor residents, were arrested on June 30 in separate incidents at area bars.
East Lake Fire Chief Tom Jamison demoted Lt. James Finley to driver-engineer on May 24 following a departmental investigation which found that Finley sent racist text messages and made racist comments to another firefighter.
Pasco County Sheriff's Deputies report that violence broke out inside an home in Elfers, which is just north of East Lake. Deputies say Stephen McComsey went to his ex-girlfriend's house and attacked those inside.
This was the second deadly crash involving a Palm Harbor motorcyclist in one week.
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We compile the odd, unusual "oh my gosh" police items from throughout the Tampa Bay region.
In case you missed them, here's a look at the top stories on East Lake Patch from July 7 through 13, 2013.
The new council was formed in response to the ongoing fire and EMS issues within Pinellas County, according to council members.
Authorities say it's the largest amount of synthetic marijuana ever seized by Clearwater Police.
SnapChat enables users to send out images and video that self-destruct seconds after being viewed.
Carmello T. Depaolo, 46, was piloting a boat near the Memorial Causeway in Clearwater at about 11:37 p.m. on Saturday, July 6 when deputies pulled the boat over.
"Of the five finalists, it's going to be a tough decision. I don't think this thing is a slam dunk," said East Lake Fire Commissioner Paul Ferreri of the finalists.
Clearwater Police say Sunstar paramedic Christopher A. Jennings, of Palm Harbor, died as a result of a motorcycle-car crash Monday afteroon at Keene Road and Gulf to Bay Boulevard.
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