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We compile the odd, unusual "oh my gosh" police items from throughout the Tampa Bay region.
"They were most definitely crimes of opportunity," said Pinellas County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Cecilia Barreda.
Are you curious about police activity in your neighborhood? Here are the dates and times that Pinellas County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to East Lake neighborhoods.
Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies say Craig Edward Belcher, 27, sent several text messages to a woman's cell phone, including; "I am coming there now to murder you," "I am going to kill you,"
We compile the odd, unusual ‘oh my gosh’ police items from throughout the Tampa Bay region.
East Lake Fire Chief Tom Jamison says two residents were in the home on Ranch Road when the fire broke out.
Ospreys are protected by Florida statute and federal law. The female osprey was found injured Saturday morning near the Pinellas Trail, just off East Lake Road and across from East Lake United Methodist Church.
The following report shows charges associated with East Lake residents booked at Pinellas County Jail between Feb. 27 and March 3.
The caretaker of a 88-year-old Elsie Hall called 911 Tuesday morning after Hall's Palm Harbor home shook and the floor buckled and creaked, making the caretaker think a sinkhole may have opened up underneath it.
Fire officials report no injuries in the early morning house blaze on Ranch Road.
The sheriff's office said 54-year-old Manuel Arosemena of East Lake told the nurse, "I will kill you" after hitting him.
In October, the Pinellas County Sheriff's office released a composite sketch of the suspect thought to have attacked a 49-year-old woman, who is a long-distance runner and had just finished running 10 miles.
The following report shows charges associated with residents in East Lake booked at Pinellas County Jail between Feb. 21-25.
The small plane crashed into the water sometime around 2 a.m. just north of the bridge's hump.
Nolan Miura was arrested by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and charged with domestic battery.
A document released by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office details an encounter former deputy Robert Johnson, 42, had with a prostitute, along with several other alleged violations including giving a prostitute a ride home.
East Lake residents taking a trip through Oldsmar on State Route 580 at Tampa Road are getting the short end of a yellow light.
These East Lake residents were arrested over the last few days on a variety of charges. This information was obtained from the Pinellas County Sheriff's website.
A Pinellas County Sheriff's deputy says Matthew Denison Cunha, 23, of East Lake, had four mason jars of marijuana in a backpack. The jars were allegedly labeled Real Lemon, Flo, Cindy 99 and Strawberry Cough.
Did you see the smoke plume Tuesday afternoon?
John Bonacci, 59, of Palm Harbor was hauling a load of gravel on the Howard Frankland Bridge Monday morning when he lost control of the dump truck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
U.S. 19 was shut down Thursday after a rear-end collision caused two other crashes, according to Florida Highway Patrol investigators.
"Approximately 3,200 customers lost power Thursday morning when a few transformers were damaged and an electrical pole split near Innisbrook," said Progress Energy Spokesperson Sterling Ivey.
Florida Highway Patrol Officers arrested Dennis Eddie Eikel, 53, on a charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving property damage.
Michael Thomas Sevilla, 30, is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance-hydromorphone.
Are you curious about police activity in your neighborhood? Here are the dates and times that Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to East Lake neighborhoods.
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Deputies arrested Bradley S. Bonsel, 36, Sunday after responding to a 911 call at a residence located on Ashwick Court in Palm Harbor.
These Palm Harbor residents were arrested on a variety of charges from Jan. 25 through Jan. 27, 2013.
Robert Henry Raymer Jr., 54, of Holiday was killed in the Dec. 12 crash when his pickup truck was hit by a stolen BMW driven by Jonathan Peter Bytautas, 29, of Clearwater, authorities say.
Do you go to the Tampa Bay Skating Academy in Oldsmar? You might want to know about some vehicle break-ins that are being investigated by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
East Lake Fire Chief Tom Jamison had spoken out against the change, which goes into effect June 1. Firefighters and paramedics will no longer both be dispatched to minor 911 calls, such as those about a fall or a sick person.