Crime & Safety

This Week: Tragic Condo Fire, Back to School Guide, Ex-Porn Star Vanishes, Pond Party Ends With Arrests

In case you missed them, here's a look at the top stories on Palm Harbor Patch from August 5-11.

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Firefighters rescued Patricia Crawford, 67, who had collapsed inside her burning townhouse at the Wedgewood Condo Complex, according to a Palm Harbor Fire Rescue spokesperson.

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A party was going on with an estimated 30 adults and kids in a pool area when Cayden Gagnon, age 4, was found at the bottom of the pool at the Cypress Falls at Palm Harbor condos.

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An Oldsmar resident had a 21st birthday celebration that she will most likely remember forever β€” it ended with a trip to the Pinellas County Jail.

4) Check Out Our 2012 Back-to-School GuideΒ 

Patch has everything you need to know about the start of the 2012-13 school year in Pinellas County.

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Palm Harbor Fire Rescue has some suggestions about how you can keep kids safe in pool areas.

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Thanks to Palm Harbor Patch reader Jim Olson, who sent us this awesome photo of a rainbow over Palm Harbor.

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The owners of Palm Harbor's Peggy O'Neill's Irish Pub & Eatery are offering a reward for the safe return of a cardboard cutout of former porn star ο»ΏRon Jeremy. Someone swiped the cutout last weekend.

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Workers are adding two new lanes to Keystone Road, which runs along the northern tip of Lake Tarpon and connects U.S. 19 and East Lake Road. Other improvements in the area include the extension of the Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail.

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