Monday, May 20, 2013
We compile the odd, unusual "oh my gosh" police items from throughout the Tampa Bay region.
Two men are charged with stealing used cooking and fryer grease from a Wendy's in Sarasota and may be responsible for similar crimes in Pinellas County, authorities said Friday. The duo was seen using a white truck to extract the grease from a storage system attached to the inside of the fast food restaurant at 1601 S. Tamiami Trail around 3:30 a.m. Thursday, authorities said. When the restaurant's manager noticed the men were not wearing the normal uniform and were acting unusual, he called police. A patrol officer found the two men and the truck later that night at Fruitville Road and Shade Avenue, police said. One of them, 23-year-old Leroy L. Shorter of Pinellas Park, is also charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug …
Monday, May 13, 2013
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A 66-year-old Sarasota man faces a drug charge, after police allege that he ran a large-scale retail marijuana operation that involved receiving weekly deliveries of high-grade cannabis at his home that he repackaged into smaller quantities and sold at a profit. Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino held a press conference Monday, May 6, to announce the arrest of Anthony Snead, in connection to a six-month undercover operation. He was charged with possession of cannabis with intent to sell. Detectives estimate that Snead paid approximately $780,000 to $1 million per year for the cannabis, which he then resold for more money. A man tried to sell 25 brass vases that had been stolen from plots at a Bradenton cemetery, authorities said …
Monday, May 6, 2013
We compile the odd, unusual "oh my gosh" police items from throughout the Tampa Bay region.
A man is charged with beating a dog to death during a burglary at a Sarasota automotive shop, authorities said Monday. The 61-year-old suspect was seen on surveillance video beating the dog with a tire iron at John's Automotive, 1815 Snug Harbor Pl., the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office reports. The business owner had reported the 4-year-old mastiff, "Ashton," missing on Sunday morning, officials said. Later that day, the owner reviewed surveillance video and saw the beating by a man he later identified as 52-year-old Kevin Koscielniak, an employee who was asked to leave a day earlier after causing a disturbance. Investigators say Koscielniak climbed over a barbed wire fence, killed the dog, and wrapped it in a blanket. The man cut the …
Monday, April 29, 2013
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A Sarasota office manager is charged with practicing medicine without a license after authorities say she performed a painful procedure on a patient following her cosmetic surgery. Christine Patterson, 44, is the sister of Dr. Alberico Sessa and works as the medical biller and an office manager at his Clark Road practice, Sarasota Surgical Arts, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. A patient came to the office in 2011 to complain of "massive swelling," with two witnesses telling investigators the woman's face was "swollen like a pumpkin." Detectives say Patterson contacted Dr. Sessa, who was out of town, then decided to insert a drain to remove excess fluid, reportedly telling the patient she had seen the procedure done "…
Monday, April 22, 2013
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A 22-year-old Tampa woman is accused of "violently grabbing" her ex-boyfriend's penis during a dispute Tuesday in Bradenton, the Manatee County Sheriff's office reports. According to deputies, Laquavia Sharelle Wallace came to her ex's residence in the 3500 block of 14th Street West to pick up their daughter. While there, the former couple got into an argument because Wallace wanted to rekindle their relationship, an arrest report states. The argument became violent, deputies said, when Wallace "grabbed (her ex-boyfriend's) penis with her right hand and began pulling on it," which caused him pain. She was charged with battery. A 42-year-old Bradenton woman is charged with having sex with two teenage boys while other teens watched, Sarasota…
Monday, April 15, 2013
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A Sarasota man is under arrest after authorities say he was part of an illegal sports bookmaking business that took in more than $1 billion in illegal bets. In all, 34 people and 23 entities were indicted as part of an investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Oklahoma, officials said Wednesday. Christopher Lee Tanner, 56, of Sarasota — aka "CT," "Limo," "Tan," and "Magic" — is among the 34 people alleged to have been employees and associates of Legendz Sports. The indictment states that in January 2009, Tanner discussed Legendz Sports with an individual, providing a website, a log in and a phone number. Tanner also bought a $1.65 million Sarasota condo in May of 2008 in the name of his wife and father in law using approximately $400,…
Sunday, January 27, 2013
We compile the odd, unusual ‘oh my gosh’ police items from throughout the Tampa Bay region.
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Sunday, January 27
A naked man who hid his face with a white shirt ran through a Dunkin' Donuts shop in Manatee County on Monday night. A surveillance video showed that the man did have shoes and socks on — but nothing else — when he entered the doughnut shop, at 612 10th St. E., Palmetto, the Bradenton Herald reported. The streaker did not stop and order a doughnut or try to linger in the store. He has not yet been identified, authorities said. A getaway vehicle wasn’t necessary for one Tampa thief. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the man swiped a ride from the University Bicycle Center, 1220 Fletcher Ave. E., Temple Terrace, around 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 13. Deputies say the suspect walked into the store, took a seat off a Giant Revel …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
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An 18-year-old Bradenton man was arrested on battery charges after he was accused of giving strangers wedgies outside of a local movie theater. Charles Ross has filmed himself on Anna Maria Island kissing strangers, doing the trust test with strangers and even panhandling in reverse by giving people dollars on street corners because he's doing well, and some of his pranks have taken place in Sarasota and Siesta Key. His videos have received hundreds of thousands of hits on YouTube, but his latest stunt apparently went too far. Ross was arrested Jan. 13 on charges of battery with non-serious injury. He was released on a $750 bond. A 5-year-old Jack Russell terrier named Snoopy is dead after police said a car allegedly ran him over on …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Habitual traffic offender earns 50th arrest in Sarasota County for various infractions.
A Sarasota man apparently cannot help himself from getting behind the wheel of a car despite being ordered not to. Lashay Alexander Smith, 46, 2441 Central Ave., Sarasota, appeared Tuesday before a judge for contempt charges due to driving with a suspended license and was admonished not to drive, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. Deputies watched Smith leaving the courtroom only to drive away in a white Mercury sedan and was pulled over on Golf Street where he was taken into custody and for the sixth time was charged with driving with a suspended or revoked license, according to the probable cause affidavit. Smith celebrated his 50 arrest in Sarasota County by being booked into Sarasota County Jail where he is being held …
Charlesworth Longtooth III
12:53 am on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Well, I have just read it and it seems that yours is the first comment soooo, give Jason a break, he didn't write the story. Its only been a couple of hours. more ›