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Crime
Students Warned After Armed
Hit And Run Suspect Sought
This is surveillance footage of a hit-and- run accident that left a child injured.
Police in Gulfport are ask- ing for help in identifying the driver in a hit-and-run on April 6th that left a small child inured.
Police said on Monday at 7 p.m., an accident occurred at the intersection of 15th Avenue, South and 49th Street in Gulf- port.
The suspect was seen flee- ing the scene on foot and was described as a Black male, pos- sibly in his late teens, with a thin build and short hair. He was wearing blue and black shorts and a dark colored tee shirt at the time.
Anyone with information is asked to call (727) 582-6177.
Suspect Sought In Murder Outside Bar
JAMES CASON .....gunned down in the parking lot of a bar after a dispute.
JUAN OQUENDO .....being sought by authorities for murdering Cason.
St. Petersburg Police have identified a suspect being sought in the Sunday, April 12th murder of a man outside of a bar.
Police said James Cason was shot to death in the park- ing lot of the Stinger Bar, 2222 49th Street, North.
The investigation has re- vealed that Cason and Juan Oquendo, 26, were involved in a verbal dispute in the park- ing lot of the bar after Oquendo was thrown out by a bouncer. During the dispute, Oquendo reportedly pro- duced a gun and killed Cason.
A warrant charging Oquendo with first-degree murder and the U. S. Marshal’s Service is offering a $2,500 re- ward for information leading to his arrest.
Anyone with information on Oquendo is asked to call (727) 893-7780.
Ruskin Man Arrested For Landing Copter On Capital Lawn
Robbery Near Campus
Officials on the campus of the University of South Florida issued a warning to students Wednesday morning after an armed robbery west of the campus.
An alert went out to stu- dents just before 10 a.m. that
Tamp Police were looking for two armed suspects who fled from the robbery.
Students were told to use caution and report any suspi- cious activity.
No further information has been released.
Caregiver Located For 3-Year- Old Found Wandering Alone
The Pinellas County Sher- iff’s Office reported that a 3- year-old boy had been found alone on the streets and deputies were searching for his parents or guardian.
The boy goes by the name Colin or Collins, and was found in the area of 71st Street, North and 46th Av- enue, North about 10:30 a. m. Wednesday.
In an update, authorities did find a guardian for the child, and they are conduct- ing an interview to find out
DOUG HUGHES
Doug Hughes of Ruskin, Florida being arrested by Capitol Police after landing his gyro-copter on the lawn of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
This 3-year-old was found wandering alone in Pinellas County Wednesday morning.
how the child wandered away unnoticed.
No charges have been filed at this time.
On Wednesday, police in the nation’s capitol arrested a Hillsborough County man who guided his one-person helicopter onto the west lawn of the U. S. Capitol.
Doug Hughes, a postal worker, told police after his arrest that he was delivering letters to all 535 members of Congress to draw attention to campaign finance corruption.
Homeland Security panel Chairman, Michael Mc- Caul, said the pilot landed on his own, but that he had made it much closer to the Capitol where authorities were pre- pared to shoot him down.
The Hughes piloted gyro-copter was seen by wit- nesses approaching the Capi- tol from the west, flying low over the National Mall and the Capitol reflecting pool
across the street, barely clear- ingarowoftreesanda statute of General Ulysses Grant.
Downtown Washington D.C. is bound by restrictions on air traffic that keep aircraft from flying over the White House, the Capitol, the Na- tional Mall and other key buildings without authoriza- tion.
It was reported that the Tampa Bay Times knew what Hughes had planned. It was also reported the Times had produced a video of Hughes planning his mission and had a story ready to go as soon as the flight took place.
It was also reported that a reporter from Tampa alerted authorities less than a hour before Hughes landed about his intentions.
Mansion Subject Of Complaints About Loud Parties
This mansion was the scene of loud parties and was oper- ated as a training school for strippers.
Third Man Arrested In Alleged Spring Break Gang Rape Incident
The owner of a $2 million mansion near Cheval in north- west Hillsborough County might have continued operat- ing his training school for adult models and strippers if it wasn’t’ for the loud parities.
The mansion in northwest Hillsborough County is next door to the exclusive gated community, and the all-night parties, complete with loud music and screaming women, drew complaints from the Cheval West neighborhood.
According to the Hillsbor- ough County Sheriff’s Office, if it weren’t for the complaints, the training school would still be operating under the radar.
The mansion’s owner and manager is now facing code vi- olations and a misdemeanor criminal charge.
County Commissioner Kevin Beckner is supposed to be meeting with Code En- forcement officials to discuss if further action is necessary.
Code Enforcement has re- portedly issued five citations against the property, some of
them for holding special events in an agricultural/residential zone and others for operating special events without condi- tional use approval. A hearing on the violations is scheduled for April 24th.
Records show the mansion is owned by Pink Tati LLC, but the principal owner is Cana- dian millionaire Gordon Lownds, who said he has shut down the modeling school for exotic dancers.
When Lownds bought the mansion in April 2013, he said he and some partners planned to film a reality show there about the day-to-day lives of strippers.
The mansion had been re- modeled in lush, Egyptian- themed décor and it was being marketed as “Pharaoh’s Palace.
A former investor in several adult-themed businesses ran Pharaoh’s Daughters Modeling Agency out of the mansion. The agency provided coaching and ongoing employment to promising young strippers.
Authorities have arrested a third man in the alleged gang rape of a woman who passed out on a Panama City Beach. The incident was cap- tured on videotape and wit- nessed by scores of rowdy spring breakers.
Authorities reported that the incident took place in broad daylight a month ago at the peak of spring break at Panama City Beach.
After a party ended in a shooting that left even people injured, officials temporarily banned drinking on the beach. That ban came after a woman in town for spring break was reportedly raped after blacking out behind a popular each bar and club, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office.
On Wednesday, deputies announced the arrest of George Davon Kennedy,
GEORGE DAVON KENNEDY
a student at Middle Ten- nessee State University. He was charged with sexual bat- tery by several perpetrators.
Kennedy was arrested in the Atlanta, Georgia area.
Two students from Troy University in Alabama were arrested last week on the same charges. They were identified as Delonte Mar- tistee, 22 and Ryan Cal- houn, 23. Both have been suspended from school.
Uncle Sandy
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