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Crime
Police Identify Victim Of Fatal Drive-By Shooting
Memoriam
IN MEMORIAM
SGT. JON D. BELK
My mind still talks to you. My heart still looks for you. And my soul knows you are at peace.
Love, mom and dad, brothers and sisters, wife and sons, family.
The Clearwater Police Department is currently in- vestigating a fatal drive-by shooting. It was reported Sunday, at approximately 8:20 p.m.
According to police,
Mrs. Elizabeth Rosado,
31, of Palm Harbor, was rid- ing in the front passenger seat of a Nissan Sentra. Her
husband, 10-year-old daughter, and another indi- vidual were riding in the ve- hicle.
When they reached the 1500 block of Scranton Av- enue, someone fired several shots into their vehicle, striking Mrs. Rosado.
She died as a result of her injuries. No one else riding
in the vehicle was hit by the gunfire.
Police said a white car, possibly a Cadillac, was ob- served in the area at the time of the shooting.
Anyone with any infor- mation about the suspects or the vehicle is asked to con- tact the Clearwater Police Department.
Man Charged, Another Sought In Cell Phone Towers Battery Theft
A 40-year-old Ruskin man is facing numerous charges relating to thefts. Detectives have also issued a warrant for the arrest of another man in connection
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WILLIAM BINGHAM ... Arrested and facing several charges
with the crime.
According to the Hills-
borough County Sheriff’s Office, William Bingham entered the secured cell phone tower at 9855 Lula Street in Gibsonton, by put- ting the code in the locked fence. Once inside, he used acodetoopenadoortoan outbuilding. Once inside, he reportedly took 30 batteries that powered the Verizon cellular signal for that spe- cific tower. The batteries were valued at $12,000, po- lice said.
On December 8th, Bing- ham is alleged to have re- peated the same act at a Verizon cell phone tower at 1507 21st Avenue, SE, in Ruskin. After removing about 30 batteries, valued at $12,000, he fled the scene.
He is also accused of en- tering a T-Mobile outbuild- ing and taking 8 back up batteries worth an esti- mated $2,000, police said.
In all of the instances, the thefts resulted in a brief interruption to the cellular network, including to the 9- 1-1 system.
DONALD PAINE DAVIS ... Warrant issued
Bingham told police that he sold the batteries at a metal recycling yard. After being arrested, he report- edly admitted that he had committed the same offense in the City of Tampa, Hills- borough, Polk, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties.
Bingham was arrested Tuesday at his home and charged with 8 counts of grand theft; 7 counts of dealing in stolen property; 8 counts of false verification of ownership to a metal re- cycler; 6 counts of interfer- ing with utilities, theft of copper or other nonferrous metals; and 4 counts of bur- glary of a structure.
Detectives investigating the case have issued a war- rant for Donald Paine Davis, 30, of Ruskin. When arrested, Davis will be charged with grand theft, dealing in stolen property, fraud identification to a metal recycler, interfering or damaging utilities, and burglary of an unoccupied structure.
The investigation is con- tinuing, police said.
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