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Crime
$5,000 Reward Offered
Crowd Detains Driver In Fatal Accident
RANDY PETERSON, JR.
This the vehicle Randy Peterson, Jr., was driving when he fatally struck a pedestrian Monday night. The accident took place at the intersection of 34th Street, N., and 32nd Avenue, North.
The St. Petersburg Police Department is currently inves- tigating a traffic accident that took place around 10:30 p.m., Monday night.
According to police, a white Ford Mustang was traveling northbound on 34th Street, North in the median lane. A pedestrian, identified as 52- year-old Alija Boskovic, was crossing at 34th Street N., and entered the path of a white Ford Mustang. Boskovic died at the scene as a result of his injuries.
The mustang was driven by 27-year-old Randy Peter- son, Jr., of St. Petersburg. After the impact, Peterson allegedly fled the scene on foot.
Peterson was stopped by bystanders, who then detained him until officers arrived on scene. Peterson was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death. The investigation is still ongoing.
Davenport Child Starved To Death By Parents
ARHONDA TILLMAN (Left) and REGIS JOHNSON (Right)
For Information
On 14-Year-Old
Gunshot Victim
UPDATE: A $5,000 re- ward has been offered in the case of Nilexia Alexander, the 14-year-old gunshot vic- tim found near Floribraska Avenue earlier this month.
Police had responded to the 100 block of W. Flori- braska in reference to shots being fired. They discovered the body of the 14-year-old Temple Terrace girl, later identified as Nilexia Alexander, of Temple Ter- race.
Detectives are asking any- one with information on the shooting to contact Crime
NILEXIA ALEXANDER
Stoppers of Tampa Bay at 1- 800-873-TIPS or online at www.crimestopperstb.com.
Last week, a two-year-old child died after suffering from “long-term starvation” while in the care of his parents. Regis Johnson, 57, and Arhonda Tillman, 35, were charged with negligent child abuse after deputies said they neglected their daughter for most of her young life.
According to Sheriff Grady Judd, the toddler gained a single ounce in two years, since she had been taken to a doctor in January 2020.
“The baby should have been 32 lbs.,” Judd said. “The
baby should have been talking, putting sentences together, asking questions ... running jumping, and playing. When this baby dies on May 10, she couldn’t stand, she couldn’t talk, she couldn’t walk.”
Johnson told deputies the child had recently been fed, but a medical examina- tion found “zero food” in the stomach of the child and “slight traces” of fecal matter in her intestines, according to Judd.
The child weighed just nine and half pounds when she died.
UNCLE SANDY
Always remember, 5, 28, 49, 59, 62, your focus determines your reality, 2, 12, 26, 34, 55.
Apartment Building
Fire Under
Investigation
The Tampa
Fire Department
is investigating a
residential fire
that took place
Tuesday evening
in the 2400
block of E. Lake
Avenue. When
Engine 4 arrived
at the scene, the
two-story struc-
ture had light
smoke coming
from the build-
ing. The fire took place Tuesday evening
The fire re- shortly after 5 p. m., in the 2400 block of E.
portedly started Lake Avenue. on the balcony of a second story apartment and traveled up into the attic space.
Firefighters made an inte- rior attack on the fire, along with ground and aerial at- tacks. The fire was under con- trol within 60 minutes. A primary and secondary search was completed with no occu-
pants inside the apartments. There were no injuries to fire- fighters or civilians reported at the scene.
The fire department said the cause of the fire was due to improperly discarded smoke material. Two apart- ments were damaged, but one of them was vacant.
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