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Crime
Tax Fraud Defendant
Police Search For Suspect Who Robbed Pizza Business
Must Repay $203,887;
Gets 2-1/2 Years In Prison
Detectives with the Tampa Police Department are currently searching for a man who robbed a business. The incident took place Thursday night, shortly after 10 p.m.
According to police, the unknown Black man walked into Marco’s Pizza, 4711 W. Gandy Blvd. The man had a blue shirt covering his face and was armed with a hand- gun. He ordered the manager to open the safe. The man- ager complied and the sus- pect fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash.
suspect may also be respon- sible for the robbery of the Citgo Gas Station, 4702 W. Gandy Blvd., that took place recently.
The man’s image was cap- tured on surveillance video in the business. He is described as being between 5’10 and 6’ tall and weighing between 160 and 170 pounds.
Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a reward for information of up to $3,000. Anyone with information about the robbery can call 1- 800-873-TIPS or www.crimestopperstb.com.
Former School Resource Officer Arrested
Last week, a U. S. District judge sentenced a Tampa man to a prison term for tax fraud. He was also ordered to pay more than $200,000 in restitution.
Aaron Stanley, 47, ap- peared before Judge Richard Lazzara last Fri- day and was sentenced to 2 years on one charge and 6 months on a second charge to run consecutively. Stan- ley was also ordered to pay $203,887.10 in restitution.
Stanley pleaded guilty to the charges on February 22, 2017.
According to the plea agreement, in or around June 2011, Stanley and Charmeta Bess went to Rodriguez Auto Sales, 4116 N. Florida Avenue, to pur- chase a 2007 Cadillac Es- calade. The agreed sales price of the vehicle was $25,900. The vehicle was registered in the name of Charmeta Bess.
Officials said Stanley and Ms. Bess made it clear to Raymond Rodriguez, Jr., owner of the business, that they were going to pay for the vehicle with “drop money.”
The plea agreement
AARON STANLEY Sentenced to 2-1/2 Years in Prison
stated that the couple asked Rodriguez to swipe Green Dot reloadable green dot cards loaded with fraudu- lently obtained tax refunds to pay for the vehicle.
Rodriguez, however, did not have the ability to swipe the cards. He only ac- cepted cash and money or- ders.
Over the next few weeks, Stanley and Ms. Bess re- turned to the dealership on several occasions with money orders to pay for the car. All of the money orders were signed by Ms. Bess and used debit cards loaded with fraudulent tax refunds, offi- cials said.
MARCO’S PIZZA SUSPECT
Detectives believe the
Woman Wears
$3,500 Ring
Out Of Store
The Pasco County Sher- iff’s Office arrested a former School Resource Officer last Friday after he turned him- self in. He was transported to the Land O’ Lakes Jail and his bond was set at $5,000.
According to police, an investigator with the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office was checking their computer sys- tem to ensure that it was being used correctly. While checking, the employee dis- covered that one of the em- ployees had been using the computer system to look up information on citizens in Pasco County.
The investigation re- vealed that Milton Manuel Arroyo had used the DAVID (Driver and Vehicle Informa- tion Database) to obtain in- formation on two different women.
Further investigation re- vealed that neither of the
Teenager Accused Of Shooting, Robbing Man
Police are searching for a woman who tried on a $3,500 ring and then walked out of the store without pay- ing for it. The theft took place on June 25th.
According to the Hillsbo- rough County Sheriff’s Office, the unidentified woman asked to see the ring in the display case at M/N Jewelry Store, 2200 University Square Mall. She put the ring on her finger and walked out of the store without paying for it.
She is described as a white female between the ages of 22 and 29; 5’3” to 5’5” and weighing about 150 to 160 pounds.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay at 1-800-873- TIPS or www.crimestopper- stb.com.
National Crime
MILTON ARROYO
women were involved in any active investigations. One of the women was the mother of a student attending Fivay High School, where Milton was assigned as a School Re- source Officer.
The second woman was an employee at the school where Arroyo was assigned.
He was charged with ille- gally accessing a law enforce- ment database.
A 15-year-old has been arrested in connection with a robbery that left the victim injured. The incident took place last Friday night.
Officers with the Tampa Police Department re- sponded to the report of a shooting during an armed robbery that occurred at the Cove Apartments, 4003 S. Westshore Blvd. When offi- cers arrived at the scene, they learned that a suspect arrived at the apartment of 21-year-old Sean Williams and demanded cash and other property.
A struggle ensued and during the fight, the suspect reportedly fired a gun at Williams, striking him in the arm. Williams’ injury was not considered life- threatening, police said.
The suspect then fled the scene on foot. Police con-
Recent College Grad Beaten To Death In Greece
NICHOLAS GAGE BROWN
ducted an extensive search of the area using K-9 search teams and the helicopter.
After about two hours, police located the suspect and took him into custody. The suspect, identified as Nicholas Gage Brown, was charged with 3 counts of armed robbery and 1 count of aggravated battery.
A recent African-Ameri- can college grad from Austin, Texas, was beaten to death on Friday by a group of 10 men while visiting the Greek island of Zakynthos.
Bakari Henderson, 22, was at a bar with his friends when a man approached him and they began fighting. Secu- rity asked the men to leave and the brawl spilled into the streets where Henderson was reportedly surrounded by ten people, including two bar employees.
The Washington Post re- ports that surveillance videos
BAKARI HENDERSON
from nearby shops showed the suspects beating Hen- derson even after he was un- conscious. He later died at a hospital.
Eight people have been ar- rested, including six Serbian tourists and at least one Greek man. “Greek police in Zakyn- thos notified the US Embassy of the death of a U.S. citizen in the early morning hours of Friday,” the State Department said in a statement.
CNN reports Henderson recently graduated from the University of Arizona with a bachelor’s degree in business finance and entrepreneur- ship. A statement from his parents said he attended the school on a full academic scholarship.
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