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Crime
Two Women Sought In $1,500 Theft Of Purses
Three Charged With Series Of Armed Robberies
Victim Critical, Two Charged In Town N’ Country Shooting
KAFEEL ROBINSON
GARY JOSEPH
This surveillance photo- graph shows the two women wanted in connection with shoplifting the purses.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for two women wanted for shoplifting. The theft took place shortly before 9 p.m., on October 8th.
According to police, the unidentified women entered the T. J. Maxx Store, 7555 W. Hills- borough Avenue, and left the store with approximately 12 purses. The purses are valued at more than $1,500.
One woman is described as having a heavy build and the other a thin build.
Anyone with any information in reference to these suspects is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at (813) 247-8200 or anyone with any information regarding the iden- tity and whereabouts of these suspects and who wants to be el- igible for a cash reward is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800- 873-TIPS (8477).
DWIGHT NEAL
BRANDON VICKS
On Wednesday, law enforce- ment representing several agencies charged three sus- pects with armed robbery. The robberies took place in more than one jurisdiction.
According to police, two men and a 14-year-old juvenile male were arrested and charged in connection with the seven rob- beries. A fourth person was also being questioned.
Police located twenty-year-old Dwight Deloren Neal, of Clearwater, Tuesday night shortly before 11 p.m. He was arrested while walking near Palm Terrace and Hibiscus Av- enue, and charged with five counts of armed robbery. His bond was set at $400,000. He is currently being held in the Pinellas County Jail.
Police said Brandon
William Vicks, 21, of Largo, was taken into custody in Clearwater shortly after mid- night on Wednesday. At the time of his arrest at Belcher Road and Drew Street, he was allegedly in a stolen car. He was charged with seven counts of armed robbery. His bond was set at $600,000. He is cur- rently being held in the Pinel- las County Jail.
Police said the investigation into the robberies took place in several cities. Law enforcement agencies involved in the inves- tigation included Clearwater Police Department, Largo Po- lice Department, Pinellas Park Police Department, St. Peters- burg Police Department, Tampa Police Department, and the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.
Two men have been taken into custody in connection with the shooting of a man in Town N’ Country. The shoot- ing took place early Monday morning.
According to the Hillsbor- ough County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the in- tersection of Waters Avenue and Pinehurst Drive, after re- ceiving a 9-1-1 call about a shooting. Upon arrival, police located 24-year-old Rudy Her- nandez, Jr., in the parking lot of the Babylon II Hookah Lounge.
Hernandez was shot while walking down the street and collapsed in the parking lot.
Witnesses told police that Hernandez was walking down the street when a Black man, later identified as Kafeel Robinson, 21, of Tampa, allegedly produced a handgun and shot him in the upper body. The man is said to have then gotten into the pas- senger side of a silver vehicle and fled the scene.
After Hernandez crossed the street, witnesses told po- lice the same vehicle returned to the area, slowed down in front of the business and a handgun was visible from the front passenger window. The suspect fired several shots and the vehicle fled the scene.
When deputies arrived at the scene, they located Her- nandez, who was transported to a local hospital in critical condition with life-threatening injuries.
Bullets also struck the hood of a vehicle occupied by Josephina Figueroa, 20, and 23-year-old Andrea Satka. Although one of the bullets was embedded in the glass windshield, neither occupant was injured, police said.
Deputies also observed a ve- hicle fitting the description of the suspect vehicle fleeing the scene. The vehicle appeared to be stopping at the Wal-Mart, 7011 Waters Avenue, but fled
RUDY HERNANDEZ, JR.
from the deputies. A short pur- suit ensued and the vehicle, identified as a Chrysler 200, collided with one of the marked police cars.
The vehicle continued to flee, pursued by deputies. When the pursuit reached the area of Woodbridge and Shenandoah, the pursuit came to an end when the driver struck another marked police car. Neither deputy was in- jured, police said.
One of the suspects in the vehicle, identified as Gary Joseph, 22, of Tampa, was taken into custody at the scene. He was charged with fleeing to elude at a high speed, reckless driving with property damage, attempted felony murder, direct dis- charge of a firearm from a ve- hicle, 2 counts of aggravated assault with the intent to com- mit a felony, possession of a controlled substance, and pos- session of marijuana.
After a short foot pursuit, police located the second sus- pect in the backyard area of a residence on Shenandoah Court. He was identified as Kafeel Robinson.
Robinson was charged with attempted felony murder, direct discharge of a firearm from a vehicle, 2 counts of ag- gravated assault with the in- tent to commit a felony, and resisting an officer without vi- olence.
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