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Crime
Man Sought For Questioning In Death Of Brandon Woman
Five In Custody After Two-County Pursuit
Detectives with the Hills- borough County Sheriff’s Of- fice are search for a 49-year-old man to question him on knowledge he might have of a shooting death.
Detectives said 35-year-old Tiffany C. James was shot to death outside her home at the Camden Providence Lakes Apartments on Halloween night.
According to reports, James arrived at the complex just after 11 p. m. Saturday and was shot at least once in the upper body by an un- known suspect. She was trans- ported to a local hospital where she later died.
Detectives want to question Darryl Williams regarding knowledge he might have of the shooting.
DARRYL WILLIAMS .....being sought for question- ing.
Williams is a Black male, 5’6” tall, weighs 200 pounds and has short, grayish hair. Deputies believe he is driving a gold, 1995 Toyota Camry LE four-door with Florida tag DWI-W66.
TIFFANY JAMES .....shot to death outside of her apartment in Brandon.
Investigators said they don’t believe the shooting was a ran- dom act.
Anyone with information about the shooting or the loca- tion of Williams is asked to cal (813) 247-8200.
Authorities said at least five people have been arrested after a multi-county pursuit Sunday night that started in New Tampa and ended in South St. Petersburg.
Tampa Police said a car re- ported as being stolen was spotted early Monday in the New Tampa area. When offi- cers tried to stop the vehicle, they said the driver sped off. Officers pursued the vehicle that traveled out of New Tampa, onto I-275, and into South St. Petersburg.
Officers backed off the pur- suit and allowed a police heli- copter to follow the vehicle
into Pinellas County.
Officers said the stolen car
stopped at 1th Avenue, South and 7th Street, South and sev- eral occupants ran from the car into a nearby house.
The house was surrounded and officers eventually took five people into custody and several others were inter- viewed.
Police said several break-ins have been reported in the New Tampa area, and stolen prop- erty was recovered from the stolen vehicle in this case.
The names and ages of the five people arrested have not been released.
Suspect Sought In Ybor City Stabbing
Woman Charged
University Police Look For Attempted Robbery Suspect
Tampa Police report that early Friday, officers were called to 5th Avenue and Re- publica De Cuba in Ybor City on a report of a man suffering from stab wounds.
According to police, Steven Costigliola, 30, was walking with a friend towards his home when a heavy set Black male, appearing to weigh between 500 and 600 pounds, in his early 30s approached him de- manding money.
Costigliola told police he gave the suspect $20, but as the suspect began to walk away, Costigliola reportedly
chased him.
In the area of Nuccio Park-
way and the railroad track, po- lice said the suspect and victim got involved in a physical al- tercation. At some point, Costigliola was stabbed sev- eral times in the back, with the blade of the knife breaking off in his back.
Police said the suspect fled towards the Tampa Park Apartments.
Costigliola is reported to be in stable condition, and de- tectives believe the incident was drug related.
On Sun-
day, Pinel-
las County
Sheriff’s
deputies
arrested
27-year-old
Shirley
Pierre-
Louis for
her role in
fraudu-
lently cashing dozens of U. S. Treasury checks worth over $140,000. She has been charged with scheming to de- fraud over $50,000, aggravated white collar crime over $100,000, criminal use of per- sonal ID over 20 victims, crimi- nal use of personal ID over $5,000, and other charges.
Pierre-Louis’s bond has been set at $97,000.
Investigators said between 2013 and 2014, Pierre-Louis engaged in a systematic ongoing fraud by knowingly allowing several people to cash checks in various victims’ names at a check cashing business where she worked. She allegedly used her position of trust as an em- ployee to facilitate at least 40 unlawful check casing transac- tions of stolen IRS checks, total- ing $142,134.
Detectives said the valid checks were most likely stolen from mail boxes from areas throughout Central Florida. When detectives tried to contact those named on the checks, some were located, some had moved and some were either bad addresses or detectives could not confirm that the per- son had lived at that address.
The investigation revealed Pierre-Louis was the only per- son seen on surveillance video assisting the people who cashed the checks.
Pierre-Louis has refused to identify the check cashers.
With Organized Check
On Halloween, October 31st at 8:22 p. m., the University of South Florida Police Depart- ment received a call reporting an attempted robbery had oc- curred on the campus near the College of Public Health.
According to police, a student was approached by a man who demanded money. He was de- scribed as a Black male, 18-
years-old or younger, wearing dark baggie pants, no shirt with red, gold and green hat. He re- portedly suggested he had a weapon, but none was seen.
The suspect was last seen fleeing west from the campus. No one was injured.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call (813) 974-2628.
Cashing Fraud
SHIRLEY PIERRE-LOUIS
One Person Killed Outside Gentlemen’s Club
DUI Arrest Leads To Drug Trafficking Charges
Detectives with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office re- ported that one person was shot to death early Monday outside a strip club in Pal- metto.
Deputies reported that just before 3 a.m., they responded to the Atlantis Gentlemen’s Club, 3800 U. S. 41, North. At the scene, they found a victim with several gunshot wounds lying unresponsive in the park- ing lot.
The victim’s identity was not related, and he was pro- nounced dead at the scene.
Investigators reported see- ing two people arguing in the parking lot and then shooting at each other. The shooter was last seen running east on 39th Street and may have gotten into an awaiting vehicle.
Surveillance video captured the entire scene, and detectives are asking anyone with infor-
St. Petersburg Police re- ported that at 4 a. m. Friday, the DUI Unit was in the process of conducting an in- vestigation on 38th Avenue, North when they saw a vehicle strike the median after driving onto 38th Avenue, North from I-275.
Officers stopped the vehicle, made contact with the driver, and discovered he was al- legedly impaired.
The driver, identified as 41- year-old Jonathan Forman, was arrested for DUI and ini- tially struggled with officers before he was handcuffed. He also reportedly refused to take a breathalyzer test later.
While searching Forman’s car, officers found a book bag in the backseat. A search of the bag revealed it contained over 500 grams of marijuana, some bagged for sale, a 1⁄2” crack co-
Detectives are looking for the man in these surveillance pho- tos in connection with the shooting death of a man out- side a strip club.
mation about the shooting to call (941) 747-3011, Ex. 2159.
JONATHAN FORMAN
caine cookie (over half-an- ounce), and a digital scale. For- man also had $4,000 in cash.
Forman as charged with possession of cocaine with in- tent to sell, possession of mar- ijuana with intent to sell, possession of drug parapher- nalia, resisting arrest without violence and DUI.
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