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Crime
Police Shoot Carjacking Suspect
Man Who
Three Arrested In Home Invasion
Tampa Police are investigat- ing a police shooting in which a carjacking suspect was shot by a police officer after he al- legedly made threatening statements and gestures.
George LeGrande, 30, was shot in the wrist and hip, who is reported to be in stable condition in a local hospital. The alleged carjacking oc- curred near Tampania and Kennedy Boulevard at 11:29 a.m. Saturday.
Police said the carjacking victim reported he had been struck and his car stolen. An officer responded and after a brief pursuit, LeGrande stopped his stolen vehicle near Union Street and Delaware Avenue in the North Boule- vard Homes Public Housing Complex.
At that location, police said LeGrande got out of the ve- hicle and confronted the offi- cer. He then reportedly reached behind his back and then returned to the vehicle. When LeGrande again left
Killed Elderly
GEORGE LEGRANDE
the vehicle, he reportedly made movements the officer considered threatening, the of- ficer fired, and LeGrande was shot in the wrist and hip. Police said it’s unclear whether LeGrande was armed or not. The officer who fired the shots has been put on administrative leave.
LeGrande has been charged with carjacking, flee- ing to elude, and driving with a suspended license as a habit- ual traffic offender.
BYRON BURCH .....facing either a life sen- tence or death.
SARAH DAVIS .....retired teacher stabbed to death in her home.
Last week, a jury recom- mended Byron Burch, 44, spend the rest of his life in prison for the fatal stabbing of an 80-year-old retired teacher and former employee of the Hernando County Sheriff’s Of- fice.
In June, a jury said Burch was guilty of first-degree mur- der in the May 2010 death of Sarah Davis. A hearing is scheduled for August 20th and a judge will decide whether Burch will be sentenced to life in prison or received the death sentence.
Investigators said Davis felt sorry for Burch after learning he was destitute and addicted to drugs. She tried to help him by giving him jobs around her home.
Detectives said Burch at- tacked Davis with a knife when she tried to stop him from stealing her jewelry. Her body was found in a bathroom in a pool of blood with more than 20 stab wounds.
Records revealed Burch’s criminal history dating back to when he was 16. He has been convicted of sexual battery, burglary, battery against a law enforcement officer and resist- ing arrest.
Burch had been released from prison six months before the Davis murder after an ap- pellate court over turned a rob- bery conviction after he served less than a fifth of a 15-year sentence.
LONNIE JONES Facing several charges
struck the victim in right shoul- der, police said.
Officials said the bullet trav- eled through the victim’s lung and he was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital. His condi- tion has not been released.
The three suspects were taken into custody and face charges of home invasion rob- bery as well as additional charges.
Brooker was charged with aggravated battery and grand theft. Alexander was charged with aggravated battery, aggra- vated assault, and grand theft. Jones was charged with aggra- vated assault with a deadly weapon and attempted first- degree murder.
None of the victims have been identified.
Woman
A 22-year-old man and two juveniles were taken into cus- tody on Wednesday. They are charged with a violent home in- vasion.
According to police, the vic- tim answered a knock on the door around 9 p.m. At that point, three men rushed into the home at 4134 My Lady Lane, with guns drawn.
One of the men, identified as Lonnie Jones, allegedly went into a bedroom and pointed a semi-automatic handgun at a victim. He reportedly took a cell phone. Christopher Alexander, 17, reportedly searched the kitchen for drugs or money. He is allegedly to have pistol-whipped one of the victims. Alejandro Brooker, also 17, reportedly knocked on the door. He is alleged to have taken a shotgun belonging to one of the residents and struck a juvenile victim in the head with the butt of the gun, police said.
During the commission of the robbery, one of the victims es- caped through a second-story window. As the three suspects were driving away from the home, they reportedly ob- served the victim who had es- caped, walking down the road.
Jones, who was reportedly riding in the back seat of the vehicle, fired 4 or 5 shots at the victim. One of the bullets
Facing Life
Sentence
Man Snatches Woman’s Wallet From Store Counter
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is currently in- vestigating the theft of a woman’s wallet. The man was standing behind the woman when he reached around and took the wallet from the counter. The wallet contained about $700.
According to the Hillsbor- ough County Sheriff’s Office, the theft took place at the Wal- Mart at 7011 W. Waters Av- enue. After snatching the wallet, the man ran from the store and got into a Chrysler Minivan that was apparently waiting for him.
Police described the man as a Black man with a thin build. He is about 5’7” tall and weigh- ing about 135 pounds. He had shoulder length dreadlocks and a goatee. He was last seen wearing a gray tank top and
This man in this photograph is accused of snatching a woman’s wallet off the counter in a Wal-Mart Store.
tan slacks.
Anyone with information
can contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office at (813) 247-8000; or CRIME STOP- PERS at 1-800-873-TIPS (8477).
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Bicyclist Wounded
St. Petersburg Police are in- vestigating the shooting of a bicyclist Friday evening.
Police said 21-year-old Matthew Brown was riding south on Highland Street South near Newton Avenue South about 4:42 p. m. when he was shot at several times. He was struck once in the torso.
A passerby took Brown to a local hospital and he is ex- pected to survive. Police said Brown was not cooperative with them during the initial in- vestigation, and they are still trying to identify the shooter.
MATTHEW BROWN .....wounded while riding his bicycle.
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