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Crime
USF Police Investigating Reports Of Men Exposing Themselves
Warrants Issued For Suspects In Freon Theft
ABC Liquor Store Employee Robs Another ABC Liquor Store
An employee of an ABC Liquor Store has been charged with robbing another ABC Store and shooting two of the employees.
Authorities reported that
Abdul Farid Naim Muhammad, an employee of the ABC Liquor on West Kennedy Boulevard, called in to his workplace in April to let them know he wouldn’t be coming in because his mother had been sick for several days.
According to court docu- ments, Muhammad lied to his bosses and never told them he was in the hospital after he was shot while robbing an- other ABC Liquor Store on East Hillsborough Avenue.
During the incident on April 19th, detectives said the Kennedy Boulevard employee also shot two Hillsborough Av- enue store employees in the face.
Muhammad is scheduled to enter a guilty plea to federal charges of robbery and carry- ing a concealed firearm in fur- therance of a crime of violence. The charges carry up to life in prison and a minimum of 10 years.
The investigation revealed that three employees were present when Muhammad walked in and pulled a gun from his waistband. He re- portedly ordered two to lie face down on the floor and the third to open the cash registers before lying down.
While on the floor, authori-
ABDUL FARID NAIM MUHAMMAD
ties said one of the first two employees pulled out his per- sonal gun and shot at Muhammad. Hit in the hand, Muhammad fired sev- eral times as he ran from the store. No one received life threatening injuries.
Three days later, authorities said they received a tip point- ing them to Muhammad and his job at the ABC store on Kennedy.
Detectives found Muham- mad at Tampa Community Hospital under the name of James King. When inter- viewed by police, Muham- mad allegedly said he committed the robbery be- cause he was under financial pressure and needed money for food and water for his fam- ily. He said he didn’t intend to hurt anyone but fired his gun out of instinct when he was shot.
University of South Florida Police report they are investi- gating three unrelated inci- dents of men exposing themselves in recent days on the Tampa campus.
Police said no physically ag- gressively actions were taken by the suspects.
Officials are asking everyone on campus to be vigilant and report anything suspicious by calling 9-1-1.
The latest incident occurred Sunday night and police re- ceived a call from a woman stating a man wearing no pants was outside Magnolia Resi- dence C exposing himself through a closed window.
The suspect is described as being about 35 years old, wear- ing a white polo shirt and rec- tangular eyeglasses.
In the previous incident, the suspect was described as Black males in his 20s driving a light gray vehicle, and a white man in his 20s driving a red vehicle.
Police Find Murder Victim Lying In The Street
STEVEN LINCOLN DEQWINTON MARCUS BAZIN EVANS
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reports that on October 25th between 1:30 a. m. and 5:26 a. m., two people broke into the Tribalco Com- pany located at 1802 Grant Street by cutting a hole in the loading dock door. After gain- ing entry, the suspects report- edly broke through an adjoining wall into Carrier Air and took a large quantity of Freon. The suspects loaded the Freon onto a trailer that was stolen from a nearby business and fled the area.
Witnesses reported seeing the suspects offloading the
Freon from the trailer into a U- Haul truck. The stolen trailer was abandoned with the trailer’s tag removed. The U- Haul left the area followed by a red Dodge Durango.
Detectives were able to iden- tify the suspects as Steve Lin- coln Bazin, 27, and Deqwinton Marcus Evans, 27.
Detectives said the suspects could have possibly fled to Or- lando or to Greenville, South Carolina.
Anyone with information is asked to call (813) 247-8200.
Deputies Charge Man With Aggravated Battery, Animal Cruelty
On October 25th at 7:45 p. m., Hillsborough County Sher- iff’s deputies reported that Edwin Stoner was walking his pit bull mix near Richard Street and Nundy Avenue when he and Wilson Dor- man beaome involved in an argument.
Deputies said Dorman went home, armed himself with a machete and returned to find Stoner still walking his dog. Dorman, 57, then reportedly attacked Stoner and the dog with a machete.
Stoner received non-life threatening cuts to his ear and neck. The dog received a deep wound to its left side and an- other deep wound along his back.
Stoner sought medical help
WILSON DORMAN
for himself and the dog on his own. The dog is expected to survive.
Dorman was arrested later at his home and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated animal cruelty.
St. Petersburg Police reported they are investigating the ap- parent shooting death of a 20- year-old man that occurred late Tuesday.
The victim was identified as
Malcolm Trevon Moses Lawrence and police do not believe the shooting was a ran- dom act.
Police received a call before midnight of a man lying in the road at 27th Street and 26th Avenue, South. When they ar- rived, they found Lawrence’s body.
Residents reported hearing several gunshots in the area earlier that evening. No other information was released at this time.
Surveillance Captures Suspects Stealing Liquor
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These are surveillance photos of suspects in the theft of $370 worth of liquor.
Investigators are asking for help in identifying four people suspected of stealing $370 worth of liquor from a store in Tampa.
On October 21st at 6:30 p. m., investigators said three women and a man entered BJs Wholesale Club, 7651 West Waters Avenue and used large purse-style bags to conceal the liquor.
The suspects are described
as two Black females, one with a thin build wearing a white tee-shirt and red pants and the other appearing to be 22-to-29 years old wearing a vest. Their male companion was de- scribed as appearing to be 22- to-29 years old wearing a black tee-shirt. The fourth suspect was described as a white fe- male, heavyset, wearing a tie dye shirt and jean shorts.
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