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Crime
Couple Charged With Battery On A Law Enforcement Officer
Man Suffering Mental Episode Taken Into Custody
Early Monday, Tampa Po- lice safely apprehended a man suffering from a mental episode. He was taken into cus- tody under the Baker Act.
According to police, an offi- cer observed the 30-year-old man driving his pickup truck in the southbound lane of N. 21st Street and E. Adamo Dr.
The officer pulled beside the man and the man appeared
frantic and was yelling, “they are going to kill me.”
Officers attempted to stop the truck several times, but were unable to. After following the vehicle for 22 minutes at low speeds and with it having 3 flat tires, the man stopped at Grady and Waters.
There were injuries. How- ever, several police cars sus- tained damage.
On Wednesday, June 24th at 11:50 a.m., Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies re- ported that allegedly Gren- isha Samuels, 22, stabbed John Wright on his left ear causing a laceration to form from his inside earlobe to the outside earlobe.
Wright reportedly called the Sheriff’s Office and when deputies arrived he escorted them to 1335 Baywatch Loop where the incident occurred.
Deputies knocked on the door, and after several min- utes, Laurence Wyatte opened the door. Wyatte re- portedly told deputies Samuels was home, but he wasn’t going to let them in- side.
Deputies said Wyatte tried to shut the door, but the door was blocked from being shut.
Deputies entered the resi- dence and found Samuels hiding in a back bedroom un- derneath a blanket on a bed. She allegedly tried to run but was stopped. When deputies tried to arrest her, she report- edly resisted, punched one of
GRENISHA SAMUELS
the deputies and intentionally bumped into another with her chest in an effort to get away.
While deputies were trying to control Samuels, Wyatte reportedly was yelling and screaming at them to get out of his apartment. He was told several times to backup and not interfere.
While deputies were trying to gain control of Samuels, Wyatte came out of the bed- room and allegedly punched a deputy in the face. The deputy fell against a sofa and Wyatte reportedly straddled the deputy and punched him sev- eral times. Deputies then tried
to utilize their Electronic Con- trol Devices to control him, but he reportedly tried to rip the prongs out of his chest and stand up. Deputies were fi- nally able to gain control of Samuels and Wyatte, and they were handcuffed.
Samuels was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, battery on a law enforcement officer, re- sisting arrest with violence, and three counts of violation of probation.
Wyatte was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence.
Man Shot In Face During Home Invasion
LAURENCE WYATTE
Tampa police are currently searching for two armed men who allegedly committed a home invasion early Friday morning. The incident took place in East Tampa.
According to police, two armed, masked men went to the residence at 4408 N. 36th Street, around 4 a.m., Friday.
The suspects confronted one man outside of the home and forced him inside.
Once inside, the suspects demanded property from four other adults inside the home. At some point during the con- frontation, a struggle ensued and one man was shot in the face.
Police Identify East Tampa Murder Victim
Tampa Police have released the identity of a 40-year-old man killed early Saturday. He was found at the intersection of N. 30th Street and E. Osborne Avenue.
According to police, officers responded to the location at ap- proximately 2:25 a.m., and discovered the man, identified as Kirk Chang, of Riverview, suffering from gun shots. Officers began CPR and Chang was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police are continuing their investigation into the death and are asking anyone with information to contact them. Anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers could result in a cash reward of up to $3,000.
Grow House Discovered In Burning House
This house at 4408 Perch Street had been converted into a marijuana grow house.
For the second time in an area known as “The Fish Bowl” in the Nuccio community, a marijuana grow house has been discovered.
On June 24th, an indoor marijuana grow operation was found by Hillsborough County Fire rescue while put- ting out a fire at 4408 Perch Street.
Hillsborough County Sher- iff’s deputies arrived and after getting a search warrant they found rooms inside the house had been converted for the purpose of cultivating mari- juana.
Detectives arrived and after entering the residence, they found one large room with fifteen large marijuana plants, along with 13 small plants. TECO came out and found an illegal electricity con- nection providing unmetered electricity to the home.
Crime scene also re- sponded and conducted an in- vestigation. The marijuana had
a total weight of 306 pounds with an estimated street value of $765,000.
Several suspects have been identified and future arrests are pending further investiga- tion.
Sheriff’s Office spokesper- son Cristal Bermudez Nunez said neighbors told them the owner of the home has cancer and has been hospi- talized for a number of weeks.
This is some of the marijuana found after firefighters extin- guished the fire.
Uncle Sandy
says...
A woman whose smile 16, 19, 35, 40 is open and whose expression 3, 39, 49, 50 is glad has a kind of beauty 15, 50, 55, 60 no mat- ter what she wears. 1, 42, 52, 59
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