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Missing swimmer found dead near Madeira Beach: PCSO
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - A missing swimmer was found dead in Pinellas County near Madeira Beach early Tuesday morning, according to the sheriff's office. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, deputies were working a water rescue call near John's Pass on Monday night for a reported adult swimmer in distress.
Man, 20, dies after 2-car crash in St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG — Police said a 20-year-old man critically injured in a two-vehicle traffic crash on July 14 has died. Prior to the 2 p.m. crash at the intersection of 22nd Avenue South and 13th Street South, a Toyota Corolla occupied by Jeremiah Jones, 20, of St. Petersburg, and an unidentified second man, age 26, was traveling eastbound on 22nd Avenue South “at a high rate of speed,” police said.
Largo Man Crashes Vehicle Into Tree, Flees Scene with Toddler and Firearm
Largo Police were dispatched to reports of a single-vehicle crash at approximately 2:12 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, 2024. The crash occurred at 1800 Keene Road just south of the entrance to Eagle Lake Park. 37-year-old Michael Marra of Largo lost control of his vehicle, leaving the roadway and crashing...
VIDEO: Clearwater Police share tip for driving drunk… don’t
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A new video from Clearwater shares an important lesson for anyone thinking about drinking and driving — don’t. The Clearwater Police Department released the video on Facebook as part of their “Tuesday Traffic Safety Tip,” showing a drunk driver smash into a sign and a gate at the city’s solid waste facilities.
Grand Jury Indicts Jerome Isom For 1st-Degree Murder In Shooting Death Of Yvonne Abernethy
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A grand jury has indicted Jerome Isom for first-degree murder in connection with the death of Yvonne Abernethy. Yvonne Abernethy, 25, was fatally shot outside her apartment at the Reserve at Lake Point, located at 5640 Lynn Lake Dr. S., shortly before 6 a.m. on June 18.
Crash caught on camera involved an improperly installed guardrail, experts say
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — “It's erratic driving, changing lanes very quickly,” Donald Schnell said. He was on his way home from work in Pinellas County when he says his dash cam captured the moments leading up to a crash on the Howard Frankland Bridge back in June.
Largo Fire Rescue responds to home fire
LARGO — Largo Fire Rescue was dispatched to a two-story residential structure fire July 17 on 20th Street Southwest to fight two-alarm blaze. Two occupants were evacuated and treated for unspecified injuries in the 11:43 p.m. blaze, with one of them transported to a local hospital. The cause and origin of the fire was under investigation.
Highway Patrol seeks driver who hit bike
PINELLAS PARK — A bicycle rider going east on 62nd Avenue near 42nd Street on July 14 was struck by a dark-colored Toyota sedan whose driver fled the scene of the crash, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The bicyclist, a 20-year-old St. Petersburg man, was transported to an area...
ATM thieves use SUV to smash into CVS near St. Petersburg, leave empty-handed
PALMETTO, Fla. (WSVN) — A pair of brazen burglars were caught on camera as they crashed into a CVS near St. Petersburg looking for some quick cash, but despite their best efforts, they came away from the ATM ambush empty-handed. The security footage shows a person in a yellow...
Man arrested for striking Deputy’s vehicle in diesel theft case that ended in Palm Harbor
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man for diesel theft and for striking a deputy’s vehicle as he fled the scene. On July 20, 2024, at 3:43 a.m., deputies observed Kiusler Perez Ortiz, 24, at a closed Mobil gas station on Hillsborough Avenue with his vehicle parked on top of an underground diesel fuel tank’s fill port.
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