July 2007

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July 29, 2007

Baby Dropped Off At Fire Station

LAKELAND - A woman dropped off a healthy newborn girl at a fire station at about noon today. It was the first time the Lakeland Fire Department has received a baby under the state’s Safe Haven law, which also protects... ... more

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Look Out Lexington The Brown's Have Arrived

After the long trek from Tampa to Lexington, Kentucky, Roy and Sylvia have arrived. Not settled in but things are shaping up. They have an application pending for a nice home near Nicholsville Road in Lexington. As we all know... ... more

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Suspect apologizes to father of teen murder victim

St. Petersburg, Florida-The parents of 17-year-old Jesse O'Hara look for answers wanting to know why their son was murdered. They say Jesse was a boy who loved making everyone else happy. They call his death senseless, “I want to look... ... more

Posted at 9:02 AM

July 23, 2007

Goodbye Tampa - Hello Lexington

"Amanda loved butterflies and the theme on correspondence and pictures depicts butterflies, usually seven as that was her age when she disappeared. Notice the butterfly painted on the truck. Purely coincidental when Roy rented the truck. Maybe that's her way... ... more

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Lunsford takes on daughter’s killer

Inverness, Florida - For the first time since his daughter's murder in 2005, Mark Lunsford go the opportunity to address her murderer John Couey in Court. Through tears and with a shaky voice Mark Lunsford stopped looking down at his... ... more

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July 7, 2007

14 Arrested On Racketeering Charges

BRADENTON - Fourteen suspected members of the street gang SUR 13 are facing racketeering charges for a pattern of criminal activity that has included murder, robbery, assault, battery and criminal mischief, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday. Sheriff’s investigators... ... more

Posted at 8:55 AM

Teen Charged With Molesting 2-Year-Old

ST. PETERSBURG - James Staton is charged with the molestation and sexual battery of a two-year-old boy, Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said. Staton was arrested Friday afternoon. Detectives said Staton, 18, admitted to the acts, which took place in the... ... more

Posted at 8:53 AM

Dad Charged With Leaving Child Alone

TAMPA - After leaving his 8-year-old daughter home alone for more than an hour after midnight, a 26-year-old father was arrested on charges of child neglect, police reported. Witnesses called police after hearing the young girl screaming in the parking... ... more

Posted at 8:50 AM

DCF Records Reveal Relatives Were Considered As Caretakers

TAMPA - Candice Clark looked to her daughter as the catalyst for change, promising authorities after a 2006 arrest in Clearwater that she would leave her abusive boyfriend and a career of preying on others. But Courtney, at 14 months... ... more

Posted at 8:41 AM

July 3, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA

Today we should pray to our God and thank Him for the freedoms we experience. We should ask that He watch over and protect our troops throughout the world. When you see a military man or woman in uniform,... ... more

Posted at 11:40 PM

Area soldier killed in Iraq

Jonathan Rossi loved adventure. That love, and a desire to see the world and serve his country led him to the Army. On Sunday, the 2005 Countryside High School graduate died when his unit was attacked by insurgents. He... ... more

Posted at 8:08 AM

Sexual Offender Found With Teen

TAMPA - Officer Felicia Pecora said she knew Raymond Gomez had something to hide. It was about 6:30 p.m. Sunday when Pecora dropped by for a routine address check on Gomez, a registered sex offender who once molested girls while... ... more

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