March 2008

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March 31, 2008

Police Say Tampa Woman Left Her Infant Home Alone

TAMPA - Sunday evening, Maila Martinez left her 1-month-old daughter home alone for about two hours, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Deputies found out about it whey they showed up at 5502 Pine Forest Court in Tampa... ... more

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March 24, 2008

New Guidelines Created for How 9-1-1 Call Centers Handle Reports of Missing and Exploited Children

Time is critical when responding to reports of missing or sexually exploited children. How these reports are handled is important and can mean the difference between life and death for many children. Yet, there is no standardized process that... ... more

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March 20, 2008

Child Porn Ring Busted in Polk County

BY: Melanie Brooks Polk County, Florida – It is such a shocking story, with content so disturbing, as I wrote this, I actually had to take a break and walk away from the computer. They are children. Innocent, trusting,... ... more

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Lunsford could drop suit against Citrus County SO

Tampa, Florida - Mark Lunsford is changing his tune about the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office. His lawyer appeared on the Bubba the Love Sponge morning show on Thursday and announced they will not sue the sheriff’s office. They had filed... ... more

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Another teacher arrested for sex with student

New Tampa, Florida -- A New Tampa teacher has been arrested for having sex with a student. 45-year-old Mary Jo Spack, who worked as an honors English teacher at Freedom High School, is accused of taking two students from that... ... more

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JUST A THOUGHT

To sue or not to sue, that is the question. Since the announcement of Mark Lunsford’s intent to sue the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office I have heard rumors from other victim’s families that they may enter a law suit... ... more

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March 18, 2008

JUST ANOTHER DAY

Amanda's birthday came and went. To some it was just another day but to the Brown Family it was a sad day. Roy and Sylvia popped into town, visiting the Courtney Campbell Causeway at the boat ramp to pay respects... ... more

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March 13, 2008

ROY & SYLVIA IN TOWN

Roy and Sylvia Brown are in Tampa today. They drove from Kentucky to Tampa in remembrance of Amanda on what would have been her 17th birthday. They will be at the Courtney Campbell Causeway, north boat ramp, at about 5... ... more

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AMANDA'S STORY

On March 13, 1991 Amanda Victoria Brown was born prematurely to Roy Brown and Kathy Hartman. A moment of joy that grew into hours of happiness, everyday for nearly seven years but suddenly brought to an abrupt halt on September... ... more

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March 12, 2008

A LETTER TO AMANDA

Dearest Amanda, We awoke this morning hoping that this had been a terrible nightmare. It is your seventeenth birthday and instead of our beautiful daughter ready to celebrate the day, the quiet of the house hurts our ears. Your birthday... ... more

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March 2, 2008

Man to spend 30 years in jail

Dear HOPE family, This is a news article covering the sentencing of man who collected and disseminated child pornography. He was caught and sentenced to 30 years. The heroes started with the person who sent in the tip to all... ... more

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