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Teen left injured in Clearwater after hit-and-run, driver charged: Police
CLEARWATER, Fla. - A Tampa man told police that he took off after hitting a 15-year-old with his car on Thursday night because he was too scared to stay at the scene, according to authorities. Officials say 21-year-old Luis Manuel Salgueiro Falcon was driving a white 2023 Toyota Camry east...
4 people hospitalized after Courtney Campbell Causeway Crash
TAMPA, Fla. — Four people were hospitalized following a serious crash that shut down the westbound lanes on the Courtney Campbell Causeway heading toward Clearwater for several hours, authorities said. The crash, which happened just after 2 p.m. Monday, involved a sedan, pickup truck and motorcycle, according to the...
Man hospitalized after being pulled from Gulf near Clearwater condos
CLEARWATER — A Miami man was listed in critical condition after a bystander pulled him from the Gulf behind a condo complex. Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue personnel responded to a water-rescue call May 14 behind Continental Towers, 675 Gulfview Blvd. They said the man’s wife was swimming...
Suspects in Clearwater robbery arrested
CLEARWATER — Two men have been arrested in connection with the May 17 robbery of a gas station/convenience store. Clearwater police said a man entered On the Fly, at 3009 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd., just after 2 a.m. wearing a white fuzzy mask, hat and hoodie. He was holding a knife that was shaped like a gun. After getting cash from the clerk, he left the store.
Port Richey man held in Clearwater hit-and-run
CLEARWATER — Traffic homicide investigators have arrested a Port Richey man in connection with a May 13 hit-and-run crash that fatally injured a man on a scooter. Kris Paterson, 37, was originally charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury. But police said it was expected the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney’s Office will file upgraded charges against the suspect following the death of the victim.
St. Pete police use drones, bloodhounds, helicopter to search for missing man, 84
Police in St. Petersburg are using drones, bloodhounds and a helicopter to search for an 84-year-old man who suffers from mental confusion who has been missing since Monday morning. Livio Antonio Mota walked away from his home in the 3400 block of 37th Street S and has been missing since...
St. Petersburg Police Seek Public’s Help Identifying Men in Shooting Investigation
ST. PETERSBURG, FLa.- The St. Petersburg Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two men believed to have information about a shooting that occurred on February 28, 2024. Officers responded to reports of gunfire near the intersection of 14th Avenue South and 15th Street South at approximately...
Motorcyclist killed after striking 2 street signs, large tree in early morning St. Pete crash
Brandon Christian Harwood Pagels, 30, was traveling westbound in the 1900 block of 1st Avenue North around 2 a.m. "at a high rate of speed" when he lost control of his motorcycle.
Ambulance personnel hurt in Largo crash
LARGO — Charges are pending against a man who deputies said fled a traffic stop May 18 and crashed into an ambulance, leaving the ambulance driver, a medic and a patient hospitalized. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said deputies attempted pull over a BMW driven by Willie Lee Daniels,...
Hit-and-run suspect arrested in Pinellas Park
PINELLAS PARK — Police arrested a St. Petersburg man May 13 in connection with a hit-and-run crash four days earlier that left a pedestrian hospitalized. Pinellas Park police were called to the 9600 block of 66th Street North here about 4 a.m. May 9, where they found a man in the roadway who was struck by a vehicle that left the scene. The victim, Dominick Venose, 46, of Clearwater, was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
Man held in St. Pete road-rage stabbing
ST. PETERSBURG — A man has been charged with attempted murder after a road-rage incident led to a stabbing May 14 near Sexton Elementary School. St. Petersburg Police said the 28-year-old victim and the accused suspect, Jose Rafael Rabel Oneill, 34, both were in their own vehicles next to each other on 54th Avenue North while stopped at the light at 19th Street North about 3:07 p.m. A fight began and police say Oneill stabbed the victim numerous times.
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