CRIME & SAFETY
FBI raid in Clearwater lands Jan. 6 rioter in jail
CLEARWATER, Fla. - An FBI raid in Clearwater on Monday is connected with the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. FOX 13 has learned the man who was arrested at the Woodlake Condominiums, on Sunset Point Road, is 49-year-old Victor Sean Dennison, of California. An arrest warrant was issued for him after he failed to appear for trial in June 2023.
WATCH: Clearwater police rescue woman struggling in Gulf of Mexico
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Clearwater police on Tuesday released a video showing the moment officers rescued a woman last month who was struggling in the Gulf of Mexico. The woman was “swept out in very rough waters” off the coast of Clearwater Beach and was “barely able to keep her head above water,” police said. […]
Law enforcement reacts to violent weekend involving teens in Pinellas County
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - It was a violent weekend in Pinellas County involving teens. St. Petersburg Police arrested 16-year-old Randy Reynolds on Sunday night, and charged him with first degree felony murder and armed robbery with a deadly weapon in 21-year-old Marcus Rivers’ murder on Saturday. Police also arrested...
Largo teen charged in laser incident
LARGO - A local teen was arrested April 19 after a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office helicopter crew repeatedly was targeted by a laser light beam, authorities said. The helicopter was airborne in the area of Seventh Street NW and 11th Avenue in Largo around 12:30 a.m. when the incident took place. Flight deputies maintained visual contact with the suspect and directed patrol deputies on the ground to his location.
Belleair employee accused of pocketing cash from water bill payments
BELLEAIR — A town employee is accused of pocketing nearly $5,000 in cash from residents’ water bill payments. Police recently arrested Jelani Gorham, 47, who now faces a charge of scheming to defraud, a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison. Police began investigating Gorham...
Pedestrian injured in early morning hit-and-run in St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A pedestrian was hospitalized after being hit by a car in St. Pete early Tuesday morning, according to police. According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, they received a call just before 3 a.m. about a man down in the intersection of 17th Avenue South and Prescott Street South.
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