CRIME & SAFETY
Moment 13-year-old shines laser at police helicopter mid-flight ‘because he was bored’
A sheriff’s office in Florida has shared footage of the moment a laser was pointed at their helicopter by a 13-year-old.The incident happened at approximately 12:30am on Thursday 19 April, while the chopper was flying above Largo, the third largest city in Pinellas County.“Flight deputies maintained visual on the suspect and directed patrol deputies on the ground to the suspect’s location,” a statement from Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office read.Deputies made contact with the juvenile, who admitted to shining the laser - which was mounted on a flare gun - at the helicopter “because he was bored”.Per Florida State Statute, it is a third-degree felony for any person who knowingly and willfully shines, points, or focuses the beam of a laser lighting device on an individual operating a motor vehicle, vessel, or aircraft. Read More Juliet, one of Florida’s oldest manatees, dies aged 65Massive alligator blocks plane at Air Force base in FloridaBarefoot Florida man wrangles 8ft alligator in residential neighbourhood
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. […]
Woman rescued from rough waters off Florida coast
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A woman off Florida’s Gulf Coast was rescued from rough waters. It happened in Clearwater Beach on March 23. Police say the woman was screaming for help and she was barely able to keep her head above the water. They also rescued another swimmer nearby.
Bicyclist struck, killed in Tarpon Springs crash
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. - A bicyclist was struck and killed in Tarpon Springs Tuesday evening after troopers say he turned into the path of a passing car. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 63-year-old Palm Harbor man was driving a Jaguar SUV west on Bryan Lane near Cypress Lakes Boulevard when a bicyclist ventured into the car's path.
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.
Former USF leader Karen White remembered for guiding St. Petersburg campus
Karen White, the first regional chancellor at the University of South Florida’s St. Petersburg campus, was a thoughtful and creative leader, her colleagues said this week after her sudden death earlier this month. White, 72, was killed on April 11 when a car struck her as she walked along...
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