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Attack and rape in St. Petersburg from 2017 now solved by DNA, cops say
In September 2017, a man attacked a woman from behind in the 800 block of 8th Avenue S in St. Petersburg. He knocked her unconscious, then raped her. The case was unsolved for seven years. This week, St. Petersburg police announced they have had a break in the case: DNA...
Driver wants FDOT to pay for damage caused by flying debris on I-75
A Florida couple said the Florida Department of Transportation should reimburse them after a flying object hit their Jeep on I-75. They have waited six months for money spent on rentals and repairs.
Motorcyclist arrested after topping 140 mph in chase on Gandy Bridge
TAMPA, Fla. - A motorcyclist was arrested over the weekend after authorities say he drove over 140 mph during a high-speed chase on the Gandy Bridge. According to his affidavit, Joseph Lee Strain, 24, of Tampa, was driving east on the Gandy Bridge in Pinellas County just past 1 a.m. on Sunday when Florida Highway Patrol troopers tried to pull him over.
Clearwater hit-and-run victim dies, suspect to face upgraded charges
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The 80-year-old man hospitalized after a hit-and-run in Clearwater on Monday has died, according to police. Investigators say Ernest Coluzzi was hit by a Dodge Ram pickup truck while riding a mobility scooter at the intersection of Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard and Hampton Road. Paramedics rushed Coluzzi to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, where he was pronounced dead Wednesday afternoon.
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