Saturday, May 19, 2012
Daniel R. Rothwell, 60, suffered life threatening injuries after being hit by a car near Gulf to Bay Boulevard and Lake Avenue early Saturday morning.
A bicyclist suffered life threatening injuries after being hit by a car crossing Lake Avenue near Gulf to Bay Boulevard early Saturday morning, according to Clearwater Police. Daniel R. Rothwell, 60, was heading westbound on the sidewalk next to Gulf to Bay Boulevard around 12:56 a.m. when he started to cross Lake Avenue. At the same time, Ronald F. Hale, 60, turned off Gulf to Bay Boulevard to head south on Lake Avenue in his 2003 Mercedes Benz. Rothwell, who had no lights on his bicycle, was hit by Hale. The Gulf to Bay Boulevard signal for east and west traffic was green at the time, according to investigators. Rothwell was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital with life threatening injuries, according to investigators. Alcohol is believed to…
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S Lake Dr & Gulf to Bay Blvd, Clearwater, FL
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Two young children were accidentally served alcohol recently at Frenchy's South Beach Cafe. Should it be the parent's responsibility to check the drink first?
Two 4-year-olds were accidently served alcoholic daiquiris during a Mother's Day dinner at Frenchy's South Beach Cafe, according to a report from TBO.com. Jamie Goins and Jessica Weatherford took their children out with them on Mother's Day and planned to get their little ones a special treat: non-alcoholic strawberry daiquiris, according to the TBO report. However, the drinks accidentally contained alcohol, according to a Clearwater Police report. Should it be a parent's responsibility to taste-test the drink when ordering virgin cocktails for a child? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Goins' son finished his drink in about 10 minutes. Weatherford's did not drink the whole thing. The mothers realized that the drinks contained …
Angelica Lee Hall, 18, was a passenger on a motorcycle that crashed Thursday morning. It was the second time she was involved in a crash in less than two months. In both incidents, Shay Daniel Lydon, 20, of Palm Harbor, was the driver.
A Palm Harbor teen was killed Thursday morning when she was thrown from a motorcycle in Clearwater. Barely more than six weeks ago, the teen and the same driver were in a wreck on Curlew Road in Dunedin. Angelica Lee Hall, 18, died at the scene of Thursday's crash, which happened just before 10 a.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Hall was a passenger on a motorcycle driven by Shay Daniel Lydon, 20, of Palm Harbor, investigators said. The Yamaha motorcycle was traveling northbound in the inside lane on Belcher Road and ran a red light at the intersection of Belleair Road. The motorcycle drove into the path of a Toyota which was traveling westbound on Belleair Road. Hall and Lydon were ejected from the motorcycle. Neither was …
The next Pinellas County Sheriff candidate debate, set for July 17, will feature all candidates who meet the June 8 qualifying deadline.
Organizers are searching for a venue large enough to hold around 500 people for an upcoming Pinellas County Sheriff's candidate forum. That's double the number of attendants at the first National Armed Services & Law Enforcement Memorial Museum-sponsored forum in April. The upcoming forum, scheduled for July 17, will feature all candidates meeting the June 8 qualifying deadline. The first NASLEMM-sponsored forum drew an audience that included ex-sheriff Jim Coats, who resigned from his seat in November to care for his ailing wife, and many city and county officials. The six approved candidates — Interim Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, Randy Heine, Tim Ingold, Greg Pound, former sheriff Everett Rice and Scott Swope — fielded questions on handling …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Deputies arrested a young man walking near Sunset Point and Belcher roads after they found a loaded semiautomatic handgun in his backpack.
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Thursday, May 17
A 21-year-old faces weapons charges after patrol deputies found a loaded Uzi concealed in his backpack, according to a media release from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. William Cody Roach, of 2048 Sunset Grove Lane, was arrested about 2 a.m. Thursday and charged with carrying a concealed firearm. Deputies stopped him while he was walking near Belcher and Sunset Point roads in Clearwater. According to the media release: "Deputies Chris Nault and Caro Spearman were on routine patrol in the area of Sunset Point Road and Belcher Road when they observed a man, later identified as 21-year-old William Cody Roach, walking westbound on Belcher Road. Roach was carrying a camouflage backpack. "The deputies exited their cruiser. Deputy Spearman…
A 57-year old woman was killed while crossing Belcher Road at Cleveland Street in the rain late Wednesday night.
A 57-year old woman was killed while crossing Cleveland Street at Belcher Road in the rain late Wednesday night. It was dark and raining as Ryan Pasco, 33, was driving his 1967 Volkswagen south on Belcher Road near Cleveland Street. A woman was standing in the median lane of Belcher Road trying to cross about 50 feet south of the intersection when Pasco hit her around 10:25 p.m., according to Clearwater Police. There is no indication Pasco was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, police said. However, alcohol is a factor on the part of the pedestrian, who was crossing outside of the crosswalk, they said. The woman was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa with life threatening injuries. She was pronounced dead at 11:02 p.m., …
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Cleveland St & N Belcher Rd, Clearwater, FL
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Thomas Delgado is now charged with a total of four armed robberies after Clearwater Police caught the suspect early Sunday morning.
Clearwater Police charged an armed robbery suspect caught Sunday morning with three additional crimes after linking the man to three other similar crimes committed since January. Thomas Delgado, 44, is now charged with four counts of armed robbery after walking into a 7-Eleven with a gun and demanding money from a clerk early Sunday morning. He is being held on $200,000 bond. Because of a rash of robberies, detectives, using crime analysis software, honed in on some areas of interest. They were on surveillance duty nearby when Delgado fled with a store bag full of money. During the course of their investigation, authorities believe Delgado also was involved in the previous robberies. Here is a breakdown of the other incidents:
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7 Eleven
2030 Gulf to Bay Blvd, Clearwater, FL
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Hess Express
2185 Drew St, Clearwater, FL
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1725 Drew St, Clearwater, FL
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Store surveillance video recorded John Acton, 46, of Palm Harbor, as he swung his cell phone underneath the victim's dress, according to an arrest affidavit.
A Palm Harbor man accused of using his cell phone to secretly record underneath a victim's dress at a Clearwater store wound up in jail Saturday afternoon. Pinellas County Sheriff's Deputies arrested John Acton, 46, on a misdemeanor charge of video voyeurism after store surveillance video recorded Acton as he swung his cell phone underneath the victim's dress. The arrest affidavit also says Acton admitted to erasing the cell phone video of the victim's underpants. The incident happened at 3:25 p.m. inside a business at 2528 State Road 580, according to the report. The business located at the address is Total Wines, which is in a shopping complex across the street from the Clearwater Mall. Acton was released from the Pinellas County Jail …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Marcus Yulvaughne Wilson was arrested Sunday on a charge of second degree murder.
A Highpoint area 18-year-old has been charged with second degree murder in connection to a fatal shooting in a New Port Richey area park. Marcus Yulvaughne Wilson was drinking with Christopher Ashton Martin, whom he knew, at a camp site in Starkey Park over the weekend, according to a Pasco County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. He passed out on a picnic table and woke up Sunday around 1 a.m., and discovered Martin was performing a sex act on him, according to the arrest report. Wilson told a detective he lost his temper and kicked Martin, whose 30th birthday was Sunday, in the back, knocking him to the ground. Wilson stated he picked up a .380 Taurus pistol as the Martin again approached, and then he shot him. Martin died. Wilson cleaned …
Thomas Delgado, 44, was arrested and charged with armed robbery, according to Clearwater Police. He is believed to be involved in at least three other similar incidents since January.
A suspect police believe to be involved in multiple armed robberies since January, was arrested after committing another robbery early Sunday morning. Thomas Delgado entered the 7-Eleven at 2030 Gulf to Bay Blvd around 12:45 a.m. with a gun in his hand and demanded money from the clerk, according to Clearwater Police. The clerk gave Delgado, 44, the money in one of the store's grocery bags. Then Delgado fled, according to investigators. Because there had been a number of similar armed robberies since January, Clearwater Police's Robbery Detectives were conducting several surveillance details near potential targets during late night, weekend hours. They used information that was compiled and analyzed by the department's crime analysis …
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7 Eleven
2030 Gulf to Bay Blvd, Clearwater, FL
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Carol Germain
6:39 pm on Sunday, May 20, 2012
What kind of "treat" is encouraging 4 year olds to "pretend" they are drinking alcohol? I guess if the moms had bought them juice or soda it wouldn't have been possible to accidentally put alcohol in the fake drinks. Maybe the moms had a few too many of the real drinks. more ›