According to a humorous story in today’s St. Petersburg Times, a St. Pete resident, who was arrested on charges of Felony Battery and DUI early Friday morning, made the following last-ditch offer to the cops on his way to the Pinellas County Jail (otherwise known as the “Sheriff Coats Motel”):…
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied a defense motion on Monday by a “reality television star” accused of burglarizing the home of actor Orlando Bloom to have her statements to police barred from her upcoming trial. Alexis Neiers, 18, testified that she did not understand her Miranda rights to…
According to a recent story in the St. Petersburg TImes, a 15-year-old boy shoved a teacher into a doorjamb, a boy punched a 12-year-old girl because she said she didn’t like him, and a 14-year-old girl slapped and cursed at a younger classmate. All three (3) of these incidents took…
In another “only in St. Pete type of case,” the St. Petersburg Police Department said that a St. Petersburg woman took a TV dispute too far Tuesday night when she stabbed and scalded her boyfriend over American Idol. According to the St. Pete Times, this is what happened: Police arrested…
Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib has applied to enter a Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) program as a way of resolving his misdemeanor Battery charge.The Pinellas County State Attorney’s Office is reviewing his application and should know within a few weeks if Talib will be accepted into the program. The State’s…
In another “only in Pinellas County” type of story, a McDonald’s employee who police say smashed another man in the face with a glass coffee pot was arrested late Saturday.The 6 p.m. attack in the fast food restaurant’s kitchen at 2454 McMullen Booth Road, in Safety Harbor, left Marcus Grahm…
A 26-year-old man is accused of Stalking a woman and making threats against her life, according to a story in today’s St. Pete Times. The stalker has been using his cell phone to leave the victim disturbing voice mail and text messages. Texts such as “I’ll kill you” and “take…
A Tampa Bay area teenager, convicted of a violent rape, has been sentenced to 27 years in the Florida State prison system. Jose Walle, 15, was one of three men accused in a string of attacks throughout the Bay area in the summer of 2008.He and two others are facing…
Taxpayers will foot the bill for a makeup artist to cover up some potentially offensive tattoos on the face and neck of a neo-Nazi during his First Degree Murder trial scheduled to begin next week.Attorneys for John Allen Ditullio Jr. aren’t taking any chances when it comes to the 23-year-old’s…
“Sexting,” the act of sending nude or semi-nude images from one’s cell phone or computer, is being cited as a major factor in the recent death of a Ruskin teenager.Thirteen (13) year-old Beth Shields Middle School student Hope Witsell ultimately took her own life when the taunting and bullying by…