In breaking news early this morning, Tampa Bay Buccaneers standout rookie wide receiver Mike Williams was arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO)According to an online story by The Tampa Tribune, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputies arrested Williams at U.S. Highway…
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CLEARWATER/TAMPA: Family of Woman Killed in Harbour Island DUI Fatality to Sue Suspected Drunk Driving Dentist
According to a story that will appear in tomorrow’s St. Pete Times, the mother of a young woman killed walking on the Harbour Island bridge by a suspected drunken driver is suing the man accused in her death. Early on Oct. 30, Kate Kohlier and Doug Kozar were leaving work…
TAMPA: Bucs Tight End Jerramy Stevens Arrested (Again), This Time for Felony Drug Charges
Not good news for Bucs fans as they woke up this morning and got ready for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff against the St. Louis Rams at Raymond James in Tampa. Bucs Tight End Jerramy Stevens, 30, was arrested (again) and charged with Felony Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Sell,…
USA TODAY: DUI Cases Involving Prescription Drugs Difficult to Prove
According to a recent story in the USA Today, as illegal prescription drug use soars, the number of cases of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) in which the substance is a prescription drug rather than alcohol is rising steadily. But prosecuting and obtaining convictions against suspects charged with DUI Involving…
NEW YORK CITY: Jets WR Braylon Edwards Arrested for DUI
A breaking story on ESPN.com reported that New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards was arrested Tuesday on charges of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) after officers pulled him over because his SUV had “excessive tinting” on its windows, police said.Officers on the lookout for minor Traffic Violations like excessive…
PINELLAS COUNTY: Credit Cards Now Accepted at Pinellas County Jail
For some people, bailing out of the Pinellas County Jail is now as simple as whipping out a credit card. A recent story in the St. Pete Times describes a new county program which allows inmates to use a credit card to bond out of the Pinellas County Jail on…
LAS VEGAS: Paris Hilton Arrested for Possession of Cocaine
LAS VEGAS – According to a breaking story released by the Associated Press, Paris Hilton was arrested on the Las Vegas Strip late Friday night after police saw a cloud of Marijuana smoke wafting from the windows of a black Cadillac Escalade driven by her boyfriend, then found a small…
ST. PETE: Malt Beverage, Four Loko, Under Radar After Recent Traffic Fatalities
A high-profile DUI Manslaughter case from St. Petersburg has put the malt beverage, Four Loko, under the radar and created a national “buzz” about the new drink’s popularity.Demetrius Jordan, 20, has told officers that he drank Four Loko (in addition to consuming other liquor and smoking marijuana) prior to getting…
TAMPA: Two Young Girls Charged With Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Death, Two Very Different Results
Every once in awhile, the local media publishes a story that is so “right-on-point,” that I’d rather cut-and-paste the entire story and quote to it (rather than provide commentary about it). In this case, I caught an early glimpse this evening of an article in tomorrow’s St. Pete Times, written…
PINELLAS PARK: Fatal Hit and Run Driver Arrested
After almost one (1) year, police have arrested a St. Petersburg man they say is responsible for a crash that killed a 60-year-old Clearwater man in Pinellas Park last summer. Anthony Bernard Peterson, 22, of 3627 27th Avenue South, was arrested Friday afternoon on charges of Vehicular Homicide, Leaving the…