Monday, September 24, 2012
The man is accused of shooting the dog because it was running around off its leash, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
A Largo man is accused of shooting and injuring his neighbor's dog because it was running around off its leash, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Peter A. Stekol, 69, was arrested Friday and charged with animal cruelty. He was being held in Pinellas County Jail on $5,000 bond. Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies accused Stekol of shooting the dog with a pellet gun around 9 p.m. that night while it was off its leash in a trailer park in the 12300 block of Seminole Boulevard, the Times reports. Stekol had repeatedly threatened to shoot the dog if he saw it running loose, the Times reports, citing an arrest affidavit. He admitted to owning a pellet gun but denied shooting the dog, deputies said. As for the dog, the newspaper reports: It's unclear …
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Authorities say Eddie Jonathan Todd Walker shot a man in the head last spring and should be considered armed and dangerous.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Authorities say Eddie Jonathan Todd Walker shot a man in the head last spring and should be considered armed and dangerous.
Authorities say they know who's responsible for a deadly Largo shooting during what they describe as a drug deal gone wrong, and after the suspect failed to turn himself in, they're posting a $10,000 reward for his capture. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announced Monday the reward for information leading to the arrest of Eddie Jonathan Todd Walker, 24, who officials call a "career criminal" and say should be considered armed and dangerous. Authorities signed a first-degree murder warrant last week for Walker, based on information from witnesses to an April 5 shooting in unincorporated Largo that left Terrance Benar Thomas, 38, dead. Detectives say the two men got into a dispute over the quality of cocaine Thomas hold sold Walker. …
Saturday, July 21, 2012
David Garrett's grandsons Joshua, 14, and Jacob, 12, were at the Colorado movie theater where a gunman opened fire Thursday, killing 12 and wounding 58, TBO.com reports.
A Largo man's grandchildren survived the deadly shootings at a Colorado movie theater's midnight showing of the new Batman movie, "Dark Knight Rises." David Garrett, 69, says his grandsons Joshua, 14, and Jacob, 12, were at the movie premiere Thursday night, when a gunman opened fire, TBO.com reports. According to Garrett, a 69-year-old Vietnam War veteran, Joshua saved his younger brother and a friend at the Aurora, CO, movie theater after a man in a gas mask and body armor tossed a canister of smoke and began firing. According to TBO: Garrett says Joshua Garrett "had a clear head about him" and ordered his neighbor "to get down on the floor and stay down." Then he pushed his younger brother down on the floor and laid on top of him as …
Friday, June 29, 2012
The Sheriff's Office is reporting that the shooting of a 17-year-old at a Largo home may be the result of 'horseplay.' The boy is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
UPDATE, SATURDAY MORNING: A preliminary investigation into the shooting of a 17-year-old at 11133 111th Way in Largo may have been a result of horseplay with a gun, according to the Crimes Against Children Unit at the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. The victim was transported by air to Bayfront Medical Center for treatment of life-threatening injuries. The investigation continues. Updates will be provided when additional information becomes available. Stay with Patch for updates. ORIGINAL POST: A 17-year-old boy was shot at a Largo home Friday night, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office reports. Deputies responded to the home in the 11000 block of 111th Way around 7:45 p.m. The teen was transported to Bayfront Medical Center in St. …
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Three men were arrested on the charge of first degree murder.
Pinellas Park Police have arrested three men in connection with the death of a 39-year-old man last month. Cody Lee Dials, Randy White and Zachary Perrine each face the charge of first degree murder in the shooting of David Rhea. On May 7, Rhea was found inside his 94th Avenue North residence around 2:45 a.m. suffering from a gun shot wound. He was transported to Northside Hospital where he died as a result of his injuries. Authorities believed Rhea was the victim of a home invasion robbery. The suspects in the shooting had fled the scene when police officers arrived. Investigators found Rhea was missing a large amount of cash and the motive of the crime appeared to be a robbery, according to the police department's Facebook page. Arrest …
Monday, May 7, 2012
A 39-year-old man died from gunshot wounds, according to police.
Early this morning authorities responded to a report of a person being shot on 94th Avenue North in Pinellas Park. Pinellas Park police and fire rescue personnel said around 2:45 a.m., they found David Rhea suffering from gunshot wounds inside a residence at 5800 94th Avenue North. Rhea was transported to Northside Hospital where he died as a result of his injuries, according to police. Investigators do not believe the shooting was a random act. They are in the early stages of the investigation. They have not released information regarding suspects or a possible motive at this time, according to police. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the Pinellas Park Police Department at (727) 541-0758. If you wish to …
Friday, May 4, 2012
A tragic combination of alcohol, marijuana, K2 and a loaded gun led to the death of a Dunedin teen horsing around with his friends, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
Michael Parker, 17, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of Justin Cleveland, 18, at his Dunedin home late Wednesday night. Cleveland was shot while hanging out with friends, all teenagers, who were drinking alcohol and using marijuana and the synthetic drug K2, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. "We have kids who should not be using drugs, much less alcohol. They are all young kids well known to deputies in Northern Pinellas," Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said in a news conference Friday afternoon. On Wednesday night, Parker and Cleveland were hanging out with two teens, who are 17 and 18, Gualtieri said. Earlier that day, those two had met with a 16-year-old from Dunedin who had a…
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Investigators say a couple died as a result of a murder-suicide, according to the Largo Police.
The Largo Police released the names of the couple involved in the April 25th murder-suicide in a drug store parking lot. The police say James Ronald Wolski, 35, of Largo shot his wife Stacie Diane Wolski, 40, of Largo. Then he killed himself, according to police. The Largo Police Department responded to a reported shooting around 12:22 p.m. April 25 in the parking lot of the Walgreens Pharmacy at 2991 Roosevelt Boulevard, according to police. The married couple was apparently arguing while driving eastbound on Roosevelt Boulevard in a red pickup truck, according to police. Police investigators say the man pulled into the drug store's parking lot. The man got out of the vehicle and apparently shot the female passenger several times with …
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Friday, April 20, 2012
One person was shot when a fight broke out at the 24 Carat Gentlemen's Club early Friday.
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Friday, April 20, 2012
A bystander was shot when a fight broke out early Friday at the 24 Carat Gentlemen's Club on U.S. 19. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, a group of people began fighting as the nightclub was closing about 3 a.m. Donavan Sermons, 37, who was not involved in the fight, was shot and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities have not named a suspect in the shooting. The club is at 16717 U.S. 19 in Clearwater. Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call Detective Capra at 727-582-6200, or to leave an anonymous tip at 1-800-873-TIPS. *Updated 3:10 p.m. 4/20/2012
Katherine McManus Hawkins
5:33 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Why didn't he just call the Animal Control Officer? What's wrong with people these days? ANY kind of gun is dangerous! more ›