OMG PD: Kittens in Freezer, Pot in Underwear
We compile the odd, unusual and ‘oh my gosh’ police items from throughout the Tampa Bay region.
Instead of the beer she was looking for, a woman visiting a St. Petersburg man this week found four kittens wrapped up in sandwich bags in his freezer, St. Pete Patch reports. One of the kittens didn't make it, but the three others are doing fine and recovering at the SPCA Tampa Bay, Largo Patch reports. As for the man, 49-year-old Rodney J. Blanchard, he was arrested and charged with four counts of animal cruelty, plus one count of battery for pushing the woman. And to top it off, Blanchard's son was charged with attempted murder this week. Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies say the same thief struck a Kmart in Brandon three times on three separate days in November, Brandon Patch reports. The alleged thief used the same trick to …
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